ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Doha on Thursday for a one-day visit to express solidarity after Israel’s strike on Qatar, a trip that has gained urgency as Doha weighs a collective regional response.
As Sharif departed for the Qatari capital on Thursday morning, his office said his meeting with the ruler of the Gulf nation would “include consultations on Israel’s unjustified attacks and continued aggression against various countries in the region, as well as discussions on the establishment of peace in the region.”
The comments and the visit follow remarks by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who condemned the strike as “state terror” and said Gulf and Arab states were consulting on a joint response, with an Arab-Islamic summit planned in Doha.
Pakistan has strongly condemned the attack, calling for respect for international law and the sovereignty of nations. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom would “will stand with the State of Qatar in all measures it takes, without limits, and we will harness all our capabilities for that.”
“In Doha, the Prime Minister will meet His Highness the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,” a statement from Sarif’s office said as he departed for the Qatari capital on Thursday morning.
