{"id":11777,"date":"2025-06-26T21:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11777"},"modified":"2025-06-26T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:04:08","slug":"shehbaz-rubio-agree-to-deepen-pak-us-ties-in-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11777","title":{"rendered":"Shehbaz, Rubio agree to deepen Pak-US ties in phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United States, with a particular emphasis on boosting trade and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Secretary Rubio placed a telephone call to the prime minister during which both sides held a \u201cwarm and cordial\u201d exchange of views on regional and bilateral matters.<\/p>\n<p>During the conversation, the prime minister appreciated what he described as President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cbold and decisive leadership\u201d in facilitating a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed gratitude for Washington\u2019s role in helping secure a ceasefire between Pakistan and India.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0Pakistan, US to finalise trade deal next week<\/p>\n<p>The leaders also discussed the evolving situation in the Middle East, with PM Shehbaz\u00a0reaffirming Pakistan\u2019s commitment to playing a constructive role in advancing peace and stability in the region. In response, Secretary Rubio acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s efforts and expressed the US government\u2019s willingness to continue close coordination.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange came as both countries move to revive economic ties amid shifting geopolitical alignments.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance said Pakistan and the United States had resolved to conclude trade talks next week following a meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.<\/p>\n<p>The negotiations, focusing on reciprocal tariffs, are part of broader efforts by Islamabad to avoid steep US duties on Pakistani exports and to reset relations with Washington on a more commercially grounded footing.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, both countries this week co-hosted a webinar aimed at promoting investment in Pakistan\u2019s minerals sector, with particular emphasis on the multibillion-dollar Reko Diq copper-gold project. Senior officials from both governments, along with private US investors, discussed regulatory reforms and public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>The US Export-Import Bank is currently reviewing financing proposals worth between $500 million and $1 billion for possible investment in the Reko Diq project.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United States, with a particular emphasis on boosting trade and economic cooperation. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Secretary Rubio placed a telephone call to the prime minister during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}