{"id":7493,"date":"2026-02-13T19:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=7493"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:41:48","slug":"pakistan-extends-congratulations-to-bnp-following-landmark-victory-in-bangladesh-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2026\/02\/13\/pakistan-extends-congratulations-to-bnp-following-landmark-victory-in-bangladesh-elections","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan extends congratulations to BNP following landmark victory in Bangladesh elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"554\"><strong data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"286\">Islamabad :<\/strong> Pakistan\u2019s leadership has extended warm congratulations to the <strong data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"388\">Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)<\/strong> and its chairman <strong data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"424\">Tarique Rahman<\/strong> after the party secured a decisive victory in Bangladesh\u2019s parliamentary elections, positioning it to form the next government.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"892\"><strong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"586\">President Asif Ali Zardari<\/strong> hailed the BNP\u2019s triumph as a testament to the strength of democracy in Bangladesh. He also praised the Bangladeshi people for their participation, noting that more than <strong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"779\">127 million voters<\/strong> took part across <strong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"819\">299 constituencies<\/strong>, marking a significant achievement in the country\u2019s electoral history.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1292\">Reiterating Pakistan\u2019s longstanding support for Bangladesh\u2019s sovereignty, President Zardari emphasized Islamabad\u2019s eagerness to work closely with the incoming administration. He highlighted opportunities to deepen bilateral cooperation in <strong data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1170\">trade, defense, cultural exchange<\/strong>, and regional collaboration through platforms such as the <strong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1289\">South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1497\">The President also expressed hope that the new political climate in Dhaka would foster a more balanced and mutually respectful approach to regional affairs, encouraging stronger ties across South Asia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1871\"><strong data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1532\">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/strong> conveyed his congratulations to Tarique Rahman on <strong data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1607\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/strong>, commending the BNP\u2019s sweeping victory and the peaceful conduct of the elections. He underscored his desire to collaborate with Bangladesh\u2019s new leadership to enhance historic ties and promote shared goals of <strong data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1854\">stability, development, and peace<\/strong> in the region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"2202\">Similarly, <strong data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1940\">Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar<\/strong> extended his felicitations, expressing confidence that Bangladesh, under Tarique Rahman\u2019s leadership, would continue progressing toward <strong data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2113\">prosperity, peace, and stability<\/strong>. He lauded the Bangladeshi electorate for a smooth and credible democratic transition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2411\">With this decisive mandate, Bangladesh embarks on a new chapter in governance, while Pakistan signals readiness to strengthen cooperation and maintain its historic brotherly relationship with its neighbor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : Pakistan\u2019s leadership has extended warm congratulations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its chairman Tarique Rahman after the party secured a decisive victory in Bangladesh\u2019s parliamentary elections, positioning it to form the next government. President Asif Ali Zardari hailed the BNP\u2019s triumph as a testament to the strength of democracy in Bangladesh. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[160,2294],"class_list":["post-7493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-headline","tag-youdigital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7495,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7493\/revisions\/7495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}