ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Dr. Talha Muhammad Younas Alkashmiri as his new coordinator on Arab digital media, a statement from the PM’s Office released to media on Monday said.
Pakistan has close ties with many Arab nations, especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Around three million Pakistani expats live and work in Saudi Arabia, and are the largest source of remittances to the South Asian nation. The UAE is also the second-largest labor market for Pakistan workers.
"The Prime Minister has been pleased to appoint Dr. Talha Muhammad Younas Alkshmiri as Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Arab Digital Media in the Prime Minister's Office (Public), Islamabad, on a purely honorary basis with immediate effect and until further notice,” a notification from the PM Office, dated December 15 but released to media on Monday, said.
Alkashmiri hails from Faisalabad in Pakistan’s Punjab province and has a Ph.D. from the Punjab University in the city of Lahore. He has written several books in the Arabic language, including on Kashmir and relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
He is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University, Islamabad.
