STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD Foreign Minister ShahMahmood Qureshi on Thursday made a telephonic contact with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and discussed with him the situation resulting from the rapid spread of the Covid19 pandemic, and ways to mitigate the crisis. During telephonic conversation, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan is utilizing all available resources to curtail the spread of Covid-19 and reduce its impact. Appreciating the timely measures taken by the Qatari government, he noted with satisfaction that these steps had helped contain the disease in Qatar. The FM apprised his Qatari counterpart about Prime Minister Imran Khan’s call for debt relief and restructuring to enable the developing countries to free up resources to combat the disease and shore up economies.
