By SPA
Islamabad : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has phoned President Pervez Musharraf Pakistan and said that Pakistan should return to the fold of Commonwealth and resume its role as an important member, according to an official statement.
Brown congratulated Musharraf on the successful holding of general elections in Pakistan.
He said he would be sending his Foreign Minister David Miliband to Pakistan soon to discuss matters of mutual interest and situation in the region.
Musharraf told Brown that he has fulfilled the commitment made to the nation by holding free, fair and transparent election, peacefully.
The president said now the process was moving forward for convening the sessions of the national and provincial parliaments and formation of new governments.
He said it will further strengthen the democratic tradition and institutions in Pakistan.