Barely had Pakistanis broken out the mithai and bhangra at the swearing in of a new Prime Minister and the release of judges including boss judge Iftikhar Chaudhry, when the heavies winged in to watch over their investment:

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher, who arrived early today, met with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif… [and] Asif Ali Zardari… [Link]

(Photos via Yahoo News.)