New PM sends positive signals to China, US – Newspaper – DAWN.COM

WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated the need for cooperation with the United States and India, while assuring Beijing of further deepening of relations. "The new government wishes to constructively and positively engage with the US to promote shared goals of peace, security and development in the region," the Prime Minister's Office said in response to a White House statement on Mr Sharif taking over as the new prime minister. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had earlier said that a democratic Pakistan was critical to US interests. Ties between Islamabad and Washington touched a new…