Bilateral ties: Qatari delegation calls on president

ISLAMABAD: A delegation from Qatar, headed by Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Thani, a member of the royal family of Qatar, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday afternoon. Pak-Qatar bilateral relations, mutual cooperation in economic and commercial investment were discussed during the meeting. Issues relating to Qatar International Islamic Bank and projects being undertaken in Layyah and Dadu district by Qatari charity organisation RAF also came under discussion. President Zardari said that Pakistan greatly values its brotherly relations with Qatar and is keen to further enhance and promote mutual cooperation in the areas of economy, commerce, investment, manpower and energy sectors for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28^th,  2011.