ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defense Production Zobaida Jalal has offered military training to Qatari armed forces, APP reported, adding Pakistan’s military schools were open to soldiers belonging to the Gulf peninsula. Speaking to Qatar amabassador to Pakistan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Jalal applauded diplomatic relations between the two countries, calling Qatar a “trustworthy friend” of Pakistan, Radio Pakistan said. Defense and security ties between Pakistan and Qatar date back to 1983 when the two nations signed an MoU on defense cooperation. A large number of Pakistan nationals serve in the Qatari Armed Forces as well as in key advisory roles. Earlier this week, Qatar’s Consul General in Karachi told a gathering of the business community that his country’s administration was planning to increase employment opportunities for Pakistan nationals in the coming years.

Source: Pakistan Today March 03, 2021 08:15 UTC