US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday and discussed ways to "reset" bilateral ties strained over the issue of Islamabad's support to the terror outfits active in the region and the blockage of $300 million in military aid to the country. Khan and Pompeo discussed Afghan peace process and blockage of $300 million in Coalition Support Fund among other matters of mutual interests during the meeting.

"I'm a born optimist. A sportsman always is an optimist. He steps on the field and he thinks he's going to win," Khan said, referring to efforts by the US and Pakistan to improve their ties which has nose-dived in recent months. This is the US' first high-level dialogue with Pakistan since the new government of Prime Minister Khan assumed office after the July 25 elections.