Returned from China, Nawaz heads to Berlin

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Returned from China, Nawaz heads to Berlin

Mateen Haider Published November 9, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Only a day after returning from the four-day official visit to China, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is now leaving for Berlin on Monday (tomorrow) for another official visit.

"Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif is going to visit the Federal Republic of Germany from 10-11 November at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel,” said Tasneem Aslam spokesperson of Foreign Office in a statement.

Aslam said that during the visit, the Prime Minister would hold talks with Chancellor Merkel which will be followed by an official lunch.

He will then meet President of the German Bundestag (Parliament) and also address a business forum organised by the Pakistan Board of Investment, which is expected to be attended by a large number of German business executives and investors.

"Pakistan and Germany enjoy close and cordial relations. Germany is Pakistan’s fourth largest trading partner globally and the largest in the European Union.

Pakistan’s bilateral trade with Germany stands at US$ 2.5 billion annually. The two countries have strong collaboration in various other fields,” she said.

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being human

Nov 09, 2014 06:49pm

2.5 billion $ is not a big amount in terms of trade

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Ali

Nov 09, 2014 06:50pm

PTI support aside Nawaz Sharif is doing good work for country.

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Asif PK

Nov 09, 2014 06:59pm

Build strong infrastructure in the country., show us some results. Provide basic necessity., Electric & Water.

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imran ali

Nov 09, 2014 07:03pm

P.M on foreign visit to renew his visit visa for Pakistan

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mohammad shafique

Nov 09, 2014 07:06pm

nawaz sharif should take up the human rights issue of the roma and the sinte people who are people of indian subcontinent orgin and are mistreated by the german people and establishment

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riz

Nov 09, 2014 07:09pm

The Dharnas have spoiled the investment climate thanks to TuQ and IK. Poor NS has an uphill battle. He is trying his best.

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Omar

Nov 09, 2014 07:11pm

We love Germany! Let's continue to build strong relations with Deutschland!

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Zeeshan

Nov 09, 2014 07:13pm

The political tormoil is over and our PM has taken off again. His plane will ocasionnaly land on the surface of Pakistan to refuel itself.

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M. Siddique

Nov 09, 2014 07:27pm

Let us hope this visit brings some much needed investment. Hard working people of Pakistan needs some inducement to defeat extremism.

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hrk

Nov 09, 2014 07:30pm

Hope the pakistanis in Berln protest go nawaz go

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Qamar

Nov 09, 2014 07:35pm

The purpose of this visit? The family of PM wants to have some fun in Germany on our money. Oh, by the way, PM should take with him new written notes; I hope he doesn't re-cycle the written notes that he had previously read to USA and China leaders.

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Sunil

Nov 09, 2014 07:43pm

Just an invitation is required, for the PM, Nawaz Sharif. Why doesn't he invite German Chancellor instead to visit Pakistan?

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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali

Nov 09, 2014 07:54pm

Where are the members of advisory team.. Is this a exploratory trip for business after retirement or a trip of deal making for tor thr family business.. I don't think that two brothers are that smart to negotiate for the government of Pakistan.

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Dr Carla

Nov 09, 2014 08:01pm

He needs some peace of mind hence he is going on foreign trips? What else he can do?

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Jalaluddin S. Hussain

Nov 09, 2014 08:05pm

It is too late now and Sharif also does not have a credible mandate. His election was rigged to the core!

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Calcutta Man

Nov 09, 2014 08:06pm

Hallelujah!

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kbatoon

Nov 09, 2014 08:13pm

Working day and night for progress of Pakistan , salute such a leader , pakistan people got more than they deserve.

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whatever

Nov 09, 2014 08:31pm

a better headline would have been that PM visits Pakistan for 2 days and off he leaves again.

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chodhary

Nov 09, 2014 08:38pm

Utter waste of tax payers' money... a fake prime minister travelling only to find opportunities for his own personal business empire. Shame!

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Amjad Wyne

Nov 09, 2014 08:39pm

Did the chancellor also invite prime minister's family, his cousins and his tigers?

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Red Dawn

Nov 09, 2014 08:43pm

Good. Please bring in some good corporate ethics practices from there as well.

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Hasan

Nov 09, 2014 08:45pm

Looks like NS wants to break his own record of foreign trips by a PM of Pakistan. The same one which he made last year.

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nanotech

Nov 09, 2014 08:47pm

Is their a more hard working PM than this one, and do pakistanis deserve such a patriotic honest and intelligent man.

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samar

Nov 09, 2014 08:57pm

Good work so far PM

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Hashim khan

Nov 09, 2014 09:09pm

Berlin invite is by Angela Merkel and sounds like an important one. Both china and Germany are important countries and must not be avoided.

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Shuaib Bhat

Nov 09, 2014 09:24pm

Unlike the burger class. I am very happy our PM is going abroad to attract investment. Zardari destroyed the amount of investment coming into Pakistan. NS is promoting a civilised and sophisticated Pakistan. After getting $30-50 billion from China people from Europe will be more willing to invest in Pakistan!! Inshallah NS and Ishaq Dar will continue their visits to Europe, Middle East and the US to attract investment.

