ISLAMABAD - Ambassador of Afghanistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal paid a courtesy call on Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Saturday.
The minister welcomed the newly appointed Afghan ambassador and felicitated him on assuming his responsibilities, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance. It may be recalled that Omar Zakhilwal has also served as the finance minister of Afghanistan and economic advisor to the Afghan President.
The minister on this occasion discussed with the Afghan envoy current profile of Pak-Afghan economic cooperation with particular emphasis on steps taken for trade facilitation and development communication linkages.
Dar said that Pakistan took great pride in relations with the brotherly Islamic country of Afghanistan. He made special mention of the projects that Pakistan had undertaken in Afghanistan as a goodwill gesture and majority of these projects were nearing completion. Ishaq Dar reiterated the mutual desire of leadership of both countries to take Pak-Afghan all-round cooperation to a new high.
The Afghan envoy said that he looked forward to making all-out efforts to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.
He agreed that there was great scope to build up volume of bilateral trade and augment economic relations. He said that he would particularly focus on these areas. Senior officials of the Finance Ministry were present on the occasion.