Pakistan, Aug. 11 -- Pakistan is seeking greater investment from US companies and financial institutions as it advances negotiations with Washington on a reciprocal trade framework, the finance ministry said on Monday.

Economic ties have assumed greater importance in Pakistan's relationship with the United States as Islamabad seeks foreign capital and export growth after emerging from a severe balance-of-payments crisis that brought it close to default in 2023. The country is currently implementing reforms under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund bailout approved in 2024.

The United States is one of Pakistan's largest export markets. Bilateral goods trade totaled $8.7 billion in 2025, with US exports to Pakistan at $3.3 billion an...