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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari met Qatar&rsquo;s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha on Wednesday, where both leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and promoting stability in the region, according to a statement issued by Pakistan&rsquo;s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.&nbsp;The statement said the Qatar emir &ldquo;warmly welcomed President Zardari&rdquo; and expressed pride in Pakistan&rsquo;s progress, acknowledging what he described as the &ldquo;valuable contribution&rdquo; of the Pakistani community to Qatar&rsquo;s development.&nbsp;He also expressed a desire to increase the number of Pakistani professionals working in Qatar in the coming years.&nbsp;President Zardari conveyed greetings from the Government and people of Pakistan and praised Qatar&rsquo;s &ldquo;remarkable progress and visionary leadership&rdquo; under the emir.&nbsp;Both leaders agreed to expand cooperation across political, economic, defense, and cultural sectors.&nbsp;President Zardari proposed deeper collaboration in defense production, agriculture, and food security, a proposal the emir welcomed, directing officials to begin discussions immediately, the statement added.&nbsp;Zardari also recalled Pakistan&rsquo;s consistent diplomatic support for Qatar&rsquo;s sovereignty at international forums and lauded Qatar&rsquo;s humanitarian efforts for Gaza. He reaffirmed Pakistan&rsquo;s &ldquo;continued solidarity&rdquo; with Qatar.&nbsp;According to the statement, the Amir expressed satisfaction over Pakistan&rsquo;s recent defense cooperation developments with other Gulf partners and noted Pakistan&rsquo;s &ldquo;strategic importance&rdquo; due to its balanced relations with China, the West, and regional states.&nbsp;The president also encouraged greater Qatari investment in Pakistan, expressing confidence that bilateral economic engagement would grow under the Amir&rsquo;s leadership.&nbsp;Zardari further appreciated Qatar&rsquo;s role in the UN-led Doha Process on Afghanistan, describing it as instrumental in facilitating humanitarian, development, and security coordination.&nbsp;The emir expressed hope that Pakistan and Afghanistan would &ldquo;overcome current challenges and move toward stability.&rdquo;&nbsp;The meeting concluded with President Zardari extending an invitation to the emir to visit Pakistan.&nbsp;&ldquo;The emir accepted the invitation and informed the President that he would visit Pakistan early next year,&rdquo; the statement said.

Foreign Affairs

President Zardari and Qatar’s Emir reaffirmed commitment to strengthen bilateral ties, expand cooperation in defense, economy, and culture, support regional stability, and enhance Pakistani workforce in Qatar.

Pakistan, Qatar reaffirm commitment to deepen cooperation and regional stability

US President Donald Trump will meet Saturday with the emir and prime minister of Qatar, a key ally in preserving the fragile Gaza peace deal, during a refueling stop on his way to Asia, officials said.&nbsp;The Qatari leaders will board Air Force One late in the day when it lands at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the regional headquarters for the US military and thousands of American troops, a White House official said.&nbsp;Trump is travelling to Asia for the first time since retaking office in January, with two regional summits and a face-to-face meeting with China&#39;s Xi Jinping and other leaders on the agenda.&nbsp;Qatar has played a key mediating role in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas since the outbreak of the war and is among the guarantors of the fragile peace deal, along with Egypt, the United States and Turkey.&nbsp;Qatar&#39;s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week to discuss the highly sensitive next steps in the deal, including the establishment of a security force in Gaza and the fate of Hamas.

Middle East

US President Donald Trump will meet Qatar’s emir and prime minister on Saturday during a refueling stop at Al Udeid Air Base en route to Asia.


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Pakistan, Qatar reaffirm commitment to deepen cooperation and regional stability

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