Pakistan and Iraq have agreed to enhance maritime cooperation and explore new sea routes by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a ferry service between Iraq’s Umm Qasr Port and Pakistan’s Gwadar Port.
The agreement was finalized during a meeting between Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, and a three-member delegation from the Iraqi Embassy in Islamabad, led by Deputy Head of Mission Abdul Qadir Sulyman Alhimiri.
Welcoming the initiative, Minister Chaudhry described it as “a new chapter” in bilateral relations, highlighting the potential of maritime passenger and cargo links to deepen economic cooperation and facilitate religious travel between the two countries.
