By NNN-APP
Washington : The United States hailed the conduct of parliamentary election in Pakistan, describing it an important step on the pathway towards civilian democracy.
“We are pleased that elections have been conducted in Pakistan. It is an important step in the path towards an elected civilian democracy that reflects the choices of the Pakistani people,” Nicole Thompson, a spokesperson at the State Department told APP in initial comments on Monday.
Pakistan began vote counting after millions of people across the country cast their ballot to elect members for the national and provincial assemblies.
She said, the United States and others in the international community “have stressed the importance of having a free, fair and transparent election process as possible.”
The State Department official noted that there are many international and independent Pakistani monitoring missions in place and the US administration “looks forward to reviewing all of their assessments in the days ahead.”
“We will wait for the final election result and the chance to review the monitoring groups’ reports before commenting further on the process,” Thompson stated.