ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar arrived on a two-day visit to Kuwait on Tuesday to meet the top leadership of the Middle Eastern country and sign a number of bilateral cooperation and investment deals.
Kakar is on a week-long visit to the Middle East, starting with the United Arab Emirates where he signed deals worth billions of dollars on Monday. His visit to Abu Dhabi was followed by Kuwait and then onwards to Dubai for the United Nations climate conference, or COP28.
“Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar arrived in Kuwait for his two-day official visit,” the PM Office in Islamabad said in a brief statement. “Kuwait’s Minister for Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, Dr. Jassim Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ostad received the Prime Minister upon his arrival.”
According to Pakistan’s foreign office, Kakar will meet Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al Ahmed AL Sabah during his stay in Kuwait.
“The visit will include signing of various MoUs in the field of Manpower, Information Technology, Mineral exploration and Food Security, Energy and Defense,” it added.
Prior to Kakar’s arrival, Pakistan’s commerce minister Dr. Gohar Ejaz had held a meeting with the top echelon of the Kuwait Investment Authority to fortify the economic ties between the two countries through enhanced investment cooperation.
While acknowledging the current trade standing at $100 billion, Ejaz envisioned Pakistan’s trade potential at $1 trillion. He also outlined the goal of elevating the GDP from $300 billion to $3 trillion, making Pakistan an unparalleled investment destination in the coming decade.
The Pakistani prime minister spent much of the day in Abu Dhabi where he visited the famous Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque which is a masterpiece of modern Islamic architecture with capacity to accommodate over 40,000 visitors.
He started his visit to the place by paying his respect at the mausoleum of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Kakar was briefed about the mosque’s noble message that highlights notions of coexistence, tolerance and openness to other cultures.
From Kuwait, the prime minister will leave for Dubai to attend the World Climate Action Summit, scheduled to take place on Dec. 1-2 as part of COP28.
Pakistan’s PM arrives in Kuwait on two-day visit to sign multibillion-dollar deals
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Pakistan’s PM arrives in Kuwait on two-day visit to sign multibillion-dollar deals
- Kakar is on week-long visit to Middle East starting with UAE where he signed deals worth billions of dollars on Monday
- Kakar will also attend the World Climate Action Summit scheduled to take place in Dubai on Dec. 1-2 as part of COP28
