Pakistan will provide its troops for the security of the 2022 Fifa World Cup scheduled to be held in November-December in Qatar.
According to reports, the Pakistan Army-Qatar agreement to provide assistance during the mega football event from November 20 to December 18 received approval from the federal cabinet ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Qatar.
Sharif arrived in Doha on Monday on his first visit to Qatar after taking office in April.
He met yesterday Qatari Amir Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Earlier, during a meeting with Qatari counterpart Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Sharif congratulated Qatar on hosting the Fifa World Cup and wished the people and government of Qatar every success in the world’s
largest sporting event.