GUDAIBIYA, Bahrain: Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa has said that he regards Pakistan as his home and highlighted the need to further expand the bilateral relations between the two countries.
In a meeting with the Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan and Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Javed Malik at the Ghudaibia Palace, Bahrain’s prime minister said that more high level visits from both countries would continue to maintain the momentum of expansion of our relations.
The Commerce Minister was in Bahrain to Co-chair the first Pakistan-Bahrain Business Opportunities Conference which was a huge success with presence of almost 500 delegates that included members of Royal family, Commerce Ministers of both countries, Presidents of Chambers of Commerce, in addition to Chairmen, CEOs and owners of major business groups based in Bahrain and the GCC region.
![Prime Minister of Kingdom of Bahrain meeting Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan and Ambassador Javed Malik after the First Pakistan Bahrain Business Conference in Bahrain on September 27, 2016.](http://www.dnd.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Prime-Minister-of-Bahrain-Prince-Khalifa-Bin-Salman-Al-Khalifa-in-meeting-with-Khurram-Dastagir-and-Javed-Malik.jpg)
During the meeting which was also attended by the Commerce Minister of Bahrain Zayed Al Zayani and senior officials of the Prime Minister’s office including members of the royal family, the Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the Bahraini Prime Minister and underscored the strong importance Pakistan attaches to its relations with the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The ambassador Javed Malik apprised Bahrain’s’ prime minister about the first Pakistan-Bahrain Business Opportunities Conference being arranged in Bahrain which Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa greatly welcomed and appreciated.
Javed Malik also briefed the Bahraini prime minister on the recent positive indicators of Pakistan’s economy and the growing stability and progress achieved in the last three years.