Islamabad: Pakistan and Oman have signed six agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing cooperation in various sectors, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the exchange ceremony during the visit of Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi for the eighth Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission.

According to Radio Pakistan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, alongside Omani Foreign Minister Albusaidi, formalized several key agreements. These include a protocol recording the minutes of the eighth Joint Ministerial Commission, an agreement on mutual visa exemption for diplomatic, special, official, and service passport holders, and an MoU on records and archives.

Further agreements were signed by Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication. These MoUs focus on enhancing collaboration in information and broadcasting, information technology and telecommunications, as well as news exchange and media cooperation.

The agreements underscore a mutual commitment by both nations to foster cooperation in various sectors, reinforcing the longstanding diplomatic and economic ties between Pakistan and Oman.