Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday said that Pakistan and the United States are 'engaged' and 'partners' in the war against terrorism. 

"US officials have appreciated Pakistan's stance on Afghanistan during [high-level] meetings," Abbasi said, adding that he did not observe a 'threatening' undertone during his meetings with US representatives. 

The context of US officials' statements in Congress or other forums should be understood, the premier stressed during an interview on Geo News' programme Naya Pakistan. 

"My meetings with US officials, including a brief one with US President Donald Trump, and Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif's meetings with the US Secretary of State [Rex Tillerson] did not have any threatening undertone," Abbasi insisted. 

He added that the Pak-US relationship is not based on the Afghan-issue only, adding that the two countries share 70-year old diplomatic and military ties. 

Responding to a question if Pakistan can expect positive development from visits of US officials including Tillerson and US Secretary of Defence James Mattis, Abbasi said that both countries will present their stances on different matters and try to reach a middle ground on differing opinions.