US diplomat terms economic ties important

US Charge D'Affaires Natalie Baker has said that the economic relationship with Pakistan is important for the United States, which has continued to invest in the South Asian nation. "We recognise Pakistan's enormous potential. It is one of the world's most populous countries, with a growing and dynamic young population," she remarked while speaking at the Fifth Pakistan-America Business Forum, organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She mentioned that the US was Pakistan's largest export market globally as Pakistan sent around 16% of its total exports to the US each year. "Pakistan's exports to the US have grown substantially over the last decade. This is a testament to the robust economic relationship we share." Similarly, she said, the US investors contributed enormously to Pakistan's economic development. Right now, over 80 US firms directly employ 120,000 Pakistanis and indirectly support the livelihoods of over a million Pakistani workers.