Pakistan appears to step up lobbying efforts in U.S. amidst withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
The Hindu
Adnan Jalil is lobbying for the passage of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Economic Development Act, a bipartisan bill from Senators Chris Van Hollen, Todd Young and Maria Cantwell.
As the Joe Biden administration accelerates the pace of complete , Pakistan seems to have stepped up its lobbying and public relations efforts here to redefine its ties with the U.S. A former congressional liaison for former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who later lobbied the administration on behalf of then-Congolese President Joseph Kabila is now representing Pakistani interests in the U.S. Adnan Jalil has registered his firm Alpha Strategies as a lobbyist for the Council on Pakistan Relations, a nonprofit started by Michigan-based Pakistani-American healthcare entrepreneurs Mohammad Ashraf Qazi, Adil Jamal Akhtar and Iqbal Abdul Nasir.More Related News
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