Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar paid a courtesy visit to ailing Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his residence in Bashundhara area of Dhaka on Sunday afternoon.
The meeting, which took place at 2 pm, was confirmed through a press release issued by Jamaat-e-Islami.
During his visit, Ishaq Dar was accompanied by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, Director General for South Asia and SAARC at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider, Deputy High Commissioner Muhammad Wasif, and Political Counselor Kamran Dangal, among others.
Ishaq Dar offered greetings to Shafiqur Rahman, inquiring about his health and wishing him a swift recovery.
The Jamaat-e-Islami chief expressed deep appreciation for Ishaq Dar’s thoughtful visit.
The one-hour meeting was described as cordial and warm in the press release.
Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, including Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Md. Taher, Assistant Secretary General Advocate Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair, and Foreign Affairs Adviser Professor Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury, were present at the meeting.
Earlier, Bangladesh and Pakistan signed one agreement and five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to further enhance their diplomatic ties.