Delegations of the U.S. and Pakistan at the Fourth Counterterrorism Dialogue in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2026. Pakistan and the United States held the fourth round of their annual Counterterrorism Dialogue in Washington, D.C., on August 4. The joint statement issued at the end of the talks underscored their shared strategic interests in the counterterrorism partnership and determination to confront regional security threats. Pre-2023, bilateral security and counterterrorism exchanges were routinely subsumed under broader umbrella frameworks, such as the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue or various Defense Consultative Group sessions. During this phase, U.S. interests focused on broader regional security threats, including monitoring transnational terrorist elements and tackling issues related to countering terrorism financing.