Pakistan\u2019s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider expressed hope on Monday that direct flights between Karachi and Dhaka will start in January, during a meeting with the Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus. Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh remained shaky during Sheikh Hasina\u2019s rule. However, following the popular revolt against her government and her subsequent exile, relations between the two countries improved markedly, with Professor Muhammad Yunus leading the interim administration in Dhaka. \u201cDuring the meeting, both sides discussed ways to expand cooperation in trade, investment, and aviation, as well as scaling up cultural, educational, and medical exchanges to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two South Asian nations,\u201d said a statement shared on X by Bangladesh\u2019s interim leader. Haider, during the meeting, also noted that bilateral trade has recorded a 20 per cent growth compared to last year, with business communities from both countries actively exploring new investment opportunities. The high commissioner further highlighted a \u201csignificant increase\u201d in cultural exchanges, adding that \u201cBangladeshi students have shown strong interest in higher education opportunities in Pakistan, particularly in medical sciences, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence\u201d. \u201cPakistan has witnessed a rise in patients travelling to its leading hospitals for liver and kidney transplants,\u201d said Islamabad\u2019s envoy. According to the statement, the high commissioner also stated that Pakistan was ready to offer \u201ctraining and academic opportunities in transplantation-related medical fields\u201d. The statement added that Bangladesh\u2019s interim leader welcomed the \u201cgrowing interactions between the two countries\u201d and emphasised the \u201cimportance of increased visits, as well as cultural, educational, and people-to-people exchanges among SAARC member states.\u201d \u201cProfessor Yunus also underscored the need to further boost Bangladesh\u2013Pakistan trade,\u201d added the statement. Yunus also expressed hope that during the current high commissioner\u2019s tenure, both countries would \u201cexplore new avenues for investment and joint venture businesses\u201c. In August, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also met with Professor Yunus. During his landmark visit to Dhaka, both countries stressed the need to revitalise regional cooperation through the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). The Foreign Office (FO) termed Dar\u2019s two-day visit \u2014 the first by a Pakistani foreign minister to Bangladesh in 13 years \u2014 a \u201csignificant milestone\u201d in the two countries\u2019 relations. Paki\u00adstan and Bangladesh had agreed to grant visa-free entry to holders of diplomatic and official passports from the other side a month before, when Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Dhaka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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