To be fair to Locke Lord, some of the issues it had to deal with during this period (2008—13) were beyond its control. This bitter experience — and financial problems — forced Pakistan to let its contract with Locke Lord expire. Earlier, Locke Lord Strategies was hired in 2008 to lobby for Pakistan but Islamabad failed to renew its contract with the firm in July 2013. The embassy was paying $75,000 per month to this group, which is the lobbying arm of the law firm Locke Lord, but it failed to improve Pakistan’s image. “So Pakistan must think carefully before hiring a new lobbyist, as it costs money and a lot of it,” said one observer.

Source: The Hindu June 27, 2016 09:45 UTC