POLITICAL ISSUES
BAHRAIN
1. Pakistan keen to strengthen relations with Bahrain: Raja Pervez Ashraf
Kuwait City, Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that Pakistan attaches great importance and keen to strengthen its relations with the Kingdom of Bahrain during his meeting with King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah on the sidelines of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

EGYPT
2. Hina Khar calls on Egyptian President
Islamabad, Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar visited Egypt as a Special Envoy of the President of Pakistan and called on President Mohammad Morsi for participation in the D-8 Summit being held in Islamabad on November 22.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

KUWAIT
3. PM to attend Asian Cooperation Dialogue Summit in Kuwait
Kuwait City, Monday, 15 October 2012
Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf will arrive on a three-day visit to attend the First Summit of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) scheduled to be held in Kuwait.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

4. Emir of Kuwait greets PM Ashraf on his arrival as a special gesture
Kuwait City, Monday, 15 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf met the Emir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah who as a special gesture came to the airport to personally greet Prime Minister Ashraf.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

TURKEY
5. Zardari, Erdogan discuss bilateral matters, international situation
Baku (Azerbaijan), Tuesday, 16 October 2012
President Asif Ali Zardari and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on the sidelines of 12th ECO summit here and held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues, peace process in Afghanistan  and the situation in Middle East particularly Syria.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

UAE
6. Pakistan’s envoy to UAE calls on PM
Islamabad, Thursday, 18 October 2012
Pakistan’s ambassador to United Arab Emirates (UAE) Jamil Ahmad Pakistan called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. The Prime Minister advised the ambassador to work for the socio-economic development of the Pakistanis working there.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

ECONOMIC ISSUES
IRAN    
7. Pakistan, Iran vow to expeditiously pursue joint mega projects
Baku (Azerbaijan), Tuesday, 16 October 2012
President Asif Ali Zardari emphasized the need for expeditious implementation of various joint mega projects, including the multi-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, electricity transmission lines and rail and road projects during his meeting with Iranian counterpart President Ahmadinejad, on the sidelines of the 12th ECO Summit.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

JORDAN
8. Jordan to import meat, cotton from Pakistan
Islamabad, Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Ambassador of Jordan to Pakistan, Nawaf Saraireh said that the Jordanian government has planned to import cotton and meat from Pakistan due to their good quality and cost effectiveness.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

SAUDI ARABIA
9. Saudi investors being encouraged to invest in Pakistan: Saudi Ambassador
Islamabad, Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Saudi Ambassador for Pakistan Abdul Aziz Ibrahim Saleh Al-Ghadeer emphasized the importance of building trade and economic relations between the two brotherly countries.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

TURKEY
10. Transportation links between Pakistan, Turkey to be improved
Islamabad, Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Pakistan and Turkey discussed to further improve the existing rail, road and air links to boost economic relations and people to people contacts between the two countries.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

11. Turkey, Pakistan to boost economic ties
Ankara, Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that both Pakistan and Turkey needed to focus energies on further enhancing their economic and commercial relations.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
KUWAIT
12.  Kuwait PM directs transfer of plot for construction of Pakistan Embassy
Kuwait City, Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf met the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on the sidelines of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit. The Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf thanked the Prime Minister of Kuwait for inviting him to participate in ACD and expressed the confidence that the summit would auger well for bringing the governments and people of ACD member states even more closely.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

13.   PM, Emir of Kuwait hold discussions
Kuwait City, Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf held a bilateral meeting with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on the sidelines of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit. The Prime Minister lauded the initiative of the Emir for successfully holding the first ever ACD Summit.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

14. PM returns home after Kuwait visit
Islamabad, Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf returned after his three-day official visit to Kuwait where he participated in the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

SAUDI ARABIA
15.   PM arrives in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj
Medina, Monday, 22 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf arrived on the special invitation of King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud to perform Hajj. He was received at Royal Terminal by representative of King Abdullah, Ambassador of Pakistan Mohammed Naeem Khan and Consul General Abdul Salik  Khan.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

16.  Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf holds informal talks with Saudi King
Mina (Saudi Arabia), Saturday, 27 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Saturday held informal talks with King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud at the annual reception organized for heads and officials of Hajj missions.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

17. PM congratulates Saudi govt for making excellent Hajj arrangements
Islamabad, Sunday, 28 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf congratulated the Saudi Government for making excellent arrangements during Hajj.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

TURKEY
18.  Pakistani investors to visit Turkey
Karachi, Tuesday, 2 October 2012
A high-level delegation of Pakistani investors would soon visit Turkey, Sindh Minister for Finance Syed Murad Ali Shah said.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

19. Pakistan condemns cross-border shelling into Turkish territory
Islamabad, Thursday, 4 October 2012
Pakistan on Thursday expressing deep grief over the loss of five innocent Turkish civilians condemned this reprehensible act of unproved cross border shelling by the Syrian forces.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

20. Turkey ready to help Pakistan in education: Ambassador
Karachi, Friday, 12 October 2012
Turkish Ambassador Inaich has said Turkey is always ready to help out Pakistan, especially Sindh, in the field of education.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

21. Third Pak-Turk Eye Exhibition held
Islamabad, Saturday, 20 October 2012
Chief Commissioner Islamabad Tariq Pirzada said Turkey is playing vital role in the development of Pakistan though multiple initiatives.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

22. PM greets Turkish counterpart on anniversary of Proclamation Day
Islamabad, Sunday, 28 October 2012
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has sent a message of greetings to Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

23. Pakturk ICEF sacrifices 1200 cows on Eid
Quetta, Tuesday, 30 October 2012
On the eve of Eid, Pak-Turk International Cag Educational Foundation (ICEF) sacrificed 1200 sacrificial cows in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Khairpur Mirs and Muzaffarabad,.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan

Compiled by PAULAMI SANYAL

Paulami Sanyal is pursuing research at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  Email

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