Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he has discussed Lyari’s football potential with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. He also congratulated Qatar for hosting the historic FIFA World Cup 2022.
Bilawal left for Doha on Tuesday to watch the FIFA World Cup matches on the invitation of Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On Twitter, the Foreign Minister said that he is grateful to Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for inviting him to the FIFA World Cup.
Grateful to FM of Qatar for inviting me to #FIFAWorldCup. 🇵🇰 is proud of our partnership with our labours & security forces playing our part in this historic moment. Congratulations 🇶🇦 for making history. I also discussed Lyari’s football potential with FIFA president. pic.twitter.com/DtLbJAIlnr
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 7, 2022
Bilawal said that Pakistan is proud of its partnership with Qatar as the country’s labor and security forces are playing their part in making this historic moment possible.
The foreign minister later visited the country’s embassy and expressed his delight that the purpose-built facility was “providing quality consular services to the community.”
He said that the Pakistani Embassy in Qatar will continue to work hard to further expand bilateral trade and investment cooperation.
Delighted to visit our Embassy in 🇶🇦 & tour the purpose built facility providing quality consular services to community. @PakinQatar will continue to work hard in further expanding bilat. trade & invest. coop. 🇵🇰 stands committed to taking its relations with 🇶🇦 to next level. pic.twitter.com/4fzRFlRvKK
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 7, 2022
He said that Pakistan is determined to take its relations with Qatar to the next level.
Bilawal will also meet football fans while watching matches at the stadium.
Bilawal mentioned Lyari in his meeting with the FIFA president because the love of the residents of the neighborhood for football is evident. Football-mad Lyari is also known as “Mini Brazil”.
Despite the fact that Pakistan has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, many youngsters enroll in football academies in Lyari and train for hours every day. He hopes to reach the international stage one day.
The enthusiasm of the residents of Lyari is so great that it seems as if the World Cup is being played in Lyari and not in Qatar. Thousands turned out in Mini Brazil when Brazil took on Switzerland, sporting their favorite team’s classic yellow and green colors as they gathered in front of giant television screens to raucous music.
The fans erupted in joy and danced as Brazil beat Switzerland 1-0 to seal their place in the knockout stages.
