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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday left for Bahrain on a two-day official visit.
During his visit, PM Nawaz will hold meetings with King Hamad and his counterpart, along with select ministers of Bahrain.
In a pre-departure statement, the premier expressed confidence that his visit will open new vistas of cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the field of energy and help Pakistan overcome its acute energy shortage.
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"Relations between the two countries are deeply rooted in in shared history, faith, values, and culture and are based on mutual trust and understanding," PM Nawaz remarked.
The PM further said that Pakistan is keen to improve bilateral economic ties with Bahrain — which are reflective of the fraternal warmth that exists between the two countries. He added that Pakistan also aims to increase bilateral trade volume with Bahrain which currently stands at $200 million.
The delegation-level talks and one-on-one meeting with Bahrain's King Hamad will focus on further enhancing bilateral relations in various fields — including energy cooperation, manpower employment, trade investment and defence.
The PM is visiting Bahrain on the invitation of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa who is the prime minister of Bahrain.
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Jan 07, 2015 11:47am
Another family business trip under the umbrella of Pak Govt!!!
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Jan 07, 2015 11:57am
@Rehman Please be positive
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Jan 07, 2015 11:58am
It is his way to say thank you to his nationals to allow him to loot third time. Of course he has to spend it some place.
He is going to check which villa to get.
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Jan 07, 2015 12:08pm
Dear Prime Minister,
Thanks for working hard for my country. Love and Roses for you Sire...
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Jan 07, 2015 12:09pm
How come he is visiting a country where the king is systematically killing its own people. The people of Bahrain despise Pakistan because of our involvement in the killings of innocent people their who are demanding their legitimate rights. Please keep Pakistan away from their rulers as their days are numbered.
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Jan 07, 2015 12:10pm
@Kaleem Can you please elaborate the positivity out of this trip. Look after the in-house matters first. If Nawaz can't, please open your eyes at least.
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Jan 07, 2015 12:14pm
Please do not follow your previous leader in begging against every country you visit. First against World Bank, USA, UK and then in SAARC too.
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Jan 07, 2015 12:25pm
@Kaleem be positive for negativity ?
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Jan 07, 2015 12:32pm
Family business on public money. Who is in the delegation? Maryam, Hamza, Shehbaz?
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Jan 07, 2015 12:37pm
Half the week in Raiwind, other days on foreign trips!!! This PM visits Pakistan occasionally and spends most of his time on vacation either at his palace in Lahore or under the guise of 'official visits' which actually are personal business trips. His stay in Islamabad in the past 1 1/2 year are not many. I wonder if there is any other PM in the world who loves to stay away from his country's capital where he is supposed to work!
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Jan 07, 2015 12:39pm
@Kaleem I wish there was something to be positive about under these people in power brother, with all due respect to your sentiments, reality is dark, yet we strive because we are hopeful (positive) for a better Pakistan, having said that we must not turn a blind eye to the facts. To all the motorway and bus lovers, kindly give me an example of any nation on the planet which made progress with these. You need education, security, electricity, clean drinking water, law and order and the list may go on of what we all dream of but then again the margins of plundering in all of these are way below as compared to building roads and bus tracks and furthermore these necessities will also compromise their way of governance and being able to scam their way to power.
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Jan 07, 2015 12:49pm
A little mercenary manpower business I presume?
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Jan 07, 2015 12:56pm
@Dishum : You just nailed it buddy!
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Jan 07, 2015 12:59pm
...and that says it all......THIS is our governments priorities.....can you shame the shameless ?
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Jan 07, 2015 01:13pm
He went to finalize balochistan's Reco Diq deal, commission etc...etc... since saif ur rahman will be there....looters
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Jan 07, 2015 01:23pm
@Dishum
And that matters why? It's business. It's none your concern what the Bahrain government does to its own nation. Pakistan should only be interested in business.
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Jan 07, 2015 02:07pm
Too much hard work in the last few weeks, much needed detoxifying visit. Enjoy.
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Jan 07, 2015 02:10pm
Always seeking new avenues to beg!
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Jan 07, 2015 02:11pm
@Qamar Modi likes visiting phoren countries too!
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Jan 07, 2015 02:28pm
@Rehman
NS is visiting as PM. What is wrong in that? If PM does not strengthen relations with other countries, who should do this task?
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Jan 07, 2015 02:39pm
@jay patel USA has the heaviest debt burden in the world, I do not favour Mr. Sharif but its OK if cooperation establishes among muslim countries
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Jan 07, 2015 02:49pm
@Rehman it is likely to personally present permits for the threatened/near extinct Houbara Bustard (Tilour) hunt to the royal family, obviously in return of some personal business returns.
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Jan 07, 2015 03:24pm
Since he is visiting he should make use of this opportunity to mend the pak image and ask the king not to use our men who are serving in police to kill innocent shias of bahrain.
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Jan 07, 2015 03:33pm
@Azmeen ...he is visiting in name only, but his real intention is for family business. How many of his cronies travelling with him for this two day visit? Why don't the Pakistanis wake up despite knowing full well what he and his brother Shabaz are doing and have done to the country. There is still time left to WAKE up and kick him out, otherwise the country will go down the drain.
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Jan 07, 2015 04:19pm
PM Nawaz Sharif is working hard to get his name on Gunnies book of record as the the only head of government to do the most foreign tours while his country was going through testing times .Bahrain is an private business trip.NS needs to relax
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Jan 07, 2015 04:36pm
@Rehman @Faizan @Nawab Please tell me something negative about it. Why are we so keen to take negativity out of everything. States of head regularly visit our states to explore trade and get global influence. In Pakistan, wherever our PM goes, we start believing in conspiracy theories that he is going to expand his empire.
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Jan 07, 2015 05:23pm
Shame shame, Bahrain majority wants democracy and fighting for that at least 5 years. West wants to make it as sectarian issue, it's not. One person one vote and respect what they want. Bahrain hiring Pak for police to curb protest.
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Jan 07, 2015 05:37pm
Probably on his way to sing away some more protected species of wild birds/animals for the pleasure of the Royal Sheiks hunting trips into Pakistan!
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Jan 07, 2015 06:25pm
@Dr. Sadaf That is exactly what I said but Dawn did not like my comment, but yes touche :-)
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Jan 07, 2015 06:26pm
@Qamar and Samdee
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Jan 07, 2015 06:37pm
Has any one studied his foreign trips...what have we gained out of these trips... His trips are like driving a car at night. he never sees further than his headlights......
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Jan 07, 2015 07:07pm
Happy vacations this time after many days because of Peshawar carname you had no other choice but to stay in the country now after passing the bill it's all army head ache you have come back on your normal ruling style (life style) to fly around during most of the year time.Can't we have a full time Pm instead of part time.
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