Malaysian PM Mahathir presented guard of honour at PM House

ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was presented a guard of honour at the Prime Minister House on Friday.

The Malaysian premier is on a three-day visit to Pakistan on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Prime Minister Mohamad will be the guest of honour at the Pakistan Day Parade on March 23.

PM Khan and his Malaysian counterpart will hold talks on bilateral relations today. The one-on-one meeting between the two prime ministers will be followed by delegation-level talks after which Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) will be signed by Malaysian investors, who would invest up to $900 million dollars.

The two premiers will also speak at the round-table meeting of the CEOs of industries, who desire to invest in automobile and telecommunication sectors of Pakistan.

Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed Mahathir Mohamad as he landed in Pakistan yesterday. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Khusro Bakhtiar and other ministers were also present on the occasion.

The Malaysian prime minister is accompanied by a high-level delegation including several leading businessmen.

A 21-gun salute was given to PM Mahathir upon his arrival at the Prime Minister House.