Overview
- King Abdullah II is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad.
- Pakistan will confer its highest civilian award on the Jordanian monarch at an investiture ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
- The Foreign Office says the visit reflects longstanding fraternal ties between Islamabad and Amman.
- Officials say talks will span the full spectrum of bilateral relations, with both sides expected to explore new avenues for collaboration in political, economic and cultural domains.
- The visit follows an October meeting in Amman where, according to ISPR, King Abdullah praised Pakistan’s military and voiced interest in deeper defense cooperation.