Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent his most important foreign policy help to Washington as part of Pakistan’s efforts to reset the tape to the United States under the Trump administration.

Special assistant to Prime Minister Sayed Tariq Fatami is in the US capital and held a series of meetings with the Trump administration’s officials and influential congressmen to open a sustained communication channel with the new administration.

The Foreign Office’s spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan confirmed on Thursday to journalists by his weekly news briefing that Fatami’s visit was the official.

Sources said the government decided to send Fatami to Washington to get a sense of the land situation in Trump’s priorities.

Islamabad was bent by the fact that President Donald Trump praised Islamabad to help the United States catch one of the most important facilitators of August 2021 Kabul Airport attack.

A statement from the Pakistani Embassy in Washington said Fatami, a former diplomat, held a series of meetings with Trump administration officials.

According to a statement issued by the Embassy in Pakistan in Washington, DC, the special assistant with the senior agency’s official/acted under State Secretary of Political Affairs Lisa Kenna and senior director of South and Central Asia National Security Council Ricky Gill. He also met with Ranking Member Congress Member Gregory Meeks, chairman, subcommittee in South and Central Asia, House Foreign Committee Congress Member Bill Huizenga and Senator Jim Banks.

The statement said that discussions were held on ways of promoting bilateral relations in Pak-USA, especially cooperation in trade and investment. In addition, regional situation and international issues were also discussed.

During his meetings with the US leaders, the special assistant highlighted the financial priorities for the Pakistan government. He said the government’s efforts have resulted in a clear improvement in economic indicators. He said that the recognition of improving economic indicators from the IMF and the World Bank is proof that the economy was moving in the right direction.

The special assistant said that trade and investment were among the highest priorities in the relationship between Pak-USA. He said there is a huge potential to promote trade and financial relations between the two countries that will not only benefit both countries, but will also have a positive impact on the region’s economy.

The Foreign Office spokesman said the special assistant informed the US leadership of government policies, especially the economic priorities. He explained that promoting bilateral relations, especially in trade, economics and investment, was among the government’s highest priorities. Regional and international issues were also discussed during this meeting.

With regard to the introduction of a bill in the US Congress seeking sanctions against Pakistan, the spokesman said Pakistan was aware that the bill was submitted to the House of Representatives. “This is an initiative of a single individual legislature. We believe that the time and context of the bill does not match the current positive dynamics of Pakistan-Usa’s bilateral relations based on mutual respect, understanding and non-interference in each other’s affairs,” Shafqat noted.

He said the bill will have to review several committees in the Representant House and the Senate before adopting. “We hope that the American Congress will continue its supportive role in strengthening Pakistan-US-band and focusing on opportunities for mutual cooperation that benefit both our people and countries.

Pakistan remains obliged to the constitutional, the rule of law, the protection of human rights and freedom of expression because it considers democracy as a tool for prosperity and progress as a nation. As I mentioned earlier, this is an individual legislative initiative. This is not the US government’s attitude. “

The spokesman also welcomed the recent assessment of the US intelligence community and declared the forbidden Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a major threat.

During the recent visit of Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan to Kabul, the spokesman said all questions were marked during his meetings with the Taliban management, but he would not explicitly mention TTP.