• UAE president’s trip to Pakistan was cancelled after bad weather.
• Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will not be travelling to Islamabad.
• PM & members of the federal cabinet were scheduled to greet him.

ISLAMABAD: The PM Office said on Monday that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will not be travelling to Islamabad for the day owing to inclement weather, BOL News reported

According to a statement, “Due to weather conditions, President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the friendly Islamic Republic of Pakistan scheduled for today has been postponed to a later date.”

Today’s visit by the President of the UAE to Islamabad was planned to examine measures to strengthen ties of friendship and collaboration between the Gulf nation and Pakistan.

On January 25, the President of the UAE travelled privately to Pakistan. After arriving in Rahim Yar Khan, he had a secret meeting with the Prime Minister. Today was his scheduled day to travel to Islamabad.

At the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Nur Khan Air Base today, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and members of the federal cabinet were scheduled to greet the president of the UAE.

Sheikh Nahyan was to be given a 21-gun salute when he was flown to the airbase by a PAF JF-17 jet.

The Pakistani military was to present the UAE president with a guard of honour later on at the Prime Minister’s House, following which he was to meet privately with PM Shehbaz.

Sheikh Nahyan gave hints about his government’s intentions to expand its investment footprint in Pakistan upon his arrival on January 25. Pakistan urgently needs foreign investment to support its faltering economy.

During a friendly conversation with the prime minister at the airport, the UAE President is quoted by the sources as stating, “Be ready, the UAE will make a significant investment in Pakistan.”

Following his meeting with the UAE President, PM Shehbaz posted on Twitter about his recent trip to the gulf nation and emphasized that both nations will seek to implement the agreements made between the two leaders in a number of areas.

Extremely delighted to receive my brother His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed @MohamedBinZayed on his arrival in Pakistan, which is his second home. Building on our last meeting, we discussed ways & means to further strengthen our brotherly relations. pic.twitter.com/mGu94e9UVr

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— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) January 25, 2023

The PM posted on Twitter: “Extremely delighted to receive my brother His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed on his arrival in Pakistan, which is his second home. Building on our last meeting, we discussed ways & means to further strengthen our brotherly relations.”

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