Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Dhaka and Islamabad are exploring news areas of economic cooperation and injecting fresh momentum into trade and investment between the two nations.

The observation came up while Pakistan's Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh's Adviser for Foreign Affairs, Md. Touhid Hossain, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry said.

The visit comes as part of a three-day official trip to Bangladesh, during which Minister Malik led the Pakistan delegation at the 9th Meeting of the Bangladesh-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) held in Dhaka on 27 October 2025.

During the meeting, Adviser Hossain welcomed the Pakistani Minister and congratulated him on the succe...