From 11-14 January 2017, Oman’s Chairman of the Council of State (Upper House), Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoodh Salim Al-Manthri led an eight member parliamentary delegation to Pakistan. Among other initiatives discussed, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Dr Yahya agreed to start a ferry service shuttling between Karachi, Gawadar and Muscat (Oman).Pakistan and Oman share a very close bilateral relationship linked through historical ties, ethnicity, culture and commonalities in foreign policy. This paper is an analysis of the implications of Dr Yahya’s visit and provides an overview of Pakistan-Oman relations as well its benefits to the entire Gulf region.
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