US lawmakers vow to cement ties with Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Many key US senators and congressmen have reaffirmed their commitment to further cement the Pakistan-US ties and expanding the scope of existing cooperation to trade and investment, renewable energy, climate change and regional security.

In their meetings with Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan during the past week, the US lawmakers discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral relations with focus on cementing ties in trade and investment, energy and counter-terrorism.

The US lawmakers included Senator Bill Hagerty, Senator Jon Ossoff, Representative Jim Banks, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Representative Jason Crow, according to a statement released by the Press Information Department here.

Ambassador Khan has also written letters to number of US lawmakers, thanking them for their resolute support during the recent vote in the House that rejected a proposed amendment to prohibit assistance to Pakistan under the State Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations (SFOFS) Act 2024.

During the meeting with Senator Hagerty, the two sides discussed ways to further strengthen the Pakistan-US relations with a focus on cementing ties in trade and investment, energy and counter-terrorism,' the statement said.

Read Cabinet gives nod to security pact with US

In the meeting with Ossoff from Georgia, matters relating to sister-province relations between Georgia and Sindh were discussed. In the meeting with Congressman Banks, the co-chair of the Pakistan Congressional Caucus, Khan thanked him for his leadership in the Caucus and his support for Pakistan.

Khan also met with Congresswoman Kaptur, a ranking member of the House...