ISLAMABAD, February 1: A special aircraft flew from Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad on Wednesday carrying a horse as a gift from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Emir of State of Qatar.
A plane transported the top breed horse along with a 13-member delegation of Pakistan government. it is revealed that it was a special gift for the Qatari Emir from the Prime Minister. Last year, media reports said the PM had gifted a bull and a cow to the Qatari Emir.
In November last year, the federal government issued a special permit to Qatari prince Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al-Thani to hunt internationally protected migratory bird houbara bustard in Punjab.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has close ties with Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries. Pakistan considers the Gulf nations as key regional allies.-DNA
