ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on Tuesday extended American support for the political and democratic process in Pakistan.
Talking to the media after visiting the Rawalpindi office of the Medical Transcription Billing Company (MTBC), the ambassador while commenting on the ‘memo issue’ said that the US State Department has been very careful in giving its reaction on it as it is a Pakistani matter.
“We respect Pakistani institutions to address that matter,” Munter said.
Replying to a question about American reaction to the memo issue, the ambassador said, “We are strongly supportive to the democratic process (in Pakistan), the constitution, the rule of law, your country, and the will of Pakistani people to make sure that there will be justice” adding that “we support that and see how it will work”.
Regarding replacing Pakistan’s Ambassador Haqqani from Washington, Munter said, “We have to wait and see”.
Replying to a question about his meeting with Chairman Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan in the presence of Director General Inter Services Intelligence agency General Ahmed Shujah Pasha, Munter said, “I met with Imran Khan and I met with General Pasha but I have not met them together.”
Answering another question about any soft corner for Imran Khan, Munter said, “People (in Pakistan) are looking for leadership, people are looking for a kind of society where there is openness, and many people of this country are talking about a political system that will be transparent, that will be open and democratic, prosperous and stable” adding that, “you will always hear from us supporting those kind of ideas.”
Appreciating the work being done at MTBC, the American ambassador said it is the best example of Pak-US partnership in people-to-people contacts and in business.
He said he was satisfied to see the people working together showing leadership, innovation and partnership and respect for each other.
The US ambassador toured various departments of MTBC and observed the operations of the facility.
The MTBC, a US based firm, started its operations at PAFWA Community Centre, Islamabad with the goal of training and encouraging young Pakistani women to develop their IT and entrepreneurial skills.
In 2005, the MTBC started its operation in Rawalpindi and enhanced its outreach to young professionals with a view to developing quality manpower.
The MTBC has provided jobs to 1,000 persons in Rawalpindi and over 500 are also working in its Bagh office.
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