ISLAMABAD: Hungary’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday with a high-level delegation to explore business opportunities in the country, Pakistan’s foreign office said.
Szijjártó is touring the country on Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s invitation, with the two officials scheduled to hold delegation-level talks after one-on-one discussions.
“Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto has arrived in Islamabad,” the foreign office said. “He was received at the airport by Muhammad Ayyub, Additional Secretary Europe, Ambassador of Hungary, and other senior officials.”
The foreign office said a day earlier the focus of the two governments was to deepen collaboration in the economic, trade, energy and investment sectors.
It also informed that a number of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and an agreement on cooperation in the fields of culture (2025–2027), archaeology and cultural heritage, and the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic passports will be signed between the two countries on the occasion.
“This would be FM Szijjártó’s second visit to Pakistan, aimed at lending positive impetus to enhanced bilateral cooperation and mutually rewarding economic partnership,” the statement said.
Pakistan enjoys cordial relations with Hungary, and this year Islamabad will mark 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations with the country.
The two countries enjoy cooperation in energy, with Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Group actively investing in Pakistan’s oil and gas exploration sector since the early 2000s.
MOL Pakistan has invested heavily in exploration and production, especially in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Pakistan has pursued agreements in trade, energy, tourism, livestock, mining and minerals, and other priority sectors with regional allies and Gulf countries in recent months. Islamabad hopes to attract foreign investment in its priority sectors to achieve sustainable growth.
Pakistan formed the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in June 2023 to attract international investment in these sectors, mainly from Gulf countries. The SIFC says it aims to fast-track decisions related to investments.
Hungarian FM arrives in Islamabad with high-level delegation to explore business opportunities
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Hungarian FM arrives in Islamabad with high-level delegation to explore business opportunities
- Pakistan and Hungary are expected to sign agreements on culture, heritage and visas during the visit
- Pakistan says the two governments want enhanced economic, trade, energy and investment relations
Pakistanis among six injured by debris in Abu Dhabi as UAE intercepts drones
- Iran launched drone attacks and missiles at Gulf nations, including UAE, since Saturday after it was attacked by US and Israel
- Minor injuries reported among six Pakistani, Nepalese nationals in two locations across Industrial City of Abu Dhabi Phase 2
ISLAMABAD: Six people were injured by falling debris in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, among them Pakistani nationals, after the UAE’s air defense system intercepted drones, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a statement.
Iran has launched a barrage of missiles and drone attacks at the UAE and other Gulf countries to target facilities hosting US troops since Saturday. The attacks come in response to coordinated strikes by the US and Israel against Iran last week after months of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The Abu Dhabi Media Office, in a post on social media platform X, said authorities responded to an incident of debris falling in two locations across the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi Phase 2 (ICAD II) “following the successful interception of drones by air defense systems.”
“The incident resulted in minor and moderate injuries to six Pakistani and Nepali nationals,” the statement said.
The statement did not mention how many Pakistani nationals out of the six were injured in the attack.
The Abu Dhabi Media Office urged the public to seek information from only government sources and avoid spreading rumors or unverified information.
Pakistan has asked its citizens in Gulf states to exercise caution, avoid travel and strictly follow official adviseries ever since tensions escalated in the region on Saturday.
The UAE is home to over 1.5 million Pakistani expatriates, one of the largest communities of overseas Pakistanis worldwide.
Pakistan has condemned the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran but also criticized Tehran’s attacks that have targeted countries in the Gulf region, advising all parties to exercise restraint.
