• PM Shehbaz meets King Hamad and Crown Prince Salman, reaffirms strong, historic partnership
• Invites Bahraini investors to explore opportunities in food security, IT, minerals and healthcare; proposes enhanced port connectivity
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to deepening ties with the Kingdom of Bahrain, based on shared faith and mutual respect.
The prime minister, who is in Bahrain on a two-day official visit, met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Manama and reaffirmed the strong and historic partnership between the two countries, the PM Office said.
Discussing economic relations, the prime minister underlined Pakistan’s desire to expand trade and investment and said bilateral trade was set to grow with the Pakistan-GCC Free Trade Agreement, which is at an advanced stage of finalisation.
He invited Bahraini investors to explore opportunities in Pakistan through the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), especially in food security, information technology, construction, mining, tourism and healthcare. The prime minister appreciated Bahrain’s support for the more than 150,000 Pakistanis living there and thanked the king for pardoning Pakistani prisoners.
Both sides reaffirmed the importance of their longstanding defence partnership and agreed to deepen cooperation in training, logistics, manpower and defence production.
Source:Dawn news.com
