Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States General (retd) Jehangir Karamat says President George W Bush is likely to visit Pakistan in February, 2006. He told reporters that both the governments had the same stance on many issues and because of the growing relations the trade volume is rising and investment is being made in Pakistan. He denied that the US was exerting any pressure on Pakistan for recognizing Israel but said that one aspect should be kept in mind and realized that Israel had withdrawn Jew-settlers from Gaza Strip, and demolished their settlements. "There is a large number of influential Jewish population in the USA and Pak-Israel relations should also be looked into from the perspective of Pak-USA relations", Karamat said.
