ISLAMABAD, February 24: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan wants to further enhance bilateral cooperation with the United States in various fields, particularly in the areas of trade and economy. The president made these remarks during a meeting with the Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to the US Sardar Masood Khan, who called on him on Thursday. The president said that the IT sector of the country has immense potential and foreign investors need to capitalise upon the investment-friendly environment of the country and invest in Pakistan’s IT sector. He stated that the government is focusing on the geo-economics and there is a need to explore further areas of cooperation to enhance bilateral trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) from the USA.
He said that the Pakistani diaspora in America has the potential to serve as a bridge to increase bilateral economic and commercial relations, in addition to investing in various sectors of Pakistan’s economy, particularly the IT sector. The president asked the ambassador-designate to expose the real face of India which is involved in gross human rights violations against the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.
The president congratulated Masood on his appointment as ambassador of Pakistan to the USA and expressed the hope that he would play his role in further improving bilateral relationships with the USA. TLTP