Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is leading a high-level Pakistani delegation to Abu Dhabi for the 12th Pakistan-UAE Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) session today, June 24, 2025. Co-chaired with UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
This critical meeting will review progress, finalize cooperation agreements, and identify new opportunities to strengthen the strategic partnership, particularly in trade, investment, energy, and infrastructure. The JMC serves as the highest institutionalized platform for bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and the UAE. The upcoming session will take forward the agenda of deepening strategic, economic and development cooperation between the two brotherly countries.
Pakistan delegation, led by DPM/FM, will comprise secretaries and senior officials from key ministries including Economic Affairs, Commerce, Energy, Maritime Affairs and Interior. The UAE side will be led by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, along with high-level representation from relevant Emirati institutions.
The session will review progress across multiple domains of bilateral cooperation and explore new avenues for collaboration in trade, investment, energy, infrastructure development and IT. A number of legal instruments are expected to be finalized during the session to institutionalize sectoral cooperation.
The session will provide an important opportunity for both sides to align their economic priorities and unlock the potential of enhancing scope of mutually beneficial partnership.
