High Commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri meets Australian leader of opposition

Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week met the Australian leader of the opposition Peter Dutton MP.

“Glad to meet the Leader of the Opposition, Hon Peter Dutton MP,” he posted on X.

The relations between the two countries have been friendly, with former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf having visited Australia in 2005and the then Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, having visited Pakistan in 2005 as well, following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake which had targeted the northern areas of Pakistan. He also announced 500 new scholarships for Pakistani students to study in Australia.

The two countries in the past have collaborated in talks and actions on joint ventures relating to agriculture, dairy, livestock and mining.

Australia provides scholarships to Pakistani students every year to study at master’s level in Australia. Over 500 scholarships have been given to Pakistani students for postgraduate studies in Australia.