ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani met with the United Arab Emirates envoy to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Alzaabi, in Islamabad on Thursday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties, the UAE embassy said in a Twitter post.
Sanjrani will visit the United Arab Emirates from August 25 to 28 along with a parliamentary delegation, the senate chairman’s office said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the visit would strengthen existing bilateral relations between the two countries.
“Both the countries have shared values, traditions and a common dream for regional development and prosperity,” Sanjrani said in the statement. “Existing economic cooperation needs to be enhanced in line with tremendous potential for trade and business between two countries.”
Sanjrani told Alzaabi that UAE investors could benefit from the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of energy and infrastructure projects, adding that existing economic cooperation could be enhanced through increased trade and business between the two countries.
Pakistan and UAE enjoy close bilateral ties. UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan visited Islamabad in January this year, following two visits by Prime Minister Imran Khan to the UAE last year to seek economic assistance. In December, the UAE announced a $3 billion financial support package for Pakistan.
According to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, around 1.6 million expatriates live and work in the UAE and remit more than $4.5 billion to the country every year.
Pakistan senate chairman, UAE envoy discuss ties ahead of parliamentary visit
Pakistan senate chairman, UAE envoy discuss ties ahead of parliamentary visit
- Sanjrani will lead a parliamentary delegation to the UAE this week
- Says cooperation with UAE needs to be enhanced with more trade and business
At ulema conference, Pakistan PM urges clerics’ help to curb militancy, sectarianism
- Shehbaz Sharif urges religious scholars to play role in promoting unity among all schools of thought
- His appeal comes amid a surge in separatist and extremist violence targeting civilians and soldiers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called for the eradication of militancy and sectarianism, saying the country could not progress without promoting unity and cohesion.
His remarks came while addressing religious scholars at the National Ulema Convention in the federal capital, urging them to play a proactive role in promoting brotherhood and harmony among all schools of thought.
The prime minister's plea comes at a time when the country has witnessed a surge in separatist and extremist violence, with militant groups such as the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carrying out attacks on police and security forces in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwestern Balochistan provinces.
"I believe that the most important thing agreed upon in this gathering today should be this that unless we establish an atmosphere of unity and cohesion among the nation in general, this country cannot progress," Sharif said in his address.
"If this country is to progress, the elimination of terrorism is absolutely essential," he added. "To protect this country, the political and military leadership together has worked tirelessly."
He also called for the elimination of sectarianism from the country.
The prime minister lambasted Afghanistan for sending militants to Pakistan who target civilians and security forces, highlighting that Pakistani soldiers were being killed everyday in KP and Balochistan.
The administration in Kabul denies sheltering or facilitating armed factions, describing Pakistan's security challenges as its internal problem.
