ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani consulate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Tuesday it had collaborated with the Pakistan Business Council Dubai to organize a pre-dawn Ramadan meal in Dubai to promote the Health, Engineering and Minerals Show (HEMS) 2025, scheduled to take place in Pakistan’s Lahore on April 17-19.
The fourth edition of the premier trade exhibition HEMS 2025 will be held at the Expo Center in Lahore that will showcase a wide range of products, including electrical machinery, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, surgical instruments, construction materials, gems, jewelry and sports goods.
During the event in Dubai, Pakistan’s consul-general in the UAE, Hussain Muhammad, urged the UAE-based business leaders to attend the HEMS 2025 trade exhibition to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan, assuring participants of the Pakistani government’s full support in this regard.
“The consulate is here to extend all required assistance and facilitation to the visiting delegates to Pakistan,” he was quoted as saying by the Pakistani consulate.
The UAE is Pakistan’s third-largest trading partner after China and the United States, and a major source of foreign investment valued at over $10 billion in the last 20 years, according to the UAE’s foreign ministry.
Policymakers in Pakistan consider the UAE an optimal export destination due to its geographical proximity, which minimizes transportation and freight costs while facilitating commercial transactions.
Pakistan’s Trade and Investment Counsellor Ali Zeb Khan said the aim of organizing the event in Dubai was to prepare a delegation of buyers and importers to visit Pakistan and participate in the exhibition, organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan in collaboration with the Export Development Board.
Shabbir Merchant, chairman of the Pakistan Business Council Dubai, and Vice Chairman Kamran Riyaz also addressed the gathering, underscoring the council’s role in connecting business communities from both countries to participate in HEMS 2025.
They reiterated their commitment to fostering bilateral trade and investment opportunities, while prominent Pakistani businessman Hussain Dawood highlighted the importance of such exhibitions in promoting Pakistan’s export sectors and strengthening economic partnerships.
Pakistan consulate hosts suhoor in Dubai to woo investors to Lahore trade show
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Pakistan consulate hosts suhoor in Dubai to woo investors to Lahore trade show
- The fourth edition of Health, Engineering and Minerals Show will be held at Expo Center in Lahore on April 17-19
- Consul-General Hussain Muhammad assures UAE businessmen of Pakistan’s full support in exploring various opportunities
Pakistani, Libyan commanders discuss regional security, military cooperation
- The meeting follows reports that Pakistan struck a $4 billion defense deal to sell military equipment to Libyan National Army
- Both sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, with particular focus on security dynamics in respective regions
ISLAMABAD: Libyan National Army Commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar met with Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi and discussed with him military cooperation and regional security, the Pakistani military said on Monday.
The meeting takes place after Munir’s visit to Libya in December that was followed by reports suggesting Pakistan had struck a $4 billion defense deal to sell military equipment, including JF-17 fighter jets and Super Mushak trainer aircraft, to the Libyan National Army that controls eastern Libya. There has been no official confirmation of the deal so far.
Haftar and Prime Minister Dr. Osama Saad Hammad, who governs eastern Libya, called on Field Marshal Munir at Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani military’s media wing.
“During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, with particular focus on security dynamics in respective regions and professional cooperation,” the ISPR said in a statement.
“The discussion underscored the importance of continued engagement and collaboration between the Armed Forces of Pakistan and Libya.”
Libya has been subject to a UN arms embargo since 2011, requiring approval from the UN for transfers of weapons and related material. It was not clear whether Pakistan or Libya had applied for any exemptions to the UN embargo.
During Monday’s meeting, Munir reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Libya, reiterating his country’s support for peace, stability and institutional development in Libya, according to the ISPR.
“The meeting was held in a cordial and constructive atmosphere, reflecting the longstanding friendly relations between Pakistan and Libya,” the Pakistani military said.
