US Vice President Mike Pence holds important discussion with PM Abbasi on telephone
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ISLAMABAD - US Vice President Mike Pence called up Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and thanked the government and armed forces of Pakistan for rescuing a US-Canadian family from the captivity of the Taliban.
“Pence thanked the government of Pakistan and praised the professionalism of army and the intelligence agencies for the swift response and safe recovery of the US national Caitlin Coleman, her husband Joshua Boyle and their three children,” a statement from the Prime Minister House said on Wednesday.
The vice president, the communiqué added, reaffirmed the importance of Pak-US bilateral relations, saying the US would like to further build this relationship for peace and prosperity of the region.
Reaffirming the state’s resolve to eliminate terrorism from its soil, PM Abbasi assured that Pakistan would respond to any actionable intelligence shared by the US.
