Overview
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met US Commerce Secretary Howard A. Lutnick in Washington, D.C., leading a delegation that included Pakistan’s commerce secretary and ambassador.
- Both governments reaffirmed a shared intent to expand economic cooperation with a focus on trade and new investment.
- Discussions highlighted prospective U.S. interest in Pakistan’s ICT, mining, minerals and energy sectors.
- Officials committed to continue engagement on major projects in the coming months, building momentum toward concrete opportunities.
- Days earlier, the two sides signed a memorandum to cooperate on operating and redeveloping New York’s Roosevelt Hotel, a state asset tied to Pakistan’s IMF-linked restructuring plans.