ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome called on the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar in Islamabad on Friday.
Ambassador Donald Blome congratulated Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar on assuming Prime Minister Office and reaffirmed the United States’ desire for supporting Pakistan’s economic and development agenda.
The caretaker prime minister said that Pakistan and the US enjoyed longstanding and broad-based relations, rooted in mutual respect, common interests and shared values.
The premier expressed satisfaction on the current positive trajectory of bilateral ties and reaffirmed the government’s desire to further strengthening bilateral cooperation in the key areas including trade and investment, energy, security, and climate change.
Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar emphasized that the caretaker government’s main responsibility is to assist the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the electoral process and provide constitutional continuity during the period of democratic transition.
Furthermore, he appreciated the United States’ role in helping Pakistan to stabilize its economy and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to continue the reform agenda for achieving sustainable growth.
Noting the role that the US private sector has traditionally played in supporting Pakistan’s economic growth, he hoped that that more US companies would explore the investment opportunities, particularly to tap the vast potential for investment in Pakistan’s information technology sector.
Lauding the important contributions of the Pakistani-American community towards strengthening ties between the two Countries, the prime minister called for increasing people-to-people contacts between the two Countries.
