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  President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral   ties   in the fields of development, technology, and people-to-people exchanges with Japan. “Pakistan and Japan enjoy a relationship rooted in decades of trust, mutual respect, and consistent cooperation,” President Zardari said while speaking at a reception marking the 66th birthday of Japan's Emperor Naruhito. He highlighted Japan’s enduring support for Pakistan and its vital role in the country’s development journey. At the outset of the event, President Zardari requested the participants to observe one minute of silence in memory of the martyrs of the recent  blast  in Tarlai, Islamabad, and expressed solidarity with the bereaved families.

  The delegation level talks between Pakistan and Indonesia are underway at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is leading the Pakistani side, while Indonesian side is being headed by the visiting Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry and CEO of Indonesian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Danantara), Rosan Roeslani. Both sides will have comprehensive talks on the prospects of enhancing Pakistan-Indonesia partnership in the domain of trade and investment. Earlier, Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry and CEO of Indonesian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Danantara), Rosan Roeslani, arrived in Islamabad last night on his visit to Pakistan. At the airport, he was received by the Director General- East Asia Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan.

  Both sides discuss speeding up CEPA negotiations on trade and investment UAE remains key financial partner for Pakistan amid economic reforms KARACHI: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have reaffirmed their commitment to expedite negotiations on a comprehensive trade and investment agreement, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, as Islamabad seeks to deepen economic ties with the Gulf nation. The pledge was made during a meeting between Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and the UAE’s Ambassador Salem Mohammed Salem Al Zaabi, during a meeting in which both sides agreed to maintain close coordination to advance discussions on the Pakistan-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The agreement is intended to broaden economic cooperation by improving market access, encouraging investment and strengthening collaboration in sectors such as trade, logistics, ports, infrastructure and manufacturing. Pakistani officials see the framework as a way to trans...

  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited Uzbek business firms to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan's textile, pharmaceutical, mining, agriculture, and tourism sectors, as private sector entities from both countries signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth $3.4 billion for B2B cooperation. The prime minister, addressing the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Business Forum held along with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is on a two-day state visit to Islamabad, said that both sides had signed a protocol on Friday to achieve an "ambitious yet easily achievable" target of increasing bilateral trade to $2 billion in five years.

Kashmir Solidarity Day is being observed on Thursday to express support for the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in their struggle for the right to self-determination. The day draws the attention of the international community to the Indian atrocities in the Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. To mark the occasion, solidarity walks, seminars and exhibitions are being organised across Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. A one-minute silence was also observed across the country at 10:00am to pay homage to the martyrs of the Kashmir freedom movement. In his message,  President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif  have reaffirmed their unwavering moral, diplomatic and political support for Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their just cause to achieve the right to self-determination as enshrined in the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. In their separate messages, they urged the international community to ...

  Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a two-day official visit as the two nations seek to bolster bilateral ties further. Pakistan travel guide The two countries maintain friendly diplomatic relations, with Kazakhstan being Pakistan’s top export destination among Central Asian countries. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy PM Ishaq Dar received President Tokayev at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Base. According to state-run Radio Pakistan, a 21-gun salute was presented to the visiting dignitary. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, who also welcomed the Kazakh preisdent at Nur Khan Base, later posted on social media platform X: “Honoured to welcome His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on his two-day official visit to Pakistan. He was received at the airport by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “This will be a great visit in terms of strong ties be...