President Mamnoon Hussain has emphasized
that in the wake of ever increasing menace of extremism and terrorism,
there is a need to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of
security and intelligence sharing between Pakistan and Bahrain.
The President said
this while talking to HE Ali Bin Saleh
Al-Saleh Chairman Shura Council (Upper House) Kingdom of Bahrain who along with a delegation called on him at the
Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Friday. Chairman Senate
Mian Raza Rabbani and Senator Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah were also present on the occasion.
The President highlighted
that the volume of bilateral trade does not commensurate with the true
potential of both countries, therefore, it needs to be further enhanced. He
added that Pakistan would welcome Bahraini investment particularly in the
energy and infrastructure development sectors, where Pakistan offers an
attractive investment regime.
The
President thanked the Bahraini delegation for appreciating the role of
the Pakistanis diaspora in the development and progress of Bahrain and
hoped that Pakistanis in Bahrain would continue perform their positive and
useful part in future also.
The President also offered cooperation
for the students and officials of Bahrain in different fields of life.
Expressing pleasure on the exchange of high level delegations, the President
called for further enhancing these contacts so that joint ventures could be
initiated in commercial and industrial sectors between the two countries. He
also expressed good wishes for the people, government and the Crown Prince of
Bahrain.
The President stated that Chairman
Senate Raza Rabbani is committed to promote
Pakistan’s relations with the International Community especially with the
Islamic World which is commendable.
On
the occasion, Chairman Shura Council (Upper House) Kingdom of Bahrain HE
Ali Bin Saleh Al-Saleh conveyed best wishes to the President on behalf of the
King and Crown Prince of Bahrain. He said that both countries enjoy close
brotherly relations. He further stated that Nursing University is a special
gift for Pakistan from Bahrain adding it will enhance bilateral cooperation. He
also expressed the desire to benefit from China Pakistan Economic Corridor. He
underlined that Pakistan is an important country not only for Bahrain but for
the whole Muslim Ummah.
