Dhaka, March 5 -- Pakistan wants to hold foreign secretary-level consultations and the meeting of the Joint Economic Commission with Bangladesh as part of Islamabad's efforts to strengthen the ties with Dhaka.

The issues were discussed when Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, additional Secretary (Asia Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan called on Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Md. Jashim Uddin on Wednesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Siddiqui carried a letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar addressed to Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and handed it over to the foreign secretary, officials at the MoFA said.

Both sides discussed the importance of holding the Forei...