Shehbaz appreciates Biden for US flood assistance.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met President Joe Biden at his reception for world leaders participating in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

PM Shehbaz's aide, Salman Sufi, said that during the meeting, the prime minister appreciated the flood relief efforts by the US government, the continuous Covid vaccine assistance and the collaboration between the two countries.

PM Shehbaz also thanked the USAID chief who visited Pakistan and expressed his gratitude to the American people and government for the assistance sent for Pakistan.

President Biden expressed his profound sadness at the loss of hundreds of lives due to the disaster and extended his sympathy to the affected families.

He expressed the US' resolve to continue humanitarian assistance to Pakistan.

Responding to reporters' questions at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, Hina Khar described the conversation as 'constructive and forward-looking.'

The Pakistan-US relationship, the state minister added, was starting at a 'solid footing and we don't want to rush it.'

The minister said there was lot of sympathy and goodwill among world leaders for the flood-devastated Pakistan and now that must be converted into something concrete for the...