{"id":8632,"date":"2026-08-13T20:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=8632"},"modified":"2026-08-13T20:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:10:38","slug":"pm-shehbaz-shreef-invites-norwegian-companies-to-invest-in-oil-gas-exploration-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2026\/08\/13\/pm-shehbaz-shreef-invites-norwegian-companies-to-invest-in-oil-gas-exploration-in-pakistan","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz Shreef invites Norwegian companies to invest in oil, gas exploration in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Islamabad :<\/strong> Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called on Norwegian businesses to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan, particularly in the oil and gas exploration industry, as Islamabad seeks to expand economic cooperation with Oslo.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who met him in Islamabad on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the Norwegian dignitary, Prime Minister Shehbaz described relations between Pakistan and Norway as friendly and constructive. He said Pakistan wanted to build on the existing relationship by increasing bilateral trade and creating more opportunities for business and investment.<\/p>\n<p>Shehbaz also acknowledged Norway\u2019s cooperation with Pakistan in several key areas, including education, development of skilled manpower, climate resilience and technological advancement. He stressed the importance of expanding collaboration in these sectors for mutual benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders also discussed major regional and international developments. Prime Minister Shehbaz welcomed Norway\u2019s consistent and principled position on the Palestinian issue and appreciated its continued support for Pakistan\u2019s efforts aimed at promoting peace and stability in the Gulf region.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide thanked the prime minister for the hospitality extended to him during his visit and conveyed the greetings of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re to Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian minister praised Pakistan\u2019s contribution to regional peace initiatives and said Norway was interested in developing closer cooperation with Pakistan across a broader range of sectors.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted the positive role played by the Pakistani community in Norway, noting its contribution to Norwegian society and its importance in strengthening ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded the meeting by inviting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re to visit Pakistan officially, saying such an engagement would help further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called on Norwegian businesses to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan, particularly in the oil and gas exploration industry, as Islamabad seeks to expand economic cooperation with Oslo. The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who met him in Islamabad &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":8633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[160,2294],"class_list":["post-8632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-headline","tag-youdigital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8634,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8632\/revisions\/8634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}