Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to meet Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and other senior leaders in Doha on Tuesday to further strengthen bilateral ties.

PM Shehbaz arrived in Qatar on Monday night on a two-day official visit.

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the premier is set to meet the Qatar emir, as well as his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

The Qatari prime minister will host an Iftar dinner in honour of PM Shehbaz and his delegation.

According to an earlier Foreign Office (FO) statement, the bilateral meeting between PM Shehbaz and Sheikh Tamim will cover the “entire spectrum of relations, including political engagement, economic collaboration, energy partnership and people-to-people exchanges”.

“The two sides will also explore new avenues of cooperation, particularly in the areas of trade, investment, energy, infrastructure development, and manpower export,” the FO said.

The PMO statement further said that PM Shehbaz was expected to meet Qatar’s Deputy PM Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who also serves as the minister of state for defence affairs, and Minister for Foreign Trade Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed.

A delegation from the Qatar Businessmen Association is also scheduled to call on PM Shehbaz during his stay in Doha.

Upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport last night, the premier was received by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Qatar Muhammad Aamer and other senior officials.

PM Shehbaz is accompanied by Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, and his aide Tariq Fatemi as part of the official delegation.