Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and his Bahrain’s counterpart, Gen Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, have emphasized the need to further boost collaboration in contributing and antihuman traffic efforts among their countries.
Pakistan and Bahrain share nearby fraternal ties based on shared culture and religion, and both countries have cooperation in security and economy.
Naqvi met with General Rashid in Manama on Thursday, according to the Bahrain news agency (BNA). Both officials emphasized the need to “further strengthen their security collaboration”, administered by the State Pakistan radio reported today.
The two parties maintained discussions about bilateral cooperation in the counterterrorism, fighting the efforts of trafficking of people and Antarctics. They also reflected to make the joint security committee of Pakistan-Bahrein more effective.
The Interior Minister of Bahrain expressed his appreciation for cooperation and coordination between the two countries in several fields, including security, according to Pakistan radio.
“We value security cooperation with Pakistan,” he said.
For his part, Naqvi stressed that improving cooperation in the efforts of counter-narcotics and antihumans was the “need for time.”
Naqvi was received by Gen Rashid upon arrival at Bahrein International Airport and was presented with an honor guard at the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior, BNA reported.
The Deputy Minister of the Interior, Lieutenant General Adel Bin Khalifa al-Fadhel, the head of the Public Security Forces and the senior officials of the Ministry were also present during the meeting.
In February, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his desire to increase the commercial volume between the two countries in a meeting with a parliamentary delegation of Bahrain.
In statements to the same days of delegation before, the president of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, said that Pakistan and Bahrein have great opportunities to explore collaboration in investment, trade, information and tourism technology.
In December of last year, the head of the Admiral of Naval Personnel, Naveed Ashraf, met Bahrein’s most civil and military leadership during an official visit to the kingdom.
The head of the Army personnel (COAS), also Munir, met with the king of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Bin Salman al-Khalifa in January 2024, and with the commander of the National Guard Gen Shaikh Mohamed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa in March of that year.