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Ash

Nov 09, 2014 09:25pm

Somehow NS is more happy staying outside Pakistan. IK please relax a bit and let NS feel at home in Pakistan,

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muhammad

Nov 09, 2014 09:42pm

China trip did make sense; Does It worth to visit Europe?

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Harmony

Nov 09, 2014 09:58pm

After China it's Berlin now. We should invite our own PM back to his country!!!

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Jahangir Khan

Nov 09, 2014 10:03pm

People of Pakistan again good news besides Investment agreements... "This is that Imran Khan withdraws main demand that PM Nawaz Sharif should step down --exactly two days after new ISI chief takes over"...Khan sb? This is you?

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Doc

Nov 09, 2014 10:04pm

Stay blessed sir!

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Masood Khan

Nov 09, 2014 10:05pm

Along with members of his immediate family and cronies. What a waste of public money. There is no accountability in the present Government nor was there any accountability when PPP was in power for five years. You get what you vote.

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Sardar KHAN

Nov 09, 2014 10:38pm

What a performance from a person who is bend over to do nothing but jumps to have free holidays at the expense of the suffering people of the country? How many members of his own family will be in the team to enjoy free holidays?What a shameful government we have? GO NAWAZ GO on long holidays and have mercy on the poor people and the country.

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Ammy

Nov 09, 2014 10:43pm

Good. Now Nawaz is aware that all this dharma and march is not going to remove him. And it's time to work, else he won't win next election, in the given situation. Another hardworking PM in the neighbourhood is giving him complex.its better to get going and achieve since Public has also raised the expectation in both countries. An Ideal situation for both countries to prosper. Even if there is a healthy competition amongst leaders to work more in the 2 countries, it's always a win-win situation for all.

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Parvez

Nov 09, 2014 10:56pm

When you are redundant at home ....... the best thing to do is travel, after all the country pays for it.

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Confused

Nov 10, 2014 12:07am

The PM has an option to either travel to drum up business or he can sit around and do dharnas. I think the PM has taken the better option.

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Zeeshan

Nov 10, 2014 12:10am

He is always giving the statement to his opponents and specially Musharraf "See I am more successful than you. I am travelling around the world as PM".

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Danish

Nov 10, 2014 12:27am

As soon as dharnas slow down foreign visits start with full pace as before...

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Marooni

Nov 10, 2014 12:31am

@Qamar well said qamar

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CHANAKYA

Nov 10, 2014 12:56am

Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Shariff is making waves.After a most successful China visit,he is now off to Germany to discuss wide-ranging matters with Frau Angela Merkel.Mian Nawaz should next think of improving relations with India,by discussing all topics including Jammu&Kashmir,and attempt to find a solution to the waxing and elusive problem in a spirit of co-operation and Give&Take.

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Kaleem Ullah

Nov 10, 2014 01:17am

I fail to understand, many people commented about his family members going to Germany. How do you know about that? There is no news on this, the china trip was conducted in 12 persons plane, Please stop fabricating to satisfy your inner soul. Please think of Pakistan first, Please!

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shami

Nov 10, 2014 02:11am

Pakistan need strong ties with Germany and EU. There are many areas that Pak can benefit from Germany e.g. Energy sector (solar, thermal, hydal), Medical equipments, Defence, Railways, Infrastructure etc. PM Nawaz should try to avail this opportunity for building strong business relation with Germany.

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Imran Altaf

Nov 10, 2014 02:29am

He should stay at home and work on the basics like....electricity, clean water, health etc.In any case I find the Nawaz visits overseas as a major embarrassment owing to the fact that he has no leadership skills and can't speak decent english without a script. Also $2.5 billion is nothing these days.

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nkhan

Nov 10, 2014 02:41am

Wasté of public funds

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Aly khan

Nov 10, 2014 03:46am

We want accountability of every penny NS spend on foreign visits and also what benefit did they bring to Pakistan. Expense reimbursements should be limited to economy class and basic 3 star hotel, if they want to spend more on these visits it should come out of their own pocket. We are heavily indebted can't afford these lavish fruitless trips abroad

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vikasrehman

Nov 10, 2014 03:48am

@riz My parents are of Pakistani origin and even they would not invest anything in Pakistan because of the system there. The lack of investment has nothing to do with dharnas. On the contrary, there is some hope that with these dharnas, the govt might b forced to take some steps in the right direction. Just ask yourself one simple question. Your own PM and FM who are blaming IK for the lack of investment in Pakistan have millions invested in other countries. What sort of message does this send to the foreign investors?

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A shah

Nov 10, 2014 03:56am

Trade us secondary, we must only talk about kashmir.

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A shah

Nov 10, 2014 03:59am

@shami please check the BBC worldwide for the article of NS taking his family along for a free holiday.

