UAE president hints at 'huge investment' in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Wednesday dropped clues that his country was planning to broaden its investment footprint in Pakistan - which drastically needs foreign inflows to prop up its deteriorating economy.

President Al Nahyan arrived in Pakistan on a private visit and held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who received the dignitary at Chandna Airport along with other government functionaries.

"Be prepared, UAE will make a huge investment in Pakistan," the sources quoted the UAE president as saying during a cordial meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz at the airport.

The Prime Minister recalled his recent visit to the UAE and emphasised that both countries would work on the understanding reached between the two leaders in various fields, during his visit to the UAE.

The UAE president said that the brotherly relations between the two countries went back many decades and his father, who had immense love for Pakistan and its people, laid the foundation of their bilateral ties.

The president also assured the prime minister that the UAE would always stand by Pakistan.

Taking to Twitter, the premier wrote: "Extremely delighted to receive my brother His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed on his arrival in Pakistan, which is his second home. Building on our last meeting, we discussed ways [and] means to further strengthen our brotherly relations."

The president expressed warm affection towards the prime minister on his arrival in Pakistan and took the premier to his personal jet, sources told media.

The premier also met with the family members of the president and held conversations with his children in the English and Arabic language, the sources said.

The UAE, on January...