Pak foreign minister meets Jamaat delegation

A delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami met with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday during his visit to Dhaka.

The meeting was held at the Pakistan High Commission, where a five-member Jamaat delegation held talks in what the party described as a cordial and sincere atmosphere, according to a press release issued by the party.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar was accompanied by Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider and other officials from the High Commission.

The Jamaat delegation included Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Md. Taher, Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Parwar, Assistant Secretary General Maulana ATM Masum, Advocate Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair, and Central Executive Council Member and Secretary of the Central Publicity and Media Department Advocate Matiur Rahman Akand.

Discussions focused on the current situation in Bangladesh, as well as prospects for future cooperation between the two countries.

Both sides expressed optimism about working together for mutual development and progress.

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar met with ailing Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's residence in the capital.

The meeting took place at 2:00 pm on Sunday, according to a press release.

Ishaq was accompanied by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Director General (South Asia and SAARC) of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider, Deputy High Commissioner Muhammad Wasif, and Political Counselor Kamran Dangal, among others.