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Kamran Ahmad

Nov 10, 2014 04:01am

@kbatoon, you fool, if he is so patriotic then why did he only pay Rs5,000 in income tax couple of years ago? He has billions of DOLLARS up his back side which can pay for New schools, hospitals, electricity for the poor, proper military equipment for our dying soldiers,airmen,sailors etcc

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Humza

Nov 10, 2014 04:12am

@Imran Altaf He is working on the basics. Musharraf didn't add 1 kw of electricity in 10 years of dictatorship. Nawaz Sharif has inked deals to overcome our energy problems in the next 5 years. He would have signed these same deals in Islamabad had the Chinese President not been scared away by Imran Khan's destabilizing anti Pakistan progress dharnas. Hopefully the German trip will bring some high technology and engineering investment for Pakistan. Great work Nawaz Sharif!

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Laeeq Ahmed

Nov 10, 2014 04:26am

Let him visit all the countries, not much time left for him to have free tours on peoples tax money.

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Jawad

Nov 10, 2014 04:34am

Sharif brothers asking for investment??? Do they invest in Pakistan or mostly in England and Dubai? Very nice--- take your own money out and ask others to invest and that too with huge amount if commissions --- and that commission money ends up back in Europe in their personal accounts. ! Lol ----- People speaking for sharif brothers should google their assets property and investment in England --

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Syed Ahmed

Nov 10, 2014 05:13am

These foreign trips are at public expense and truly meant to boost family business. Majority of Pakistanis will continue to suffer on account of lawlessness, lack of jobs, food insecurity, lack of potable water, health care, water and gas but shoulder foreign loans to a a tune of Rs100,000 per head.

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Hoodwink

Nov 10, 2014 05:37am

Indians are jealous their head of state not invited to Germany?

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Hakim

Nov 10, 2014 05:47am

So when does this guy work??? He cant speak, cant read, cant write and certainly cant dress, so what does he do on these trips???? Oh I forgot personal interest for his family empire...............Does Im ran Khan know about this trip because he needs to start another dharna to stop Shareeg Jaat's German trip

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Shahrukh Fatah

Nov 10, 2014 05:58am

I wonder if his brother, wife and daughter are also travelling with him at OUR expense??? Enough is enough. Give the people more and take less!

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Danish

Nov 10, 2014 06:23am

@Sunil Are you delegated by RAW to read DAWN and post comments as soon as news comes???

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Haroon

Nov 10, 2014 06:29am

How can I as a citizen knows the agreements signed? Where can they upload them minus any confidential related to defence.

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Canada

Nov 10, 2014 06:40am

He is personally going to place new orders of BMW for family and friends. The he will declare trade has been increased by 200 million, the cost of the BMWs

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Aik_Paki

Nov 10, 2014 08:33am

@Ali In terms of foreign tours and sightseeing. Yes I must agree to his excellent tours for the family also.

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Aik_Paki

Nov 10, 2014 08:34am

@riz Investment climate for the family is always good for NS.

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Aik_Paki

Nov 10, 2014 08:36am

@kbatoon Yes he only does work during and while on tours.

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Aik_Paki

Nov 10, 2014 08:38am

@Shuaib Bhat Please continue to live in the fool's paradise NS made for Pakistani's

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Naeem Qureshi

Nov 10, 2014 09:54am

Another trip at public expense. NS will soon become the most traveled PM. What is the cost of this trip. How many fiends and advisers are going with NS. Does anybody know. A good diversion for a intellectually bankrupt NS.

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Bhai

Nov 10, 2014 10:06am

@Hoodwink , you are wrong. There is no jealousy. PM Modi was invited by German Chancellor Merkel long time back when he was elected as PM. NOt only that Merkel is coming to India next year beginning. All world leaders from UK to France, Germany, AUstralia, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, Canada, US, AND even CHina, etc had invited Modi long time when he was elected as PM. Not only that, Leaders from China, Australia, UK, FRance, USA, Canada, etc have all visited India when he was elected PM. Its your own PM who got late invites and now he has one which shows the credibility of Pakistan in international community which is zero

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shahla

Nov 10, 2014 10:59am

p.m should maintain transportation in karachi

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Adventurer

Nov 10, 2014 11:07am

@Hoodwink Just being invited is- not enough, is it fruitful? Indo-German business like Mercedez Benz, Volkswagen and many more already doing business their. So let Pakistan show it and not just holiday making.

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piyush

Nov 10, 2014 02:42pm

Last time when Gen. Musharraf was interviewed by German media, he confessed creating terror groups. http://goo.gl/JojZwN

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tahseen.khan@sbcglobal.net

Nov 11, 2014 08:09am

@M. Siddique May be he will bring some new investment in, but, you will steal, rob and burn it down-whats the point. Growup!

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tahseen.khan@sbcglobal.net

Nov 11, 2014 08:14am

@Shuaib Bhat Promise you will take care of these investments and not blow them up or burn them to the ground!

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