Pakistan offers military training to Qatar Armed Forces
Qatar is also planning to increase employment opportunities for Pakistani nationals in the coming years.
The Federal Minister for Defense Production, Zobaida Jalal, has offered military training to the Qatar Armed Forces.
The minister added that Pakistan’s military institutions were open to soldiers belonging to the Arab Gulf state.
اجتمعت سعادة السيدة / زبيدة جلال، وزيرة الإنتاج الدفاعي بجمهورية باكستان الإسلامية، مع سعادة الشيخ / سعود بن عبدالرحمن آل ثاني، سفير دولة قطر لدى جمهورية باكستان الإسلامية. جرى خلال الاجتماع، استعراض علاقات التعاون الثنائي بين البلدين، بالإضافة إلى الموضوعات ذات الاهتمام المشترك. pic.twitter.com/erhJcUDX2K
— Qatar Emb islamabad (@qataremb_isb) March 2, 2021
HE Ms Zobaida Jalal, Federal Minister for Defence Production, met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Sheikh / Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
They reviewed the bilateral cooperation ties and issues of common interest were discussed. pic.twitter.com/TLbLYpaLPl— Qatar Emb islamabad (@qataremb_isb) March 2, 2021
Talking to the Qatari envoy to Pakistan, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Faisal Al-Thani, Jalal applauded diplomatic relations between the two countries, calling Qatar a “trustworthy friend” of Pakistan.
Jalal reiterated that the two states need to work closely to further extend bilateral cooperation beyond the economic domain to defense, military exercises, and personnel and joint ventures.
Meanwhile, the Qatari ambassador reassured his government’s commitment to fully cooperate with Pakistan and its people and expand bilateral ties between the two countries.
Earlier this week, the Qatar Consul General in Karachi, Mishal M Al-Ansari, also told the local business community that Qatar is planning to increase employment opportunities for Pakistani nationals in the coming years.
قام سعادة القنصل العام بزيارة مقر جمعية كورنغي للتجارة والصناعة بكراتشي يوم الإثنين الموافق 1 مارس، وذلك بناءاً على دعوة موجهة لسعادته من قبل السيد سليم الزمان رئيس جمعية كورنغي للتجارة والصناعة. وتم خلال الإجتماع مناقشة سبل تعزيز الإستثمار بين البلدين في شتى القطاعات. pic.twitter.com/xcCukxwTt5
— ConsGenQatar_Karachi (@QatarCons_KHI) March 2, 2021
H.E Consul General visited the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry on 1st March 2021, on the invitation of KATI President Mr. Saleem uz Zaman. During the meeting, the means of boosting trade between the two countries in various sectors was discussed pic.twitter.com/rNbPUMTXsG
— ConsGenQatar_Karachi (@QatarCons_KHI) March 2, 2021
Last month, the two countries signed a 10-year Liquefied Natural Gas supply contract at the “lowest-ever publicly disclosed price under a long-term contract in the world.”
Qatar Petroleum enters into a long-term agreement for the supply of 3 MTPA of LNG to Pakistan#QP #QatarPetroleum #Qatar https://t.co/I14PivYOb4 pic.twitter.com/YjCyZwIz1X
— Qatar Petroleum (@qatarpetroleum) February 26, 2021
Meanwhile, earlier in January, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, had also met with the top Qatari leadership, including the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.
During the army chief’s visit, matters of mutual interest, defense, and security cooperation were discussed.
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