Malaysia’s PM to visit Pakistan this week

Author: agenices

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from 2-4 October 2024, at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Foreign Office (FO) announced on Monday.

The Malaysian premier will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and senior officials, the FO said in a statement.

“Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will hold meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The two sides will discuss a wide-ranging agenda to further strengthen Pakistan-Malaysia ties in diverse fields, including trade, connectivity, energy, agriculture, the halal industry, tourism, cultural exchanges, and people-to-people contacts. They will also discuss regional and global developments,” the statement added.

Pakistan and Malaysia share strong bilateral ties rooted in history, culture, and faith. The visit is seen as a significant opportunity to bolster these relations across multiple sectors.

This is the first visit by a Malaysian prime minister in five years. Last visit was undertaken by then Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Muhamad to Pakistan in March 2019.

Mahathir had developed close ties with former prime minister Imran Khan. He launched an initiative to bring likeminded Muslim countries on one platform to advance the Islamic world’s perspective. He hosted a Kaula Lampur summit in late 2019, inviting leaders from Muslim world.

Imran was also invited but had to pull out of the summit after strong protest launched by Saudi Arabia. Riyadh saw the move as an effort by Mahathir to establish a new Islamic bloc. Pakistan’s mishandling of the issue led to unusual strains with Saudi Arabia.

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