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Washington, February 26, 2013 (PPI-OT): Ambassador Sherry Rehman met with Representative Eliot Engel (Democrat, New York) Rep. Engel is the senior most Democrat on the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. The meeting was part of the Ambassador’s outreach campaign to the 113th Congress. The Ambassador gave Rep. Engel an update …
Read More »United States Senator meets President
Islamabad, February 22, 2013 (PPI-OT): U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Pakistan February 20-22. While in Pakistan, Senator Menendez met with President Asif Ali Zardari, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. Senator Menendez also met …
Read More »Multan Photo Exhibition captures 50 years of United States-Pakistan Cooperation
Islamabad, February 22, 2013 (PPI-OT): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Senior Program Specialist Habib-ur-Rehman inaugurated a photo exhibition in Multan today to celebrate more than five decades of cooperation between the United States and Pakistan. With vivid photos and colorful stories, this exhibition shows the many ways …
Read More »Ambassador Sherry Rehman’s speech at Harvard University
Washington, February 22, 2013 (PPI-OT): President Gilpin Dear students, It is my great honour and pleasure to be here with you tonight. I must thank President Gilpin for giving me the opportunity to share what’s on my mind as we enter a period of robust renewal and engagement in the …
Read More »Defence production industry of Pakistan made significant progress in developing indigenous capabilities for production of sophisticated weapon systems
Abu Dhabi, February 20, 2013 (PPI-OT): The robust and vibrant Defence production industry of Pakistan has made significant progress in developing indigenous capabilities for production of sophisticated weapon systems and equipment and has the capacity to export its products from small arms to jet fighters. The Ambassador of Pakistan, Mr. …
Read More »U.S. Mission Pakistan Celebrates National Day
Islamabad, February 20, 2013 (PPI-OT): The U.S. Mission in Pakistan is celebrating its National Day in February this year with three separate events in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore. This celebration is in lieu of an event on U.S. Independence Day, July 4. The U.S. Mission has chosen to celebrate the …
Read More »United States trains 150 teachers in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Muzaffarabad, February 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Jock Conly and Minister of Education, Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Abdul Waheed Mian, awarded scholarships to 150 students studying education from AJK University in Muzaffarabad. “The United States government is committed to supporting Pakistan in its …
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