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Pakistan and Bahrain are working to enhance bilateral trade during their third Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) meeting held in Islamabad on Thursday. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and visiting Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani aim to double the current level of trade, which was initially set at $1 billion over three years. Both ministers discussed ways to expand cooperation in areas like trade, investment, and defence during their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
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Story summary
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Bahrain's Foreign Minister, arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a two-day visit aimed at co-chairing the third session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC). The visit was initiated by an invitation from Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. During his stay until October 8th, Al Zayani is scheduled to discuss various areas of mutual interest including trade, investment, economic cooperation, defense, security, labor, manpower, and cultural exchanges.
In a meeting on Thursday, Ishaq Dar expressed Pakistan's commitment to boosting bilateral trade with Bahrain, aiming for $1 billion in trade volume. This target was set earlier with the intention of doubling their current trade within three years, though one year has already passed since setting this goal. Both sides also exchanged views on regional and international developments during a previous meeting in New York last month where they discussed preparations for the JMC session.
The visit highlights strong relations between Pakistan and Bahrain based on shared faith, common values, mutual respect, and long-standing people-to-people links. The two countries maintain regular high-level exchanges and close cooperation across multiple areas, underscoring the importance of this ongoing dialogue in strengthening ties further.
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Pakistan on Thursday expressed its commitment to boost bilateral trade with Bahrain as the two countries held the third session of their Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) in Islamabad.
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countries → express → Islamabad
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Bahrain’s FM Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, who arrived in Pakistan last night on a two-day visit, are co-
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who → arrive → visit
Addressing the media alongside the visiting dignitary during the JMC session, Dar recalled the target set earlier of increasing their bilateral trade to $1 billion.
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Dar → address → billion
Noting the target of doubling trade in three years, of which one has already elapsed, Dar quipped, “But God forbid, if we miss [the target by] a few months, we have a great excuse that this period has been very turbulent.”
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period → note → excuse
Prior to the Pakistan-Bahrain JMC, the two foreign ministers also held a separate meeting after Al Zayani’s arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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ministers → hold → Affairs
In a post on X about the “cordial” meeting, the Foreign Office (FO) said the two ministers “reviewed Pakistan–Bahrain relations and expressed satisfaction at the positive momentum in high-level engagement between the two countries”.
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ministers → say → countries
“They discussed ways to further expand bilateral cooperation across areas of mutual interest, particularly in trade, economic and investment relations, as well as through engagement at multilateral fora.”
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They → discuss → fora
The two sides also exchanged views on “regional and international developments of mutual interest and underscored that dialogue and diplomacy remain the most viable means of addressing challenges and resolving disputes”, FO added.
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FO → exchange → disputes
According to an earlier FO statement, the two sides were to “review the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation across diverse areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment, economic cooperation, defence and security, labour and manpower, and cultural exchanges”.
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sides → accord → trade
“Pakistan and Bahrain enjoy close, brotherly relations founded on shared faith, common values, mutual respect, and longstanding people-to-people links,” FO noted.
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FO → enjoy → people
Earlier this month, Dar chaired an inter-ministerial meeting to review preparations for the Pakistan-Bahrain JMC and directed the ministries concerned to pursue concrete outcomes from the Bahrain FM’s visit.
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Dar → chair → visit
Dar and Al Zayani last met in September on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where they discussed bilateral relations, including preparations for the JMC session.
They also exchanged views on regional and international developments, with Al Zayani appreciating Pakistan’s constructive role in promoting regional peace and stability.
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Zayani → meet → peace
Following the last JMC session in July 2021, which was held in Manama, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to promote business between the two countries.
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countries → follow → countries
Islamabad and Manama had agreed to establish the JMC in 2014, when King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa paid a three-day visit to Pakistan.
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Khalifa → agree → Pakistan
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