World News | Former Park envoy to U.S. signs most expensive contract with U.S. lobbyist

Islamabad [Pakistan]Oct. 23 (ANI): Former Pakistani ambassador to US Asad Majeed Khan signs most expensive contract with US lobbyist.

He has signed one of the most expensive lobbying deals with another firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, for the same purpose, according to International News.

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During his tenure as ambassador to the United States, he signed one of the most expensive contracts. Under the agreement, the News provides a copy, the Pakistani embassy has agreed to pay Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP $100,000 per month ($1.2 million per year).

However, despite an aggressive lobbying contract with such an expensive company, the ambassador signed a new deal with Fenton Arlok for the same purpose. The monthly payment agreed with Fenton Arlok is $30,000.

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On March 21, 2022, just five days before Imran Khan revealed the alleged regime change plot, former Pakistani ambassador to the US Asad Majid Khan signed a lobbying agreement with Fenton Arlok LLC, according to International According to news reports, the group has also become a lobbyist for the PTI.

Interestingly, more than four months before the agreement, Asad Majeed Khan had already recruited another lobbying firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, to strengthen ties between the US and Pakistan.

Five months later, in August 2022, Imran Khan’s party hired Fenton Arlok LLC to promote the party’s image in the United States. On the other hand, PTI agreed to pay the lobbying firm $25,000 a month, according to international news reports.

According to the contract signed between the Embassy of Pakistan in the United States and Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, “The firm shall provide general government relations services, including providing policy advice and advocacy on behalf of the embassy before the United States Congress, executive officer of the Washington, D.C., branch and related third-party organizations.

“Subsequent to the execution of this agreement, our monthly retention fee for this matter will be US$100,000, which includes savings and expenses for business travel to Pakistan, effective for the initial annual term, at which time this agreement will be re-evaluated. Pakistan The fixture will be invoiced quarterly in advance and no work will begin until the invoice is paid,” the agreement reads.

A question from diplomatic sources – why hire another firm to do the same job when the embassy has already hired a lobbying firm and the price is also very high? International news coverage.

What was the immediate need to hire Fenton Arlok when the embassy had already agreed to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP? The source also questioned whether the prime minister was involved when he signed the deal with the company.

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