ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain met his Omani counterpart on Monday and discussed collaborating on curriculum development at religious schools and establishing student exchange programs between the two nations.
Hussain is on a three-day visit to Oman where he will meet top officials and inaugurate a new branch of the Pakistan International School in Muscat.
On Sunday, both countries agreed on the early finalization of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on labor and manpower exchange.
“Both sides also agreed on possible cooperation to improve the curriculum of religious schools in accordance with Islamic teachings,” Radio Pakistan reported after Hussain met his counterpart Mohammed bin Said bin Khalfan Al-Mamari on Monday.
“Hussain proposed establishing student exchange programs for the study of Sharia, the teachings of the Qur’an, and Islamic history in the religious institutions of both countries.”
The first Pakistani Business Expo will be held in Muscat from Oct. 13-14.
In August, Islamabad invited Oman to invest in its agriculture, mineral and IT sectors under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), a civil-military hybrid body set up last year to attract foreign investment in Pakistan, especially from Gulf nations.
Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan has also said Pakistan will set up a new trade mission in Oman as the country strives to enhance trade relations, particularly with the Middle East.
