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POLITICAL ISSUES

BAHRAIN

  1. Bahrain health minister visits Pakistan

Islamabad, Sunday, 8 October 2017           

Bahraini Minister for Health Faiqa Al-Saleh paid a visit to Pakistan on 8 October to discuss bilateral cooperation in health and review the progress of the King Hamad University project during her meeting with Pakistani counterpart, Saira Afzal Tarar. Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

IRAN

  1. Pakistan, Iran discuss political, defence, economic collaboration

Islamabad, Wednesday, 11 October 2017  

Iranian ambassador Mehdi Honardost held meetings with Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi and Defence Minister Dastgir Khan in Islamabad to deliberate bilateral relations and highlight potential of military and economic collaboration.  Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

IRAN, LEBANON

  1. Pak embassy in Tehran, Beirut observe Kashmir Black Day

Islamabad, Saturday, 28 October 2017

Respective Pakistan embassies in Tehran and Beirut observed Kashmir Black Day on 28 October to highlight the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad  

IRAQ

  1. Pakistan questions legitimacy of Kurdish referendum  

Islamabad, Monday, 2 October 2017         

Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson clarified Pakistan’s support to “Iraq’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity” and opposition to the referendum held in Iraqi Kurdistan region on 25 September. Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad 

OMAN

  1. Pakistan-Oman Bilateral Political Consultations held

Islamabad, Sunday, 15 October 2017         

The 6th round of Pakistan-Oman Bilateral Political Consultations presided over by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and Oman’s Foreign Affair Under-Secretary Bin Awadh Al Hassan, was held in Muscat and it summit underlined the need for enhanced “business-to-business interaction” and decided to convene the next session of Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in the first quarter of 2018.Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad  

SAUDI ARABIA

  1. Riyadh and Islamabad discuss bilateral ties

Islamabad, Thursday, 19 October 2017     

President Mamnoon Hussain and Saudi Arabia’s envoy Nawaf Saeed Ahmad Al-malki met and discussed regional situation and bilateral relations. Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

  1. Saudi imam invited to Pakistan

Islamabad, Wednesday, 25 October 2017  

Imam-e-Ka’aba (Saudi Arabia’s Imam) Saleh bin Humaid visited Pakistan and reiterated the strong bilateral historic and cordial ties.  Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

TUNISIA

  1. Tunisian envoy meets NSA

Islamabad, Thursday, 19 October 2017     

Ambassador of Tunisia Adel Al-Alarbi and Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua discussed regional situation and underscored ways to boost bilateral relations.  Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

ECONOMIC ISSUES

TUNISIA

  1. Pakistan, Tunisia bilateral trade in favour of former; PTA to be inked soon

Islamabad, Tuesday, 24 October 2017       

In his address at the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), Shabbir Hussain Chawla, President FCCI stated that the Pak-Tunisia trade was skewed towards Pakistan. Ambassador of Tunisia Adel Al-Alarbi informed the decision to ink Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) during the 9th Pakistan Tunisia Ministerial Conference to be held in Tunisia.  Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

TURKEY

  1. Turkey, Pakistan discuss infrastructure investment opportunities   

Islamabad, Wednesday, 11 October 2017  

In a meeting with Turkish envoy Babur Girgin, Federal Communications Minister Abdul Kareem highlighted the role of Turkish construction companies in Pakistan’s infrastructure development and discussed avenues for further cooperation.    Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

DEFENCE ISSUES

SAUDI ARABIA

  1. Riyadh and Islamabad discuss defence ties

Islamabad, Friday, 13 October 2017          

Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Maliki held a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss matters relating defence and training cooperation.  Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES

OIC

  1. COMSTECH asked to implement OIC summit decisions

Islamabad, Wednesday, 11 October 2017  

President Mamnoon Hussain urged Shoukat Hameed, the Coordinator General of OIC’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation based in Islamabad to promote education, technology and scientific research in the Islamic World, as per the directives issued at OIC Summit in Astana in September 2017. Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

OMAN

  1. Pakistan envoy visits Omani Women’s Association (OWA) Headquarters

Islamabad, Thursday, 26 October 2017

Pakistan envoy held a meeting with OWA Chairperson Iman bint Al-Ghafri in Muscat, who acknowledged the services of Pakistani community particularly females towards building Omani society and proposed increased cultural and entrepreneurship exchange. Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, Islamabad

 

 

COMPILED BY DIVYA MALHOTRA

 

Divya Malhotra is a Doctoral candidate at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Email: divyaidsa@gmail.com

 

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