Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Thursday said the government was taking all possible steps to improve the energy situation in the country.
“We look towards our friends, particularly the United States (US), to help us in overcoming energy crisis,” he said while talking to Richard G Olson, US ambassador to Pakistan, who called on him.
The PM said that Pakistan and the United States enjoyed good bilateral relations.
He reiterated that the caretaker government would support and do all to hold free, fair and transparent elections in the country. The government, he said, was also extending all possible assistance to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the conduct of general elections.
The ambassador informed the prime minister that the US government was supporting the Diamer-Basha Dam and funding its feasibility studies.
Similarly it is closely working on thermal and hydro projects, which will inject 1,000MW electricity into the national grid, he added.
Olson said there was a long history of partnership and important bilateral relationship between the two countries. Both governments, he added, were working for building a long-term relationship.
He commended the caretaker government for piloting the transition from one civilian government to another.
Olson also briefed the PM on the recently held trilateral talks in Brussels between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States.