Pak eyes far east markets via Malaysia.

Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for a three-day official visit to Pakistan. Dr Mohamad is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and will attend the Pakistan Day parade on Saturday (tomorrow) as the chief guest.

Dr Mohamad, who is accompanied by a high-level delegation, was received at the Nur Khan airbase by Prime Minister Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Planning and Development Minister Khusro Bakhtiar. He was given a 21-gun salute upon his arrival.

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said focus of Dr Mohamad's visit was on enhancing economic, trade, investment and defence. The visit, he added, would improve the brotherly and friendly relations between the two countries.

The visit largely aimed at enhancing business-to-business contacts and using them for...