US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke Wednesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Ambassador Holbrooke was accompanied with Ms. Anne W. Patterson, US Ambassador in Islamabad, and senior US officials. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, M. Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President, Hina Rabbani Khar, Salman Siddique, Secretary to the President Malik Asif Hayat and Spokesperson to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar were also present during the meeting. Matters relating to Pak-US bilateral relations, security situation in the region, war against terror and Pak-US Strategic Dialogue were discussed in the meeting. Briefing the media, Spokesperson former Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the meeting was part of the consultative meetings that Ambassador Holbrooke has been holding with Pakistans political leadership and state authorities. Zardari, appreciating the US humanitarian assistance, said the people of Pakistan, especially the displaced persons, have paid a heavy price in terms of both human and material losses in fighting militancy and we owe our successes to these people who not only supported our efforts to root out militancy but also faced immense hardships for the peace of the region. Talking about ROZs, the President hoped that the legislation would be expedited and counterproductive labour provision be softened. The President also emphasized on early reimbursement of arrears in Coalition Support Fund (CSF).