ISLAMABAD (WEB News) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reached Azerbaijan for a two-day official visit on the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev.
Upon his arrival, PM Shehbaz was warmly welcomed by Azerbaijan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov, Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Bilal Hayee, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Dr Mussadik Malik, and SAPM Tariq Fatemi were part of the premier’s delegation.
During his visit, PM Shehbaz will meet the Azerbaijan president. Azerbaijan’s ministerial delegation will also meet the premier to discuss bilateral cooperation in the trade and energy sectors.
Earlier today, PM Shehbaz said the facts had disproved the false propaganda made by the PTI chief about receiving a cipher and waving a fake paper, declaring the incumbent setup an imported government.
The prime minister inaugurated road projects of the federal capital and Rawalpindi, including the Srinagar Highway-Seventh Avenue overhead bridge. He attended the opening ceremony of the reconstructed Capt Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (previously known as IJP Road) and also performed the groundbreaking of 11th avenue. He was also given a detailed briefing on the development projects.
He said the PTI chairman tried to tarnish the prestige of Pakistan. People were being misled as they were told that his (PTI chief’s) government was removed by the US, added PM Shehbaz.
The prime minister said Russia was sending 100,000 tonnes of crude oil to Pakistan. In this regard, the first ship of Russian oil had arrived in Karachi. The premier said they did not order even a single item from Russia.
