KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Pakistan wants to improve bilateral trade with Malaysia, and will find areas of common interest to create joint ventures, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
He urged Malaysian companies to invest in the agro-based industry as Pakistan has a lot to offer, including rice, halal beef and mutton, mangoes, oranges, and other food items.
“There is a market in Malaysia, and Pakistan is looking forward for more joint ventures in the food industry with Malaysia,” he told reporters after a handover ceremony of the Badshashi Mosque model at the Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia, here today.
Meanwhile, on the scale model of the Badshashi Mosque, Shah Mahmood said it has a great historic, cultural and religious value and is representative of the great Mughal architect.
He said it is a valuable addition in the Islamic Arts Museum’s collection, and would introduce Pakistan to the scores of Malaysian and foreign tourists who throng the museum daily.
The Badshahi Mosque was built by the Great Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb Alamgir in 1671, and is capable of accommodating around 10,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall, and 100,000 in its courtyard.
It is a famous landmark of Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore and is a major tourist attraction, epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era.
Shah Mahmood later handed over the scale model of the mosque to the Deputy Chairman of the AlBukhary Foundation, Datuk Ismail Yusof. — Bernama
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