US Commercial Counselor Brian McCleary said Wednesday that he was very bullish about future of Pak-US bilateral relations. Addressing the Executive Committee Members of American Business Forum (ABF), he expressed strong hope for a healthy bilateral relation of Pakistan and US. “The future of Pakistan and US bilateral relations lies in commerce and trade and I am here to promote it,” he asserted. Earlier, Acting President ABF Ibrahim Qureshi welcomed the US envoy and briefed him about the ABF, its objectives and future plans. Mrs Ayesha Hamid, Honourary Secretary ABF besides other ABF EC members including Younis Kamran, Afsar Mahmood and Sohail Yousaf were also present on the occasion. The US envoy said Pakistan has developed viable commercial centres including Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad with huge labour force and traditionally sound entrepreneurs.
According to him, both terrorism and security issues are yet hampering the economic growth here but Pakistan would be a potential destination for energy, technology, health, education, travel and tourism with more structural economic reforms and best entrepreneur practices ahead. He said Pakistan is the sixth largest population of world with growing number of consumers, workforce and entrepreneurs. He assured of full facilitation through his office in trade expansion, exchange of trade delegations and business opportunities. He said a technology conference is also due in the month of May.
