Pakistan, Oct. 8 -- Pakistan and Bahrain have agreed to target $1 billion in bilateral trade within three years. The agreement came during the third Joint Ministerial Commission meeting in Islamabad. Both sides also discussed investment, trade, security and wider economic cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani co-chaired the meeting. The session followed Al Zayani's two-day official visit to Pakistan. The commission met after a five-year gap between its previous sessions.

Dar said both countries should hold commission meetings regularly without long interruptions. He also expressed hope that the next session would take place within one year. Pakistan and Bahrain will continue effo...