QUETTA: The Consul General of Japan in Karachi, Mr Akira Ouchi, during his recent visit to Quetta, called on Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai, Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and Inspector General Mushtaq Sukhera and exchanged views with them on ways of strengthening cooperation between Japan and Pakistan in various fields.

He also met provincial Minister for Sports, Culture and Population Welfare Mujeeb Hashmi and the Vice-Chancellor of Balochistan University of information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Mr Ahmed Farooq.

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