The United States is committed to signing a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Pakistan and is prepared to sign it immediately as “the treaty is a tangible representation of our commitment to trade, not just aid,” a senior official of US embassy said yesterday. Speaking to a group of newsmen, Robert Ewing, counsellor for Economic Affairs of US embassy in Islamabad said that the United States respected Pakistan’s internal consultations to reach on the consensus, however “we are concerned by the delay,” he said. A senior official of the Board of Investment revealed that negotiations with US on the treaty have been completed.