Islamabad: The Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman, Fahad Sulaiman Khalaf Al Kharusi paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House.
At the outset, the Prime Minister strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attack on Imam Bargah Ali bin Abu Talib in the Wadi Kabir district of Muscat, which resulted in the death of six people, including four Pakistani nationals, and over thirty injured, almost all of whom were Pakistanis.
While the prime minister appreciated Oman’s quick response and cooperation with the Pakistan mission in repatriating dead bodies and treating the injured, he said Pakistan itself has been a victim of terrorism in the past few decades. He offered Pakistan’s support to Oman in dealing with the menace of terrorism, which must be eradicated in all its forms.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed his best wishes to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq while fondly recalling his telephone conversations with the Sultan on Eid ul Adha and Eid ul Fitr earlier in the year. The Prime Minister reiterated his invitation to His Majesty to make an official visit to Pakistan as soon as possible.
On the bilateral front, the Prime Minister emphasized that Pakistan and Oman have close, brotherly ties with shared history, faith and culture. He expressed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of trade, investment, energy and defense.
In this context, the Prime Minister thanked the Ambassador for encouraging the trade and investment delegation to visit Pakistan next week and at the same time assured him that the concerned authorities would extend full cooperation to the delegation and strive for mutually beneficial results.
The Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for the reception and conveyed the greetings of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman. He reaffirmed his country’s desire to further improve its trade and investment relations with Pakistan.
