Pakistan and Malaysia take steps to promote trade ties

Pakistan says it plans to improve bilateral trade with Malaysia and will find areas of common interest to create joint ventures. Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, urged Malaysian companies to invest in his country's agriculture-based industry.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has agreed to handover a model of the Badshashi Mosque to the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur. Qureshi says the mosque has great historic, cultural and religious significance and is a valuable addition in the Islamic Arts Museum's collection.

He added it will introduce Pakistan to the scores of Malaysian and foreign tourists who throng the museum daily.