Pakistan, Qatar discuss bilateral ties, trade cooperation

Author: News Desk

Prime Minister Imran Khan and Prime Minister of Qatar Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani discussed bilateral relations with a focus on economic cooperation between the two countries as they met here at the latter’s residence on Monday.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar, Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Adviser to PM Abdul Razak Dawood, Special Assistant to PM Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Chairman BOI Haroon Sharif, Chairperson Task Force on Energy Nadeem Babar, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and Ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar Syed Ahsan Raza Shah were also present during the meeting.

Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, who is also interior minister of the State of Qatar, hosted a dinner in honour of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his delegation.

Earlier on Monday, Imran Khan reached Doha on a two-day official visit to Qatar on the Emir’s invitation. He was received by Qatar’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Qatar Soltan bin Saad al-Muraikhi at the airport.

Published in Daily Times, January 22nd 2019.

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