ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan and Malaysia have reaffirmed commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations.
\nThe resolve was expressed during delegation-level talks between the two countries in Islamabad today.
\nInterior Minister Mohsin Naqvi led the Pakistani side while Malaysian side was led by Interior Minister Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail.
\nThe talks focused on enhancing cooperation in counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, illegal immigration and the prevention of cybercrimes.
\nThe two sides discussed cooperation in the fields of coast guards and training programmes.
\nThey decided to establish a joint working group to promote relations between the two Interior Ministries. It was also agreed that a high-level delegation from Pakistan would soon visit Malaysia.
\nThe two sides further agreed to share intelligence to eliminate terrorists and drug dealers and formulate a joint strategy to make efforts against terrorism, narcotics trafficking and human trafficking more effective.
\nThey further agreed to increase cooperation between the National Police Academy and the Royal Malaysian Police College. The two sides also discussed promoting tourism and easing visa facilities.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Pakistan wants to benefit from Malaysia\u2019s experience in the Coast Guard sector.
\nHe expressed the hope that the visit of the Malaysian Interior Minister would prove an important milestone in taking relations between the two countries to the next level.
\nThe Interior Minister said Malaysia is a fast-growing country among Muslim countries and is the best option for Pakistanis for tourism.
\nHe observed that increasing the work quota for Pakistanis would allow more Pakistanis to come to Malaysia legally.
\nEarlier, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail also held one-on one meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan and Malaysia have reaffirmed commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations. The resolve was expressed during delegation-level talks between the two countries in Islamabad today. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi led the Pakistani side while Malaysian side was led by Interior Minister Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail. The talks focused on enhancing cooperation in counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n