ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said he was "deeply saddened" over the demise of Sheikh Mubarak Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, offering his condolences to the emir of Kuwait.
The royal court of the emir of Kuwait (Amiri Diwan) on Tuesday said Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah passed away at the age of 45, according to English language newspaper Kuwait Times.
“Deeply saddened to learn of the sad demise of Sheikh Mubarak Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah,” PM Sharif wrote in a Twitter post.
“I convey our deepest condolences to H.H. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, and the bereaved family. May the departed soul rest in peace!”
Condolence messages for the emir of Kuwait poured in from King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the president of the UAE, and other heads of states.
Pakistan and Kuwait have a long history of bilateral ties, with Pakistani forces taking an active part in the liberation of Kuwait along with coalition forces in 1991.
The Gulf country has been a long-time supplier of white oil products to Pakistan on favorable payment terms. The Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) has also been investing in Pakistan for many decades.
Aside from economic and trade relations between the two states, Kuwait hosts over 100,000 Pakistani expatriates.
