US consul general visits Quaid's Mausoleum

KARACHI:

US Consul General in Karachi Scott Urbom visited Mazar-e-Quaid and paid his respects to the founder of Pakistan Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on Wednesday. Consul General Urbom laid a floral wreath at the Mausoleum and signed the guest book on behalf of the people of the United States.

Speaking to media on the occasion of his visit, Urbom expressed his wish to strengthen economic and people-to-people ties between the United States and Pakistan.

"I want to increase education and business opportunities," Urbom said. Pakistan and the US share a long history of bilateral relations involving cooperation in various domains including security, social uplift and business, he added.