WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, held separate meetings with three important US Congress members to discuss Islamabad-Washington ties, economic partnership, security collaboration, and defense relations.
Masood Khan met with Senator Todd Young, a member of Committees on Finance, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Foreign Relations, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Mike Rogers, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee; and Ilhan Omar, Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
During the meetings, they also discussed climate adaptation, mitigation, and regional developments.
Taking to Twitter, the envoy said that he conferred with Senator Todd Young from Indiana to explore ways to strengthen the economic partnership between Pakistan and the United States, as well as matters related to security.
He also discussed the same matters with Congressman Rogers, and they decided to continue their meetings.
Ambassador Meets with Ilhan Omar
After a meeting with Congresswoman Omar, the ambassador tweeted that they had discussed a range of issues, including Pak-US ties, developments in the region, as well as climate adaptation and mitigation. He appreciated Omar’s work on promoting human security.
Ilhan Omar is the Vice-Ranking Member of the HBC (House Budget Committee). Omar serves with the House Education and Workforce Committee, where she is a key member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
