Qatar Aims to Invest $3 Bln in Pakistan

Gulf

August 25th, 4:00am

Doha - Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Doha, Qatar August 24, 2022. Qatar News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

The Qatar Investment Authority aims to invest $3 billion in Pakistan, the Qatari ruler's office said on Wednesday. "The Qatar Investment Authority announced its aspiration to invest $3 billion in various commercial and investment sectors in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan," the Emiri Diwan said. The announcement was made during a visit to Doha by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who held official talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Wednesday after a meeting with the QIA on Tuesday.

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