Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to visit Bangladesh

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Bangladesh next month as the South Asian country wants to deepen its relations with Dhaka amid changed political situation.

Ishaq Dar’s upcoming trip to Dhaka will be the first visit by any Pakistani Foreign Minister since 2012.

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim invited Pakistan Foreign Minister to visit Malaysia to discuss promotion of trade and discuss development of a roadmap and ensure business to business community interaction so that PM meeting is meaningful.

"So, I will visit Malaysia from February 3 to 5. After completion of my visit to Malaysia, I will also visit Bangladesh at the invitation of Dr Yunus which I received at Cairo," said the Pakistan Foreign Minister on Thursday during a media briefing in Islamabad.

He described his planned Bangladesh visit as "crucial" noting that Bangladesh is their "lost brother."

"We will work, support and cooperate on the economic and trade fronts and things are moving fast on these fronts," said Ishaq Dar.