'Pakistan ready to work with any party that comes to power in India'

Pakistan is ready to work with whichever party comes to power in India after the ongoing parliamentary elections.

At a weekly briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said it was for the people of India to elect whoever they deem fit, adding that Pakistan will deal with any party that comes to power.

The comment from Aslam came when asked whether Pakistan would respond positively if hard-line Hindu nationalist Bhartia Janta Party (BJP) comes to power, the Express Tribune reports.

The nine-phase vote in India began earlier this week and will conclude on 12 May.

She added that Pakistan was looking forward to resuming the stalled peace talks with India.