Islamabad: Pakistan and Qatar have reaffirmed their commitment to transform their strong brotherly relations, rooted in shared faith and mutual respect, into a robust economic partnership. An agreement to significantly increase bilateral investment was reached during a high-level meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al Thani.
The Qatari minister is visiting Islamabad to co-chair the 6th session of the Pakistan-Qatar Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC). He conveyed warm wishes from the Qatari leadership to the Prime Minister.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Sharif praised Qatar’s role as one of Pakistan’s key partners and an influential regional mediator. He emphasized that Pakistan is opening its doors for Qatari investors, highlighting major opportunities in energy, agriculture, information technology, and infrastructure development.
The Prime Minister underscored Pakistan’s investor-friendly policies and extended a strong invitation to Qatari investors to explore new avenues under the government’s Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) framework.
In response, Sheikh Faisal reaffirmed Qatar’s firm commitment to deepening economic ties with Pakistan. He stated that the 6th JMC session provides a crucial platform to review existing cooperation and identify new initiatives for mutual benefit.
The JMC communique highlighted a mutual interest in the transportation sector, including green technologies like electric vehicles and modern rail systems. Pakistan specifically pointed to significant investment opportunities in major road projects, such as the Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway (M-13) and the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway.
