Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has called upon the next generation of Pakistani Americans to serve as enduring bridges between the two nations, harness emerging technologies for economic empowerment, and navigate complex foreign relations with confidence and evidence-based analysis.

According to Radio Pakistan, in an engaging conversation with the Pakistan Student Association (PSA) at Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Ambassador framed Pakistan’s global engagements as rooted in a history of mutual interests and strategic imperatives. Describing the US-Pakistan relationship as “as old as Pakistan itself,” he highlighted its evolution from security-focused alliances during the Cold War and Afghan conflicts to currently a most promising “strategic partnership entrenched in economic interests.”

Shifting to emerging technologies, Ambassador Sheikh underscored Pakistan’s youthful demographic, with 65% under the age of 30, as a potential demographic dividend. He urged the evolution of a workforce well equipped in AI, IT, and crypto. On building bridges, the Ambassador empowered the diaspora as “permanent ambassadors of the country” in promoting and fortifying bilateral ties.

The Ambassador thanked the office bearers of the PSA for providing him with an opportunity to interact with Pakistani students and have a candid conversation.