ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday held a video call with Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of information technology.
According to an official handout circulated by the foreign office of Pakistan, Qureshi highlighted the significance of information technology for the two countries since they both have significantly large segments of youthful population.
“Foreign Minister Qureshi underlined the historic and deep-rooted fraternal ties, which form the basis of enhanced cooperation in all fields between the two countries,” the statement said. “He said that the two countries shared the focus on development of information technology, which was the need of the modern digital age.”
Qureshi also added that “the two countries had a wide-ranging scope of expanding ties and enhancing collaboration in this field, which could be mutually beneficial for both.”
The Saudi minister reciprocated the warm feelings and echoed the sentiments of the Foreign Minister, terming Pakistan as a close brotherly country.
“The two Ministers agreed to enhance bilateral ties and continue close collaboration on all matters of mutual interest,” said the statement.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to strengthen cooperation in information technology
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to strengthen cooperation in information technology
- In a video call with Saudi commerce minister, FM Qureshi emphasizes IT’s significance for the youthful populations of the two countries
- The two ministers agreed to enhance bilateral ties and continue close collaboration in all possible areas of their interest
Pakistan to export halal meat worth $14.5 million to Tajikistan
- Effective trade facilitation can increase bilateral Pakistan-Tajikistan trade to $300 million, says state media
- PM Shehbaz Sharif approved Pakistan’s halal meat policy earlier this month in bid to boost meat exports
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will export 143,000 tons of halal meat to Tajikistan worth $14.5 million in the near future, state media reported on Tuesday amid Islamabad’s efforts to bolster trade with Central Asian countries.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, earlier this month, approved Pakistan’s halal meat policy that aims to boost Islamabad’s meat exports to Muslim states.
In a high-level meeting on Dec. 24, Federal Minister for Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain said Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and other Gulf countries are ready to import Pakistani fresh meat and rice. The minister said Tajikistan has expressed the demand to import nearly 100,000 tons of meat from Pakistan.
“According to details, Pakistan will export one hundred and forty-three thousand tons of halal meat to Tajikistan, valued at 14.5 million dollars,” state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported.
It did not, however, specify a timeline as to when Islamabad planned to export the halal meat items to the Central Asian nation.
The state media said that effective trade facilitation will increase bilateral trade between Pakistan and Tajikistan to $300 million, strengthening regional economic integration.
Pakistan has recently attempted to increase its halal meat exports to other Muslim countries such as Malaysia. Both countries announced they had agreed to a $200 million halal meat trade quota during Sharif’s visit to Malaysia in October.
A 2024 report by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) mentioned that the country exported meat worth $512 million in 2024, which included beef, mutton and poultry.
According to the PBS, the UAE remained Pakistan’s top meat export market in 2024 with exports to the Gulf nation reaching $201 million. Meanwhile, meat exports to Saudi Arabia recorded a growth of 65.1 percent last year valued at $141 million.
