Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday reached Malaysia on an official two-day visit. 

Foreign affairs deputy minister and deputy minister in the PM Office of government of Malaysia received PM Imran Khan.

During his two-day visit, PM Imran Khan would meet Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation as well as identify new areas for future collaboration. 

The PM is accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar and PM’s Advisor on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood. 

Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said that this would be the first state visit by any foreign leader since Malaysian PM assumed office in May 2018. “The visit is an opportunity to strengthen existing friendly bilateral ties between Pakistan and Malaysia,” he said. 

Earlier on October 18, PM Imran Khan and his Malaysian counterpart, during a telephonic conversation, expressed firm resolve to further expand bilateral ties.