DOHA - A reception was held on the Pakistan Maritime Security Ship Basol at Hamad Port as part of the ongoing Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference.
It was attended by a Pakistan delegation led by Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, Commander of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces Major General Abdullah bin Hassan al-Sulaiti, Ecuador's Minister of Defence Patricio Zambrano and officials from different ministries in Qatar.
Besides, a large number of Pakistani expatriates from different walks of life in Qatar also attended the reception.
The national anthems of Qatar and Pakistan were played at the beginning of the reception. Afterwards, a cake-cutting ceremony was held and dinner was hosted by Commodore Faisal Abbasi, Mission Commander of Naval Ships from Pakistan Navy, under the patronage of the Pakistan embassy in Doha.