Share:ISLAMABAD - After a long hia­tus, pro-Pakistan statements have started coming from Washington amid warming ties between the two uneasy allies - United States and Pakistan. For the last few years, mostly critical statements were seen em­anating from Washington as the Pak-US confidence level touched new lows. Pakistan’s closeness to China was always un­acceptable to the US but when Pakistan drew closer to Russia during the previous government, Washing­ton started drifting away further. President Joe Biden remained tough until Prime Minis­ter Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took over this year. Yesterday, State Depart­ment spokesperson Ned Price said the governments of both countries share common interests in many areas.

Source: The Nation October 13, 2022 09:31 UTC