The first high-ranking US official to visit Pakistan after the general elections

Pakistan After the general elections in 2024 and the formation of a new government American Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit on Monday night.

John Bass announced his visit to the US Department of Foreign Affairs four days ago in a statement and Pakistani authorities confirmed his return home.

After the general elections in Pakistan, John Bass is the highest American official to visit Pakistan from America.

In his tweet on X on April 27, 2024, US official John Bass wrote that ‘I am in Doha and Islam Abad Departing where I will discuss mutual relations and shared security interests with Qatari and Pakistani officials.’

The US Under Secretary will meet top government officials on bilateral issues during the visit, in which issues related to Pakistan-US relations and security of the region will be discussed.

However, at the moment, the senior ministers of the cabinet including the prime minister are in Saudi Arabia to attend the special session of the World Economic Forum, which is the last day today, after which they will return home.

Diplomatic sources told Independent Urdu that ‘US Under Political Secretary John Bass will arrive in Pakistan this evening while his meetings with senior government officials will be held on Tuesday.’

This section contains related reference points (Related Nodes field).

When contacted about his schedule, the US Embassy did not receive a response.

In this regard, the US Department of State issued a statement on April 26 in which it was stated that ‘Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass on April 26-30 Qatar And will visit Pakistan.

’DohaIn Qatar, he will meet with senior Qatari government officials and other diplomatic missions to discuss support for Afghanistan and common security interests in the region.

“In Islamabad, Pakistan, Under Secretary Bass will meet with senior Pakistani government officials to discuss a range of regional and bilateral issues as part of the US-Pakistan partnership,” according to the statement.