Rahim Yar Khan, 30 December 2025(Kamran Raja): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, at Sheikh Zayed Palace, Rahim Yar Khan, this afternoon. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, and other senior officials. During the warm and cordial meeting, the two leaders carried forward discussions held during their recent meeting in Islamabad on 26 December 2025, when His Highness paid his first official visit to Pakistan as President of the UAE.
The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s firm resolve to elevate the longstanding brotherly ties between Pakistan and the UAE into a strategic, mutually beneficial economic partnership. He emphasized the need to achieve a quantum jump in bilateral trade to bring it to the desired level. Both leaders discussed avenues for enhanced cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including information technology, energy, mining and minerals, as well as defence cooperation. Expressing his deep admiration for the UAE’s remarkable progress under His Highness’ dynamic and visionary leadership, the Prime Minister thanked the UAE President for his continued patronage and commitment to strengthening bilateral relations. He also appreciated the UAE for hosting over 2.1 million Pakistanis, who are playing a vital role in further deepening people-to-people ties between the two countries.
In addition to bilateral cooperation, the two leaders exchanged views on a range of regional and international issues of mutual interest. The meeting marked the culmination of a year of extensive leadership-level engagements between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, underscoring the depth and strength of the enduring partnership between the two brotherly nations.