ISLAMABAD: (S Awan) Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has said that Pakistan has strongly defended Indian aggression in Operation Banyan Al-Marsoos, Pakistan played the role of peacemaker and mediator in the US-Iran conflict, which was appreciated all over the world, while the High Commissioner of Malaysia has said that Pakistan can benefit from Malaysia's computer semiconductor manufacturing industry. 2026 was held in which a large number of Chambers of Commerce and Industries and business circles from both countries participated. In his speech at the reception, the High Commissioner of Malaysia in Pakistan, Dato Muhammad Azhar Mazlan, said that Pakistan and Malaysia are the two first Muslim countries to sign a mutual free trade agreement, the free trade agreement will be renewed soon, Pakistan is among the four first buyers of palm oil from Malaysia. The production of conductors was started and now it is self-sufficient in this regard. Pakistan can benefit from Malaysia's computer semiconductor manufacturing industry. Muhammad Azhar Malan said that the whole world has seen the brutality that Israel has shown in Palestine, especially in Gaza. Like Pakistan, Malaysia also supports the two-state solution to the Palestinian problem. Due to landlocked countries, Pakistan can be useful for Malaysia to access the markets there. In case of resolution of the Iran-US conflict and the lifting of sanctions on Iran, Pakistan and Malaysia can have a large trade market in the form of Iran and Central Asia. Ali highlighted MaTrade's role in promoting Malaysian trade. Opportunities and possibilities for the promotion of Pakistan-Malaysia trade were discussed in the panel discussion. The Malaysian High Commissioner distributed shields and awards to the guests.