ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman, Fahad Sulaiman Khalaf Al Kharusi, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House today. At the outset, the Prime Minister strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack on Imam Bargah Ali bin Abu Talib in Wadi Kabir district of Muscat, which resulted in the death of six people, including four Pakistani nationals and over thirty injured, nearly all of whom were Pakistanis.
While appreciating Oman’s swift response and cooperation with the Pakistan Mission in repatriation of the dead bodies and treatment of the injured, the Prime Minister said Pakistan had itself been the victim of terrorism for the past several decades. He offered Pakistan’s support to Oman in dealing with the menace of terrorism, which must be eliminated in all its forms.
During the course of the meeting, the Prime Minister conveyed his good wishes for His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq while fondly recalling his telephone conversations with the Sultan on Eid ul Adha as well as Eid ul Fitr earlier in the year. The Prime Minister reiterated his invitation to His Majesty to undertake an official visit to Pakistan at his earliest convenience.
On the bilateral front, the Prime Minister stressed that Pakistan and Oman enjoyed close, brotherly ties with a shared history, faith and culture. He expressed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in trade, investment, energy, and defence. In this regard, the Prime Minister thanked the Ambassador for encouraging a trade and investment delegation to undertake a visit to Pakistan next week, while assuring him that the concerned authorities would extend full cooperation to the delegation while seeking mutually beneficial outcomes.
The Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for receiving him and conveyed the greetings of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman. He reaffirmed his country’s desire to further enhance its trade and investment relations with Pakistan.
