Ambassador Malik Muhammad Farooq held meeting with Mr Emad Bukhamseen (Editor in Chief) Al-Nahar Newspaper

Khuli kachari at embassy of Pakistan on 7-May-2023 from 2pm to 4 pm.

KUWAIT: Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Malik Muhammad Farooq has confirmed that the two countries have strong ties in various fields, reports Al-Qabas daily. Farooq made the statement during the Iftar party he organized for the media recently. He also revealed that a new batch of Pakistani doctors, nurses and technicians will arrive “before the end of summer to work in the government health sector. The Pakistani nurses have proven their capabilities in the most difficult circumstances.

19th Batch of Pakistani Medical Professionals arrived Kuwait on 5 April 2023

سفارت خانہ پاکستان کویت میں یوم پاکستان کے موقع پر پرچم کشائی کی تقریب 23 مارچ 2023

Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Malik Muhammad Farooq (middle), Dr Bader Al- Mullah and Ambassador Samih Hayat during the cake-cutting ceremony

He pointed out that Pakistan and Kuwait enjoy deep brotherly relations that spanned a century, indicating that the contacts and commercial ties between the peoples of the two countries, and we have strong Kuwaiti investments in Pakistan through the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Kuwait Oil Company, and we are keen to increase them.

He went on to say, “The skilled Pakistani workforce has contributed to the development and construction of Kuwait for several decades. Kuwait has also generously helped Pakistan during various challenges such as earthquakes and fl oods, pointing out that the Pakistani forces played an important role in de-mining operations on the strategic Boubiyan Island in the early 1990s.” In his remarks on the sidelines of the ceremony, Farooq told reporters, “After the success of the trade delegation’s visit on the 7th and 8th of last month, we will soon witness an exhibition of Pakistani products that are exported to European countries and the Gulf region, in cooperation between the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Federal Chamber of Commerce of Pakistan.”

It is responsible for all the chambers of commerce in Pakistan, and there are very many of them.” Regarding the arrival of the new medical batch after the arrival of 188 doctors, nurses and technicians in the 18th batch, Farouk confirmed that “work is underway for the arrival of the 19th batch of these doctors and nurses to work in the government sector, after the end of the blessed month of Ramadan,” pointing out that he is in talks with the sector to bring similar medical units to work in private hospitals.