Qatar indicates willingness to invest $3b in Pakistan

Doha (HRNW) Qatar has indicated its willingness to invest $3 billion in Pakistan in different sectors.

The money will be invested through the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), according to a statement issued by Qatar’s Emiri Diwan, which is the administrative office of the Emir of Qatar.

The announcement came as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the country. Sharif, on Wednesday, called on His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the father of the Emir of Qatar, and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the mother of the Emir in Doha.

A day earlier, he had held talks with the head of QIA.

Officials in Islamabad also confirmed that Qatar is ready to invest $3 billion in Pakistan.