The Maldives and Pakistan have exchanged agreements to strengthen cooperation in civil service development and police training as the two countries seek to expand institutional capacity building.
The agreements were exchanged in Islamabad on Wednesday during President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s state visit to Pakistan, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
One agreement establishes cooperation between the Civil Service Commission of the Maldives and Pakistan’s Federal Public Service Commission. The document was exchanged by Federal Public Service Commission Chairman Lieutenant General (Retired) Akhtar Nawaz Satti and Maldivian Principal Secretary to the President on Foreign Relations Mohamed Sharif Nasir.
A separate agreement was exchanged between Pakistan’s Civil Services Academy and the Maldives Civil Service Commission. Pakistan’s Civil Services Academy Director General Farhan Aziz Khawaja and Mohamed Sharif Nasir represented the respective institutions.
The two countries also exchanged an agreement between the National College of Policing and Law Enforcement of the Maldives Police Service and Pakistan’s National Police Academy.
The police cooperation document was exchanged by Pakistan’s National Police Academy Commandant Saad Bharwana and Maldivian High Commissioner to Pakistan Uz. Mohamed Thoha.
The agreements were among 20 memorandums of understanding exchanged during the state visit, covering a wide range of areas including healthcare, education, defence, technology, agriculture and tourism.
During a joint press statement, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President Muizzu highlighted training and capacity building as important areas of bilateral cooperation.
The agreements provide a framework for closer institutional ties between the two countries. Further details on specific training programmes, staff exchanges and implementation arrangements were not announced during the ceremony.
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