President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday felicitated Sir Keir Starmer on the landslide victory of the Labour Party in the UK’s general elections.

The president wrote on his X timeline that Pakistan looked forward to working with the new UK government to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.

President Zardari expressed the hope that Keir Starmer would play his role in addressing the shared challenges faced by the world.

In his social media post on X, the prime minister said he looked forward to working closely with the new UK government.

“Looking forward to working closely with the new UK government, under Sir Starmer’s wise and able leadership, to further strengthen and broaden the Pakistan-UK partnership.