ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will land in Islamabad today, on a three-day visit to Pakistan.
Mr Mahathir is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan.
During the visit, the Malaysian premier will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including several leading businessmen.
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir will attend Pakistan Day Parade on March 23rd as the Guest of Honour.
According to visiting dignitary schedule, Mahathir will hold bilateral engagements during his visit and will also call on President Arif Alvi, one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan followed by delegation level talks.
Foreign Office Spokesperson, Dr. Muhammad Faisal, in a statement today said the visit of Malaysian Prime Minister will further cement the existing brotherly and friendly relations between the two countries.
Mohamad was formally invited on Nov 29, 2018 by Pakistan to visit the country. Pakistani High Commissioner Nafees Zakaria met the dignitary and delivered an invitation to the Malaysian PM on behalf of the country.
The invitation was a follow up of a verbal invitation from the Prime Minister Imran Khan to his Malaysian counterpart during his two-day long visit to the Southeast Asian country in November.
