Pakistan PM Khan speaks with India's Modi to congratulate him on election victory

ISLAMABAD, May 26 (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday spoke to Narendra Modi and congratulated the Indian leader on the runaway election victory of his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pakistan's foreign office said.

"Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and congratulated him on his party's electoral victory in the Lok Sabha elections in India," Pakistan's foreign office said in a statement.

"The Prime Minister expressed his desire for both countries to work together for the betterment of their peoples."

Tensions between India and Pakistan flared in February with cross-border air strikes and a brief battle between fighter jets above Kashmir. (Reporting by Drazen Jorgic Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)