Pakistan, US committed to eliminate terrorism: Masood Khan

Says since US withdrawal from Afghanistan, terrorists have killed over 1,500 Pakistanis.

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan says Pakistan and the US have succeeded in retaining their cooperation in security realm and expanding their relationship in economic sphere over the last two years.

Speaking at Global Santa Fe, a prestigious think tank of New Mexico, he said although the United States had withdrawn its troops from Afghanistan and its footprint in that part of the world had decreased, the threat of terrorism was still potent. He said the TTP terrorists are killing Pakistanis. 

He said we have lost more than 1500 people since the US withdrew its troops from Afghanistan.

The ambassador said both the US and Pakistan have resolved that they will eliminate this menace together through cooperation in counter terrorism.

Masood Khan said Pakistan and United States have a shared responsibility to steer Afghanistan towards stabilization because the stability of the entire region depends on stabilization in Afghanistan.

Masood Khan stressed the need for promoting people to people contacts and strengthening economic, trade and investment ties, terming it the future of the relationship.

The ambassador invited entrepreneurs and business community to invest in Pak startups, science, engineering, technology, extractive industry, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and other sectors for reaping benefit of a large market of Pakistan and its surrounding region.

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