BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday congratulated Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on becoming Pakistan's new prime minister, in the wake of the supreme court disqualifying former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on corruption charges.
Abbasi was sworn in Tuesday evening shortly after the parliament elected him with a clear majority. He belongs to Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party.
"China is convinced that the Pakistani government under the leadership of Abbasi will continue to work towards maintaining national unity and stability and boosting economic and social development," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said.
Geng said China would work with Pakistan to keep rapid growth of bilateral relations and build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
