Foster. I have the privilege of being present of the World Affairs council in dc. Personal friend and a very superb sportsperson to the spokesperson for his country globally. The United States has had diplomatic relations since 1947. Approximately 500,000 members reside in the United States. The us is pakistans largest partner with 15 percent exported to the United States. In addition to the important economic relationship to the United States there is a critical ally defense and antiterrorist relationship as well as humanitarian an Educational Program priority in place. In october 2009 the u. S. Congress have a Partnership Pakistan and demonstrates the us long commitment to cooperation with the pakistani people and their civilian institutions. In may 2014 the visit to washington, us and pakistan established a joint action plan to expand bilateral trade over five years. January 2015 250 million to help pakistan facilitate the release, reconstruction command return of Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Counterterrorism Operations and did so with pakistan is a partner in the global war on terror. Pakistan has had a cooperative and longstanding relationship with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, particularly since september 11. Pakistan has provided the us with a number of military airports and bases along with other Logistical Support for the war on terror. Pakistan has also captured more than 600 members of al qaeda, taliban, isi s and has increasingly important member of the Global Community of nations. Just a little overview of the population of pakistan. 45 percent punjabi, 10 percent posture, 14 percent stinky, 8 percent sorry, and 8 percent which are. 38 percent of its population lives in urban areas. Education is a Critical National priority. The Literacy Rate in pakistan. Pakistan is the Nuclear Power and as a strong military. It will play an equal and prominent role. A career diplomat who also served as ambassador of pakistan to belgium, luxembourg, and the european union. The Pakistan High Commission to australia. Ambassador supports president obamas policy over awarding abusive words like islamic and muslim to describe violent extremism and terrorism movements command i will say this personally. I agree with him most on that point. Only a small number of muslims engage. So it is not fair and counterproductive to think the entire community with a broad brush of extremism. This is not an activity that is exclusive to any religion or group. It isit is also honest and acknowledging that many countries, including pakistan need to be part of countering the regional and Global Impact of radical extremists. He is happily married, and they have three lovely sons. One works for the United Nations room and the other two are studying at prestigious universities in the us command i know there grades are high because the parents me on a regular basis. Here are two welcome ambassador to the podium of the World Affairs council in washington dc. A respected diplomat in the Global Community. Part of our ambassador series. Also honored to welcome another pakistani. Our discussant for this evening. Along those accolades a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution research at the intersection of development and political economy and pakistan. I will tell the ambassador that you have tonight a great opportunity, an opportunity to share your knowledge with an educated, informed audience pleased to see a number of students very universities across the United States and are delighted that cspan is covering this event tonight and think brian lamb for his Public Service in making this Remarkable Television resource available. So let us give a warm welcome to the ambassador and ask him if he would be kind enough to address. Thank you so much. [applause] thank you so much for your wonderful welcome and providing this form for me to share my perspective on the important issues. I would like to briefly touch upon the Regional Security challenges. The initiative of the government of pakistan has put into education and also reform. Certainly it is one of the most important relationships in my country. Without a doubt it is a unique relationship. And since 1947 we have been part of every initiative with the United States of america. Not only in the region but globally. And when we talk about the ups and downs in this relationship i have no doubt , the partnership. In the past we have had our respective against each other. Certainly we have recognize and realized that we need to look to the future. And with this objective in mind we are opening a new chapter in our relationship. In our view some of the important events which are taking place internally and also the kind of intimate and global challenges, i would call them common global challenges that would fundamentally alter the course of the relationship making it more robust and strategic. Internally pakistan has gone through a silent revolution. Deeply captured the current mood. We certainly are united with strong reasons. First, democracy. It is getting stronger by the day. Strong roots. Our media is ruthlessly. Independent and we have a vibrant active civil society. A lot of focus on technology and into terrorism focus on health, education, and human rights. There is also a National Consensus against extremists and terrorists. Because of the National Consensus we have developed we have been able to take extremists and terrorists organizations. Hundred 50 innocent children killed by evil forces. Have been able to develop a National Consensus and took actions against these forces. Today when i speak to you all terrorism and extremism is on the increase and some of the other countries, it is declining. We have absolutely no doubt in the next coming months you will be able to completely eliminate this phenomenon. I feel that pakistan is certainly better positioned to meet the challenges. No doubt that a strong Us Pakistan Partnership will only strengthen our ability to contribute to security and stability in the region. Consider the us is a vital partner. Today remember that last year secretary kerry rightly pointed out that the objectives, uniting pakistan in the United States of america on deeper than those which divide us, and i think that has come from secretary kerry. From pakistans perspective the Strategic Partnership was not based on mutual interest and respect. Understanding our respective security concerns, realistic expectations and also a positive narrative. There is also a need to identify areas of common interest, bilateral, regional and global. Bilaterally ladies and gentlemen the value of the strategic process years ago comeau we have come a long way. We have established six working groups on economic corporations, working group on energy corporation, and working group on education. Counterterrorism defense cooperation and nuclear nonproliferation. And the scope is certainly impressive. Wewe are making very Good Progress in all these areas. We have agreed to a plan of action to promote Economic Cooperation. Our cooperation on counterterrorism and Law Enforcement has resulted in the enhanced security forces. Ied and extremists and terrorists organizations. The Energy Sector again have wonderful cooperation going on. In thein the last one year because of the assistance provided by the United States of america we have been able to add about 1400. Besides the assistance we are getting support from the United States of america i know we have initiated in the country and mind you that these developments have also enhanced the americans ranking in the eyes of the pakistan. Focus on education. The systems we are getting, areas which are seeing very positively about the people pakistan. Education certainly has a very important amount of cooperation. Education is one of the key agenda items as we came to washington dc, and the joint statement that also referred to education cooperation as one of the most important areas. Defense cooperation similarly is also very strong. Intelligence cooperation, and this is very important. Because the kind of challenges that we are facing, not only regionally but other such elements are emerging to require Global Cooperation between pakistan and the United States. Again, we have developed most of the issues. At the regional level have shared in peace and stability. Piece in our neighborhood that we would enhance our domestic security besides Economic Development. Pakistan is located at the crossroads of three important regions, south asia, central asia and the middle east. And it can act as a bridge for prosperity and development in the region. We are also pursuing regional interconnectivity projects in the region including china, Pakistan Economic core door. It is an ambitious economic corridor project with a total investment of about 46 million. We are also developing turkmenistan, pakistan and india. Electricity connectivity project passing through afghanistan. At the global level again we have cooperation on some of the most important issues including Climate Change, terrorism. I would like to say that in the early 70s pakistan played a pivotal role in the bridges between us and china and brought about these two important power centers. And we did this on the belief that a positive relationship between china and the United States of america would bring about peace and stability in the region. Would like in our region but also in the middle east and they certainly can. Being a good friend of not only the United States of america and also other neighboring countries, play that kind of role. The Regional Security challenges, i would confine myself to basically two of our neighbors. One is india and the others pakistan. India and pakistan relations, ts not been a glorious one. We have also made continued attempts to undermine each other, pakistan and the relation since 1947. But there is also the idea that were certainly not an option between two nuclear neighbors. Because all of the previous wars that we thought was literally bows and arrows, it is the realization amongst the people and in pakistan that Economic Development cannot take place in the region, Economic Development cannot take place in pakistan and india without a peaceful environment. There is also realization that the forces of extremism and terrorism are an environment of tension and hostility because such elements, the rivalries of the two countries and the situation between our two countries. It is with this realization i am very happy to inform that in pakistan all Political Parties if you look at the elections which are taken place three successive elections in the last two decades or so, Political Parties and their manifesto have clearly articulated. So that has been made by almost all the Political Parties. His party, he also won the election, piece through Economic Development. Economic development through piece. And the majority of the people in pakistan voted for this peaceful environment in the region. The Prime Minister of pakistan was the 1st leader in south asia to congratulate the Prime Minister, elected the Prime Minister of india and participated in the swearingin ceremony. Unfortunately the last two were wasted years. He could not resume despite the agreements between the two countries. They were disappointed, but we did not lament our efforts and continue to engage. We are encouraged that after last weeks meeting between the Prime Minister of pakistan on the sidelines of the environment microliters agreed , i saids ago, in paris before the world that we need a strong global agreement to a cop which this result. Thatnduring agreement reduces current pollution and sets the world of a course toward a low carbon future. A few hours ago we succeeded. We came together around the strong agreement the world he did. We met the moment. President commend hollande and the. Ecretarygeneral ban kimoon i want to give a special thanks to secretary john kerry, my senior adviser, our chief negotiator and everyone on their teams for their outstanding work. I want to thank the people of 200 nations, large and small, developed and developing, for working together to confront a threat to the people of all nations. Get together we have shown what is possible when the world stands as one. Today the American People can be proud because this historic agreement is a tribute to american leadership. Over the past seven years we have transformed the United States into the Global Leader in fighting Climate Change. Chaoticwe established a copenhagen summit and establish the principle that all countries had a role to play in combating Climate Change. Creating aexample new and steady stream of middleclass jobs. We set the first ever nationwide standards to dump into the air our children brief. From alaska, to the gulf coast, to the great plains. Weve partnered with local leaders working to protect themselves from some of the most immediate impacts of a changing climate. Skeptics said that these actions would kill jobs and instead lives in the long longest streak streak of private sector job creation in our history. We driven the economic output to with lowest high carbon in two decades. And with china we showed it was possible to bridge the old divide between developed and developing nations that had stymied progress for so long. That accomplishment encouraged dozens of nations to send their own ambitious climate targets. That was the foundation for success in paris. Not even one as powerful as ours can solve this problem alone. Country, the matter how small can sit on the sidelines. All of us had to solve it together. No agreement is perfect, including this one. Negotiations that involve 200 nations are always challenging. Even if all the initial targets in paris art met we will only be part of the way there when it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere. Solvedblem is not because of this accord. But the Paris Agreement establishes the enduring framework the world needs to solve the climate crisis. It creates the mechanism and the architecture for us to continually tackle this problem in an effective way. Agreement is ambitious with every agreement setting and committing to its own specific targets even as we take into account agreements among nations, a wider system of transparency including periodic reviews and assessments, to hold every country accountable for meeting its commitments. As Technology Advances this agreement allows progress to pave the way for even more ambitious targets over time and we have secured a broader commitment to support the most Vulnerable Countries as they pursue cleaner Economic Growth. Short this agreement will mean less of a Carbon Pollution that threatens our planet. More of the jobs and Economic Growth driven by low carbon investment. This agreement will help delay and avoid some of the worst consequences and will pave the way for worse progress in successive stages over the coming years. Moreover this agreement sends up powerful signal that the world is firmly committed to a low carbon future which has the potential to unleash investment and innovation and clean energy at the scale we have never seen before. The targets we have set our bold and scientists, engineers, workers, and the private sector, investors, to work together, this agreement represents the best chance to save the one planet that weve got. I believe this moment can be a turning point for the world. Youve shown that the world has both of the will and the ability to take on this challenge. Progress wonty, always come quick, we cannot be complacent. See some ofon will the benefits of building a clean energy economy. Jobs created and money saved. The fullt live to see realization of our achievement, but that is ok. Is, today, we will be in better shape for the generation. Taking my grandkids, if i am lucky enough to have some, to the park someday, holding their hands, hearing their laughter, and knowing that our work today prevented a