Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has concluded his official visit to Saudi Arabia and is now travelling to Doha for high-level talks with Qatar’s leadership, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Thursday. Read More: PM Shehbaz meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah According to the PMO, the prime minister will hold a bilateral meeting with […]
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PM Shehbaz has departed from Islamabad for a three-nation official visit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed from Islamabad for a three-nation official visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey, the Foreign Office confirmed on Wednesday. Read More: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt meeting is scheduled to take place on April 17 in Türkiye According to the Foreign Office, the visit will take place from […]
PM Shehbaz rescheduled regional tour, to visit Saudi Arabia first
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rescheduled his planned visit to key regional countries, with Saudi Arabia now set as the first stop of his diplomatic tour. Read More: PM strikes upbeat tone on ME situation as fragile ‘truce holds’ According to sources, the prime minister will depart for Saudi Arabia before heading to Qatar and […]
Saudi Arabia, Qatar to provide $5 billion financial assistance to Pakistan: report
Saudi Arabia and Qatar will provide Pakistan $5 billion in financial assistance, enabling Islamabad to avert stress on the country’s foreign reserves while making external payments by June, Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, citing sources from Pakistan, reported on Saturday. The report said the financial assistance would help Pakistan maintain its FX reserves, which may come […]
Zelensky agrees to air defence cooperation with UAE, Qatar on Gulf tour
Qatar and Ukraine signed a defence agreement on Saturday, which includes cooperation on countering threats from missiles and drones, the Gulf state’s government said, as Iran presses an aerial campaign against its neighbours. Earlier on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – during a previously unannounced flurry of visits to Gulf nations – said his country […]
Gulf countries call for Shawwal moon sighting for Eid 2026
Authorities in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have urged Muslims to observe the crescent moon that will mark the beginning of Shawwal and signal the end of Ramadan ahead of Eid ul Fitr 2026. Read More: Saudi Arabia to sight Shawwal moon today In Oman, the Oman News Agency reported that the Main Committee for Moon Sighting […]
PM Shehbaz keen to enhance Pakistan’s exports to Qatar
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday emphasized the importance of enhancing bilateral trade volumes and diversifying Pakistan’s exports to Qatar, particularly in agricultural products, food items and value-added goods. The prime minister was talking to Minister of State of Qatar on Foreign Trade Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed who called on him during his […]
Pakistan, Qatar pledge to expand defence cooperation
Pakistan and Qatar on Tuesday reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthen their strategic partnership and to remain engaged and in contact on bilateral, regional and international current issues. The development came as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Qatar Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in […]
PM in Qatar to expand cooperation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Qatar on Monday night on a two-day official visit, state-run PTV News reported. He was received by Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi at King Hammad International Airport, a post by PTV News on social media platform X said. Earlier, the Foreign Office (FO) said […]
US withdraws troops from Qatar, Bahrain amid rising tensions with Iran
DUBAI: The United States has evacuated hundreds of troops from key bases in Qatar and Bahrain as a precautionary measure amid escalating tensions with Iran, The New York Times reported. Personnel were redeployed from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest US military installation in the Middle East hosting around 10,000 troops, and from […]