The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Islamabad provided medical and preventive aid from Qatar Charity to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to combat the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

On the Pakistani side, the event at Qatar Embassy, Islamabad, was attended by His Excellency Mr. Shehryar Khan Afridi, Federal Minister for Narcotics Control and Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions, who expressed thanks and appreciation for the support of the State of Qatar to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and acknowledged the bilateral relations between the two countries. HE Shehryar Khan Afridi also praised the contributions of the State of Qatar in Supporting efforts to combat the Covid-19 all around the world.

His Excellency Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Pakistan, noted the deep – rooted Qatar-Pak relations and the joint cooperation between the two countries in various fields, and shared some details about the efforts of the State of Qatar to provide the necessary medical assistance to brotherly and friendly countries in order to confront the outbreak of Covid- 19, pointing out that the total aid provided by the State of Qatar during the Covid-19 amounted to more than 88 million US dollars, distributed among about 80 countries and various international organizations.

His Excellency expressed his hope that this aid would support the Pakistani government's efforts to combat Covid-19, wishing that this crisis will end soon.