Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed for Turkiye on Tuesday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the premier is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi.
During the visit, PM Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to hold comprehensive discussions with President Erdogan on bilateral ties and regional developments. The engagement aims to further strengthen the longstanding strategic partnership between the two nations.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ongoing visit to Turkiye comes in the wake of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Islamabad in February, where both leaders co-chaired the 7th session of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC).
During the February session, Pakistan and Turkiye signed 24 memoranda of understanding (MoUs), reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthen bilateral ties across multiple sectors. A major highlight of the meeting was the agreement to increase bilateral trade to $5 billion.
Key areas of cooperation outlined in the agreements included an expansion of the Trade in Goods Agreement (TGA), enhanced collaboration in the defence sector, and efforts to attract Turkish investment in Pakistan.
The two sides also agreed to operationalise the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul trade corridor and to deepen cooperation in areas such as energy, finance, and digital trade.
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