Hasina, Nawaz discuss power, terrorism
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina discussed bilateral matters yesterday on the sidelines of the 18th Saarc Summit in Kathmandu.
Nawaz told Hasina how his country was suffering from acute power shortage, in response to which Hasina explained how her government had successfully addressed the power crisis in the country, PM's media adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury told The Daily Star by phone.
Pakistan experiences four to eight hours' power cuts every day, Nawaz said, adding that his government would send a delegation to Bangladesh to see how the country increased its power generation capacity to meet the demand.
At the 30-minute-long meeting, they also discussed terrorism.
Nawaz claimed Pakistan had once been experiencing severe terror attacks but now it overcame the problem.
Bangladesh curbed militancy with an iron hand, Hasina said.
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