[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 506 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 506

  Welcoming the inaugural visit to the United States of the 22d Prime 
Minister of Pakistan and continuing support and commitment to the long 
   and enduring friendship between the United States and the Islamic 
                         Republic of Pakistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2019

Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Banks, and Mr. Suozzi) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Welcoming the inaugural visit to the United States of the 22d Prime 
Minister of Pakistan and continuing support and commitment to the long 
   and enduring friendship between the United States and the Islamic 
                         Republic of Pakistan.

Whereas Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan made an official visit to the 
        White House and the United States Capitol in July 2019;
Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan was born into a Pashtun family in Lahore, 
        Pakistan, and was educated in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, including 
        the Royal Grammar School in Worcester, Aitchison College in Lahore, and 
        Oxford University;
Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan's athletic prowess matches that of his 
        political prowess and has earned him a reputation as one of the greatest 
        bowlers and cricket players of all time leading Pakistan's national team 
        to a Cricket World Cup victory in 1992;
Whereas following his athletic career, Prime Minister Imran Khan remained in the 
        public eye as a philanthropist and the primary fund raiser for the 
        Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, a specialized cancer hospital 
        in Lahore, which opened in 1994 and was named for his mother who lost 
        her battle to cancer in 1985;
Whereas the people of Pakistan have consistently aspired to democracy and rule 
        of law;
Whereas as an outspoken critic of government corruption, Prime Minister Imran 
        Khan founded his own political party Tehreek-e-Insaf (Justice Movement), 
        in 1996 to combat economic inequality and usher in populism in Pakistan;
Whereas, in July 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan ran on a platform of fighting 
        corruption and poverty and won with a plurality of seats in the National 
        Assembly, allowing him to seek a coalition with independent members of 
        the Parliament;
Whereas under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistani foreign 
        relations improved significantly, bringing the Taliban to negotiations 
        with the United States and Afghanistan;
Whereas Pakistan's security forces have successfully eliminated militants in the 
        border areas at a huge material and human cost;
Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan has introduced legal measures to mainstream 
        tribal areas into the adjoining province to exercise the writ of the 
        government;
Whereas the situation in Pakistan has improved and foreign investments are 
        returning to Pakistan with the confidence that there is full security 
        and access to speedy justice, transparency, and accountability;
Whereas there exists tremendous opportunities to enhance people-to-people 
        exchanges between Pakistan and the United States through energy, trade, 
        education, and development, particularly with emphasis to the role of 
        women in the economy;
Whereas Pakistan and the United States have a shared interest and are 
        cooperating in efforts to establish lasting peace in Afghanistan;
Whereas, over the last two decades, the United States has extended support and 
        assistance to Pakistan to meet its security and economic challenges;
Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan has overseen broad reform of the Pakistani 
        government and has implemented initiatives that work to improve the 
        lives of all Pakistani citizens;
Whereas bilateral relations between the United States and Pakistan have greatly 
        benefited from the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan; and
Whereas Imran Khan, the 22d Prime Minister of Pakistan represents a new, bold, 
        incorruptible leadership that Pakistan has long sought for many years 
        prior to his ascension: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) welcomes the inaugural visit to the United States of 
        the 22d Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 
        Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi;
            (2) expresses continuing support and commitment to the long 
        and enduring friendship between the United States and the 
        Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
            (3) recognizes the sacrifice of and expresses solidarity 
        with the people of Pakistan in their struggle against terrorism 
        as the recent chapter in a resilient and result-oriented 
        partnership;
            (4) supports strengthening of the democratic process in 
        Pakistan that affords opportunity to refresh a relationship 
        that had frayed under the weight of international conflict;
            (5) reaffirms friendship and strategic partnership with a 
        democratic Pakistan that must be strengthened through 
        institutionalizing engagement in different avenues of bilateral 
        cooperation;
            (6) encourages and supports ongoing cooperation between the 
        United States and Pakistan in a range of areas, including 
        security, economic development, strengthening of democratic 
        institutions, energy, education, trade, and women empowerment;
            (7) acknowledges Pakistan's constructive role in 
        facilitating peace within Afghanistan and across the region;
            (8) recognizes the significant role of the Pakistani-
        American diaspora in building bridges of friendship between 
        Pakistan and the United States; and
            (9) encourages people-to-people contact, particularly in 
        the economic domain, as the way forward in rebuilding the 
        bilateral relationship into an enduring partnership.
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