Environment on the agenda as talks with US begin.

WASHINGTON -- The United States and PakisAtan will hold talks on environmental issues from Thursday (today), soon after a two-day discussion on energy-related issues.

Earlier, the US State Department announced that the country's special envoy for biodiversity and water resources, Monica Medina, would travel to Islamabad and Karachi this week for a second bilateral meeting.

On Wednesday, PakisAtan and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to promoting econoAmic growth, energy security, partnership in long-term flood rehabilitation efforts, and strengthening their overall relationship.

The bilateral ties were discussed in a meeting beAAtween Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US Assistant Secretary of StaAte for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt in IslamAaAbad. Mr Pyatt is leading a delegation to Pakistan for the Pak-US Energy Security Dialogue.

In Washington, the StaAte Department said that during her three-day stay in Pakistan from March 15 to 17, Ms Medina would participate in the US-Pakistan Climate and...