ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized an in-house discussion with the US Congressional delegation here on Monday.
The US delegation included Rep. Ryan Zinke, Rep. Michael Baumgartner, along with Graham Gunter, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Ryan Zinke, and Harris Cull, Legislative Aide to Rep. Baumgartner.
This was the first ever visit of a US Congressional delegation to the ISSI.
Director General briefed the delegation about the ISSI and its work and expressed a desire to establish more institutional linkages between ISSI and the US Congress and American think tanks.
The participants held an exchange of views on issues of mutual interest, including Pakistan–US relations, focusing on economic cooperation, educational and cultural exchanges, and the broader geopolitical developments in the region.
The meeting was also joined by Ambassador Masood Khalid, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to China; Ambassador Masood Khan, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the US; Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and also Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the US; and Ambassador Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan’s former Ambassador to Iran.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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