Staff Reporter
Lahore
Pak-US Business Council Friday underscored need of enhanced partnership with the United States and the importance of regional connectivity to Central Asia via Afghanistan for greater regional integration besides boosting bilateral trade.
Talking to delegation of exporters and importers led by Rana Anwaar Ul Haq here, founder chairman Pak-US Business Council and veteran trade leader Iftikhar Ali Malik invited US private sector to lend financial supports to Pakistan for building connectivity with the central Asian region via Afghanistan. He said Pakistan is financing important projects like Khyber-Pass Economic Corridor and CASA-1000 (Central Asia-South Asia power project) for regional connectivity.
He stressed the urgent to fully mobilize more financial resources through USA’s Development Finance Corporation and its private sector to achieve the desired results of regional connectivity. He said “USA is providing economic assistance for more stable, peaceful and prosperous Pakistan”.
