Pakistan-US ties 'a necessity', says ambassador

Ambassador of Pakistan to the US Rizwan Saeed Sheikh on Monday calling for promoting bilateral economic relations, said that the Pakistan-US bilateral relations were not merely optional but an important necessity of the present time and the future.

The ambassador, in his address at the "Pakistan Conference" held at Harvard University, invited American businessmen and investors to exploit Pakistan's potential, reiterating the country's commitment to provide every possible facilitation to investors.

The ambassador said that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had envisioned Pakistan emerging as "the axis of the world" and that, owing to Pakistan's decades-long positive diplomatic role and consistent efforts, the country was selected as a facilitator for US-Iran negotiations.

The ambassador thanked the United States and Iran for their strong expression of confidence.