Overview
- Addressing Bahrain’s Economic Development Board, President Zardari pitched Pakistan’s regional connectivity and highlighted the Special Investment Facilitation Council as a one-stop platform for investors.
- He identified agriculture and food security, information technology and digital services, energy and minerals, logistics, tourism and infrastructure as priority areas for Bahraini participation.
- In a meeting with Interior Minister Lt Gen Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, both sides pledged closer cooperation on security, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism.
- Earlier in the visit, King Hamad conferred Bahrain’s highest award on Zardari and hosted a luncheon, underscoring the renewed momentum in bilateral ties.
- Both governments reaffirmed coordinated diplomacy at international forums such as the United Nations, with Zardari also thanking Bahrain for its support to the Pakistani community reported at over 116,000.