The two sides also discussed the follow-up to the 6th session of the Pakistan-Qatar Joint Ministerial Commission.
Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, visits Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on February 24, 2026. PHOTO: EXPRESS
DOHA:
Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his official visit to Doha on Tuesday. Dr Al-Sayed is also the Chairman of the Pak-Qatar Joint Task Force.
During the meeting, both sides reviewed bilateral trade and economic cooperation and expressed satisfaction over the growing momentum in Pakistan-Qatar relations. The Prime Minister highlighted the importance of increasing bilateral trade volumes and diversifying Pakistan’s exports to Qatar, particularly in agricultural products, food products and value-added goods.
Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, HE Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, visits Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. pic.twitter.com/8lscTiAgwm
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Both sides also discussed the follow-up to the 6th session of the Pakistan-Qatar Joint Ministerial Commission and reaffirmed their commitment to implement the agreed decisions. The Prime Minister further highlighted Pakistan’s investment-friendly reforms and the role of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in facilitating foreign investments.
Dr. Al-Sayed reiterated Qatar’s interest in expanding economic cooperation and strengthening private sector and business ties between the two countries. Both sides agreed to convene a working group meeting, comprising relevant officials from both countries, during the month of Ramazan, to discuss concrete proposals for Qatari investment in Pakistan.
The meeting highlighted the shared determination to further deepen trade, investment and industrial collaboration between Pakistan and Qatar.
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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi were also present in the meeting.
Prime Minister Shehbaz arrived in Doha on Monday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This is the Prime Minister’s third visit to Qatar in the last five months, highlighting the growing strategic importance of ties between Islamabad and Doha.
He visited Doha twice in September – first to express solidarity with Qatar following the Israeli strikes, then to attend the Arab-Islamic summit held in the Qatari capital.
This latest trip comes against the backdrop of a series of significant regional developments, notably on Pakistan’s western border.
