Abu Dhabi prince due in Islamabad after countryside hunting trip.

Byline: Baqir Sajjad Syed

ISLAMABAD -- Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi MohaAmAmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit Islamabad on Thursday on his way back home after hunting in the countryside.

The crown prince, according to a diplomatic source, has been in Pakistan for the past few days for houbara bustard hunting.

The deputy commissioner of Rahim Yar Khan, Ali Shehzad, told Dawn that the crown prince was in the area along with a Dubai prince for the last five days. He said that on Wednesday the prince left the Abu Dhabi Palace in the area and moved to some other place.

The UAE's Ambassador to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Alzaabi, while announcing the Islamabad leg of the crown prince's Pakistan trip, said it would be a daylong 'official visit' for 'strengthening the bonds of friendship between the two brotherly countries'.

During his stay in Pakistan, Mr Zayed, who is also the deputy Supreme Commander of the Emirati Armed Forces, would meet Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.

In his talks with his Pakistani interlocutors, Mr Alzaabi said, the crown prince would discuss the ways to enhance relations between the two countries and exchange views on matters of mutual interest and regional and global...

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