Islamabad : May 23 ,2024 : A Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif ‘s message on his visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE), available on the website of Foreign Office, has no mention of any assurance from UAE president for investing $ 10 billion in Pakistan. However , Pakistan’s TV channels aired the news that UAE has assured prime minister during his visit to invest $ 10 billion in Pakistan. Not only this , TV channels listed priority areas where UAE is going to invest $ 10 billion in the future . NEWSMAN is reproducing the prime minister’s message for the interest of its readers . It reads “Honored to meet my dear brother, His Highness @Mohamed Bin Zayed,President of the UAE. Grateful for his warm hospitality and affection towards Pakistan.
We had a most productive exchange of views on important aspects of our bilateral cooperation as well as an exchange of views on the regional situation. Grateful to His Highness for UAE’s consistent support for Pakistan. We agreed to continue working closely to further strengthen the brotherly and cooperative ties between Pakistan and UAE”.
Contradictory claims of UAE $ 10 billion investment in Pakistan
Shahbaz Sharif 's message uploaded by FO on website has no mention of UAE investment in Pakistan
Arif Rana is the Chief Editor and senior correspondent, Islamabad based journalist, who did his Master in English Literature from Government College University Lahore.