Govt looks forward to engaging with Biden administration: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday felicitated the United States on its Independence Day and said the government looked forward to promoting bilateral relations.

In a tweet, the premier said: “The government looks forward to engaging with the [US President Joe] Biden administration at all levels to promote our bilateral relations, including trade and investment.”

“It is my pleasure to extend the heartiest felicitations and greetings to the people and the government of the United States on their Independence Day,” he added.

Read: Ambassador Khan, President Biden discuss building ‘strong basis’ for moving ties forward

Last month, Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Sardar Masood Khan visited the White House to meet President Joe Biden and have an official photograph with him – an established tradition in Washington for newly appointed envoys.

According to the press release issued by the Pakistan embassy in the US, during the ceremony, President Biden and Ambassador Khan had a brief conversation on building a strong basis for moving the US-Pakistan ties forward.