ISLAMABAD Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday stressed that United States must end discriminatory behavior towards Pakistan and provide civil nuclear technology to overcome acute energy shortage in the country.

Qureshi said that counter-terrorism campaign would not be successful unless assistance under Kerry-Lugar Bill and Coalition Support Fund could not be provided in time.

Foreign Office sources told DawnNews that while talking to US Congressman Howard Burman, Qureshi said Pakistan is seriously suffering from economic down fall, electricity and water crises and friends like US should expedite it's assistance to Pakistan.

He maintained that Pak-US strategic dialogues were “a real success” and it paved the way to move forward in every sphere of life while bilateral strategic partnership was imperative for peace and stability in the region.

The US Congressman lauded Pakistan's efforts to eradicate the menace of terrorism and said US wants Pakistan's stability because it is closely linked with the peace and security of the region and world at large.

Burman appreciated Pakistan's government and military's role in the ongoing anti-terrorism campaign and assured that US will help Pakistan's economy to restructure itself.

He said that after the Pak-US strategic dialogue, bilateral relations entered into the new era but the only thing which US wants is the accountable and transparent utilization of funds. — DawnNews