Overview
- Pakistan’s ambassador, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, met U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur at the State Department on Nov. 7–8.
- Both officials said they discussed translating leadership-level resolve into an economically entrenched strategic partnership.
- Sheikh pressed for sustained, working-level engagement focused on trade, investment and energy cooperation.
- Kapur described the meeting as a pleasure and stressed advancing prosperity and security, and both sides publicized the exchange on X.
- The dialogue tracks with the administration’s economic focus, as Islamabad seeks to keep Washington engaged and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has noted an opportunity to deepen ties.