PM expresses solidarity with Qatar over World Cup propaganda

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan stands in solidarity with Qatar’s Emir and people as the country faced propaganda while hosting the FIFA World Cup.

“Unfortunate that Qatar is being subjected to a barrage of propaganda as host of FIFA World Cup,” he said in a tweet.

Shehbaz Sharif said instead Qatar should rather be commended for wonderful arrangements for the mega event and for being a promoter of global peace and development.

Unfortunate that Qatar is being subjected to a barrage of propaganda as host of FIFA World Cup. It should rather be commended for wonderful arrangements for mega event & being a promoter of global peace & development. Pakistan stands in solidarity with HH Emir & peole of Qatar 🇶🇦

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— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) November 23, 2022

Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday extended best wishes to Qatar’s leadership and the people for hosting the biggest football event – the first-ever in the Middle East.

“On behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, I extend our best wishes to His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir and brotherly people of Qatar for hosting the football World Cup,” the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

“The world will experience the best of Qatar’s history, culture and hospitality,” Prime Minister Shehbaz commented.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has also congratulated Qatar for being the first Muslim country to host FIFA World Cup 2022.

The foreign minister said that Pakistan was proud for its contribution to the security of the event. He added that workforce from Pakistan had been a major contributor in the development of facilities.

The FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday with an impressive inaugural ceremony. The host country’s national soccer team took on Ecuador in the opening fixture.

FIFA has projected that about five billion people are expected to tune in, thus making the month’s long event as the most-watched-sports spectacle in the world.

Thirty-two teams from across the world are participating in one of the most-watched sporting events to be played from November 20 to December 18.

The launch of the biggest football event is preceded by 12 years of preparations that transformed Qatar introducing a new metro rail, a new airport, the new buildings and parks across the capital Doha which has profoundly affected the lives of citizens and workers of Qatar which is set to face Ecuador in the opening match.

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