By Admin 
UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived on a one-day visit to Pakistan on Friday (December 26, 2025). As soon as Mohammad Bill Zayed got off the plane, Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir hugged him and started whispering something in his ear. During this, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar were also present to welcome the UAE President.
As soon as the UAE President got down from the plane, he hugged Shehbaz Sharif, talked to him a few things and then Asim Munir came forward to meet him. When Asim Munir was hugging Mohammed bin Zayed, he hugged him and stopped for a few seconds and during this he was seen whispering something in the ear of the UAE President.
To welcome Mohammed bin Zayed, he was given a salute with 21 cannons on the ground and JF-17 aircraft in the sky. According to Pakistani Radio, when his aircraft entered Pakistani airspace, Pakistani Army aircraft were also flying along with his aircraft to welcome and honor him.
This is the first official visit of Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Pakistan. He has been coming here with his family on unofficial visits, but this is the first time he has come to Pakistan on an official visit. The Pakistan government has declared Friday a national holiday on his visit to Islamabad.
Many discussions have started regarding his visit. Some Pakistani experts say that there can be a discussion with Mohammad Bin Zayed’s Shahbaz government regarding the loan given by UAE to Pakistan and the investments they have made here.
According to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, the UAE President will discuss all aspects of bilateral relations with Shahbaz Sharif here and will also talk about his interests at the regional and international levels. According to UAE’s government news agency WAM, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is accompanied by his advisors Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan.