US urged not to issue negative travel advisories

Washington has been asked by Islamabad to stop issuing negative travel advisories to its citizens as they were hurting

American investment and tourism in Pakistan, officials said yesterday Sources said that visiting United States Under secretary of State of Treasury for International Affairs John B Taylor was told this in a number of meetings with senior Pakistani authorities.

The officials informed Taylor that more US companies and investors could invest in Pakistan provided no negative travel advisories were still being issued by the Bush administration.

The US secretary of treasury, who called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday, was informed that although US investors were visiting Pakistan to help increase the foreign direct investment, the problem of image was still there due to the negative travel advisories being issued for the last many years. He had also met State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Ishrat Hussain.

Sources said that Taylor assured to brief senior US leaders, including President George W Bush, over the issue

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