,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ejf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjai,ms4  
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,banks1 & 
,mr4 ,suozzi7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,welcom+ ! inaugural visit to ! ,unit$  
,/ates ( ! #bb;d ,prime ,m9i/] (        
,paki/an & cont9u+ support & commitm5t  
to ! long & endur+ fri5d%ip betwe5 !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,islamic ,republic (  
,paki/an4  ,:]eas ,prime ,m9i/] (       
,paki/an ,imran ,khan made an (ficial   
visit to ! ,:ite ,h\se & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,capitol 9 ,july #bjai2 ,:]eas ,prime  
,m9i/] ,imran ,khan 0 born into a       
,pa%tun family 9 ,lahore1 ,paki/an1 & 0 
educat$ 9 ,paki/an & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1   
includ+ ! ,royal ,gramm> ,s*ool 9       
,worce/]1 ,ait*ison ,college 9 ,lahore1 
& ,ox=d ,univ]sity2 ,:]eas ,prime ,m9i/]
 ,imran ,khan's a?letic pr[ess mat*es t 
( 8 political pr[ess & has e>n$ him a   
reputation z "o ( ! greate/ b[l]s &     

cricket play]s ( all "t lead+ ,paki/an's
 national team to a ,cricket ,_w ,cup   
victory 9 #aiib2 ,:]eas foll[+ 8 a?letic
 c>e]1 ,prime ,m9i/] ,imran ,khan rema9$
 9 ! public eye z a philan?ropi/ & !    
prim>y fund rais] = ! ,%aukat ,khanum   
,memorial ,canc] ,hospital1 a specializ$
 canc] hospital 9 ,lahore1 :i* op5$ 9   
#aiid & 0 nam$ = 8 "m :o lo/ h] battle  
to canc] 9 #aihe2 ,:]eas ! p ( ,paki/an 
h consi/5tly aspir$ to democracy & rule 
( law2 ,:]eas z an outspok5 critic (    
gov]nm5t corruption1 ,prime ,m9i/]      
,imran ,khan f\nd$ 8 own political p>ty 
,tehreek-e-,insaf 7,ju/ice ,movem5t71 9 
#aiif to combat economic inequality &   
u%] 9 populism 9 ,paki/an2 ,:]eas1 9    
,july #bjah1 ,prime ,m9i/] ,imran ,khan 
ran on a plat=m ( fight+ corruption &   
pov]ty & won ) a plurality ( seats 9 !  
,national ,assembly1 all[+ him to seek a
 coalition ) indep5d5t memb]s ( !       
,p>liam5t2 ,:]eas "u ! lead]%ip ( ,prime
 ,m9i/] ,imran ,khan1 ,paki/ani =eign   
relations improv$ significantly1 br++ ! 

,taliban to negotiations ) ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ,paki/an's 
security =ces h successfully elim9at$   
militants 9 ! bord] areas at a huge     
mat]ial & human co/2 ,:]eas ,prime      
,m9i/] ,imran ,khan has introduc$ legal 
measures to ma9/ream tribal areas into !
 adjo9+ prov9ce to ex]cise ! writ ( !   
gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! situation 9 ,paki/an 
has improv$ & =eign inve/m5ts are       
return+ to ,paki/an ) ! confid5ce t !re 
is full security & access to spe$y      
ju/ice1 transp>5cy1 & acc\ntability2    
,:]eas !re exi/s trem5d\s opportunities 
to enhance p-to-p ex*anges betwe5       
,paki/an & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh en]gy1 
trade1 education1 & developm5t1         
p>ticul>ly ) emphasis to ! role ( wom5 9
 ! economy2 ,:]eas ,paki/an & ! ,unit$  
,/ates h a %>$ int]e/ & are coop]at+ 9  
ef=ts to e/abli% la/+ peace 9           
,afghani/an2 ,:]eas1 ov] ! la/ two      
decades1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has ext5d$     
support & assi/ance to ,paki/an to meet 
its security & economic *all5ges2 ,:]eas

 ,prime ,m9i/] ,imran ,khan has ov]se5  
broad re=m ( ! ,paki/ani gov]nm5t & has 
implem5t$ initiatives t "w to improve ! 
lives ( all ,paki/ani citiz5s2 ,:]eas   
bilat]al relations betwe5 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ,paki/an h greatly b5efit$ f ! 
lead]%ip ( ,prime ,m9i/] ,imran ,khan2 &
 ,:]eas ,imran ,khan1 ! #bb;d ,prime    
,m9i/] ( ,paki/an repres5ts a new1 bold1
 incorruptible lead]%ip t ,paki/an has  
long s\ght = _m ye>s prior to 8         
asc5sion3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 welcomes !      
inaugural visit to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( !  
#bb;d ,prime ,m9i/] ( ! ,islamic        
,republic ( ,paki/an1 ,imran ,ahm$ ,khan
 ,niazi2  7#b7 expresses cont9u+ support
 & commitm5t to ! long & endur+ fri5d%ip
 betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,islamic    
,republic ( ,paki/an2  7#c7 recognizes !
 sacrifice ( & expresses solid>ity ) ! p
 ( ,paki/an 9 _! /ruggle aga9/ t]rorism 
z ! rec5t *apt] 9 a resili5t &          
result-ori5t$ p>tn]%ip2  7#d7 supports  
/r5g!n+ ( ! democratic process 9        

,paki/an t af=ds opportunity to refre% a
 relation%ip t _h fray$ "u ! weight (   
int]national conflict2  7#e7 reaffirms  
fri5d%ip & /rategic p>tn]%ip ) a        
democratic ,paki/an t mu/ be /r5g!n$    
?r\gh in/itutionaliz+ engagem5t 9       
diff]5t av5ues ( bilat]al coop]ation2   
7#f7 enc\rages & supports ongo+         
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,paki/an 9 a range ( areas1 includ+     
security1 economic developm5t1 /r5g!n+ (
 democratic in/itutions1 en]gy1         
education1 trade1 & wom5 emp[]m5t2  7#g7
 ackn[l$ges ,paki/an's con/ructive role 
9 facilitat+ peace )9 ,afghani/an &     
across ! region2  7#h7 recognizes !     
significant role ( ! ,paki/ani-,am]ican 
diaspora 9 build+ bridges ( fri5d%ip    
betwe5 ,paki/an & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &    
7#i7 enc\rages p-to-p contact1          
p>ticul>ly 9 ! economic doma91 z ! way  
=w>d 9 rebuild+ ! bilat]al relation%ip  
into an endur+ p>tn]%ip4