ISLAMABAD: Pakistani business leaders, traders and investors explored opportunities in trade, tourism, IT and other sectors this week at the Pak-USA Joint Business Conference and Expo 2025 organized in Virginia, as Islamabad eyes greater economic collaboration with Washington.
The event was organized by Brain Designer Pakistan, an organization that promotes Pakistan’s bilateral trade with other countries, and the Rawalpindi Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industries, in collaboration with US Pakistan International Chamber of Commerce (USPICC).
The conference brought together business leaders, traders, and investors from Pakistan to explore trade, investment, and commercial opportunities in the US, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday.
“The day-long event brought together a good number of Pakistani companies from diverse sectors, including tourism, real estate, textiles, furniture, leather goods, pharmaceuticals & IT, to explore business opportunities and strengthen economic ties between Pakistan and the United States,” Radio Pakistan reported.
The conference was inaugurated by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, who spoke of the potential the US market held for Pakistani businesspersons and investors.
“He praised the efforts of the Pakistani community and local associations, noting the event as a pivotal ‘seed-sowing exercise’ to cultivate enduring bilateral relations,” the state media said.
Sheikh reaffirmed the Pakistan embassy’s commitment to supporting participants and refining their business models tailored to the US market.
Pakistan has sought stronger trade and investment ties with the US in recent months as it cozies up to President Donald Trump.
Islamabad also seeks closer economic, trade and investment ties with Washington as it seeks to escape a prolonged economic crisis that has triggered a balance of payments crisis and drained Pakistan’s financial resources.
