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[email protected] – www.unitedworld-usa.com Security and economic gains Internationalawaken rating agencies praiseinvestor Pakistan over progress interest made on the security front, while the country experiences increased political stability and is poised to be the world’s next economic turnaround story. In spite of these advances, Pakistan is still believed to be a country in turmoil, which is far from the realities on the ground pon an invita- “The global threat of tion from Pres- terrorism cannot be ident Barack defeated unless we Obama, Prime address its underlying Minister of Pa- causes. Poverty and kistan Nawaz Sharif is ignorance are part of in Washington today for the problem. Extremist U ideologies must a meeting at the White House, and he is set to be opposed” bring good news. First and foremost, Mr. Sharif will NawaZ SHARIF, tell of an encouraging re- Prime Minister of Pakistan cord on security that will be received here with a sense of relief. Indeed, his nation As credit rating agen- of 180 million is situated in cies are upping Pakistan’s one of the most volatile re- ratings – in June, Moody’s gions on the planet, tucked upgraded its sovereign next to Iran and Afghani- credit ratings for the first stan – with which it shares time since 2008 and in a long border – in the west, September, Fitch assigned China to the north and In- it a B credit rating with a dia to the east.