Pakistan, US cannot ignore importance of ties: Khar

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday urged a US Congressional delegation that the relationship between Pakistan and the US is important and both sides simply cannot afford to ignore this fact. “Both sides have shared goals of peace and prosperity in the region, the Foreign Minister said and called for working together to strengthen the relationship based on mutual trust and mutual respect.” She was talking to a US Congressional delegation led by Representative Todd Platts, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee accompanied by Representative Stephen Lynch, Representative Glenn Thompson, Representative Tom Marino and Representative John Fleming who called on her at the Foreign Office.