Pakistan and USA have privileged 75 years of honor in the past year 2022 for their consular relations. As Pakistan seeks relationships anchored in mutually beneficial bilateral exchanges, a shift away from the traditional single-focus safety lens is imperative.
As a result of the transformation of regional and global dynamics, the current phases of the relationship are currently in transition. The realignment of the relations that exist in both countries requires a reassessment of bilateral relations.
The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has gone through many changes. The relationship peaked when President Dwight Eisenhower described Pakistan as “America’s closest ally,” and another peak occurred when President Ronald Reagan said, “The American people support and look forward to deepening close ties with Pakistan.”
The US invitation of Pakistan to the “Call to Action for Global Food Security” in New York was crucial for two reasons. The first is a push to restore Pakistan-US ties, and the second is to recognize and address the food security challenge in Pakistan.
The United States should continue to support Pakistani civil society, media, press, academia, and politics. The large and vibrant Pakistani-American Diaspora is a great asset to US-Pakistan relations.
In addition, there are a number of US-trained Pakistanis in the media, academia, think tanks, the civil service, and even the uniformed military. It would be advantageous to use these networks to defend relations between the two countries.
The strength of the US-Pakistan friendship is demonstrated by the more than US$66 million in US support for flood and disaster preparedness in Pakistan, including an additional US$10 million announced by Minister Blinken this week.
Ambassador Blome reiterated continued US support for Pakistan during the difficult reconstruction process.
Looking to the future of these two countries marks good diplomatic dynamics to their relationship and their strategic interests and reframes the US-Pakistan partnership which recognizes our shared objective and mutual ambition.
There are many opportunities to advance US-Pakistan shared interest in trade, investment, Energy, health, security, and education sectors.
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