ISLAMABAD: The government is considering inviting Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to witness the Pakistan Day parade as the chief guest here next month, and is expected to take the final decision regarding the schedule next week.
Well-placed sources told The News/Jang here Sunday evening that Federal Minister and Secretary General of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Prof Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, who attended the oath ceremony of Tarique Rehman as Prime Minister Bangladesh last week, renewed the invitation to Tarique Rahman on behalf of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to visit Pakistan at the earliest. The invite was fondly accepted by the Bangladesh leader.
Bangladesh high commissioner in Islamabad Muhammad Iqbal Hussain Khan, in a brief chat with this correspondent, maintained that the government and people of his country are keen to strengthen further ties between two brotherly countries.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has decided to undertake his first external trip to Bhutan. Diplomatic sources told this correspondent that Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay was the only head of the government, who attended the oath ceremony from Saarc region. To reciprocate the gesture, Dhaka has in decided that PM Tarique will visit Bhutan as his first foreign destination.
