Donald Trump during a lunch stop in South Carolina. AP Photo/Matt Rourke Pakistan's government released a detailed readout of US President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying Trump praised Sharif as a "terrific guy" and called Pakistanis "one of the most intelligent people."

Sharif apparently called Trump to congratulate him on winning the White House.

The Pakistani news release said Trump called Sharif a "terrific guy" with a "very good reputation."

"You are doing very good work which is visible in every way," Trump said to Sharif, according to the readout. "I am looking forward to [seeing] you soon."

"As I am talking to you, prime minister, I feel I am talking to a person I have known for long," he added, according to the readout.

Sharif and his family were caught in a corruption scandal amid the release of the Panama Papers, and the embattled prime minister is facing increasing uncertainty among the public about his rule.

This isn't Sharif's first go-around as prime minister of Pakistan — he was in power in the 1990s but was eventually ousted in a military coup.

Trump also called Pakistan an "amazing" country with "tremendous opportunities," according to the readout.

"I am ready and willing to play any role that you want me to play to address and find solutions to the outstanding problems," Trump reportedly said. "It will be an honor, and I will personally do it."

Sharif then asked Trump to visit Pakistan. The readout said Trump said he "would love to come to a fantastic country, fantastic place of fantastic people."

"Please convey to the Pakistani people that they are amazing, and all Pakistanis I have known are exceptional people," he said, according to the readout.