Times of Islamabad

After KSA and UAE, yet another Middle East State hints at huge investment in Pakistan

After KSA and UAE, yet another Middle East State hints at huge investment in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to pay a two-day officialvisit to Qatar later this month.

PM will hold talks with the Qatari leadership to explore business, tradeand investment opportunities between the two countries.

Qatar has hinted at huge investment in Pakistan including the CPEC projects.

However, the dates of the visit and agenda of the talks are yet to befinalised.

During the visit, the prime minister will hold talks with Emir of Qatar andalso hold meetings with some of the members of the Qatari cabinet. Bothsides will formally sign an agreement under which Qatar will provide jobsto 100,000 Pakistani skilled and semi-skilled workers.

A number of agreements and MOUs are also expected to be signed during thevisit. The prime minister will also meet top executives of Qatari companiesbesides addressing Pakistani community in Doha.

On Friday, the Pakistani government said it was considering renegotiating a15-year LNG import deal with Qatar, as criticism of the liquefied naturalgas import and processing terminals mounts within the PTI government.