Tag: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Pakistan Elections 2018: PTI celebrates as Pakistan heads towards hung assembly

The country seemed to head for a hung National Assembly late on Wednesday, as the leads from counting centres showed no party getting a clear-cut majority. 

July 26, 2018

Pakistan’s EC allows Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to contest elections

"The appeal was only about his Murree constituency so it's applicable only on that constituency. He can run from Islamabad," ECP spokesperson Altaf Ahmed told Efe news.

June 28, 2018

Consensus in Pakistan

Monday’s announcement of a caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan was perfectly concordant with the country’s Constitution, which stipulates that an interim PM shall be at the helm in the period between the conclusion of the tenure of the incumbent administration (31 May) and the general election (25 July).  Beyond that certitude, quite the most critical …

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May 31, 2018

PML-N’s Miftah Ismail takes oath as Pakistan’s Finance Minister

Miftah Ismail, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s adviser on finance and a member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), took oath as the country’s Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs on Friday. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to Ismail during a ceremony attended by Cabinet members, party workers and senior officials, …

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April 27, 2018

No meeting between Modi, Pak PM Abbasi at CHOGM: MEA

The prime ministers of India and Pakistan last met in December 2015, when Modi, in an unplanned visit, landed in Lahore on his way back from Afghanistan and attended then Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif's granddaughter's wedding

April 20, 2018

Nepal needs foreign policy experts

So many things are happening so fast in Nepal’s foreign policy realm. Soon after Prime Minister K P Oli assumed office, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi paid an unusual visit to Nepal. Breaking all diplomatic norms, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Oli before he was even sworn in. And immediately after the …

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April 13, 2018

Pakistan PM Abbasi to visit Afghanistan tomorrow

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will travel to Afghanistan tomorrow on a day-long visit during which he likely discusses a range of issues, including ways to facilitate talks with the Taliban. In a statement, the Foreign Office said Abbasi was visiting Kabul on an invitation of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “The Prime Minister’s visit …

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April 5, 2018

Embarrassment for Pakistan as PM Abbasi frisked at US airport

In a major embarrassment for Pakistan, the country’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was frisked as part of a routine security check at a US airport, reports said on Wednesday. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Abbasi, dressed in a maroon polo t-shirt and black trousers can be seen putting on …

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March 28, 2018

Oli is getting into murky waters

On March 5, when Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli welcomed Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as his first foreign guest after assuming office, it sent dubious signals as to where his foreign policy choices were driven. It is difficult to say if it was a result of the failure of South Block’s foreign …

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March 27, 2018

Nepal, Pakistan agree to revitalise Saarc process

Nepal and Pakistan on Tuesday agreed to revitalise the Saarc process for “greater peace, security and prosperity in the region” during talks that visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held with the Himalayan nation’s leadership. Abbasi on Tuesday met Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari and addressed a programme at the Saarc Secretariat here. He …

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March 6, 2018

Nepal, Pakistan agree to revitalise Saarc process

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli held bilateral talks with his visiting Pakistani counterpart Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and both the leaders decided to revitalise the stalled Saarc process. During the meeting on Monday evening, both the leaders discussed the matters related to enhancing bilateral cooperation in the fields of investment, trade, tourism, agriculture and human …

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March 6, 2018

Pakistani PM arrives in Nepal for 2-day visit

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived here on Monday for a two-day official visit. Nepal’s Finance Minister Yubraj Khatiwada and Foreign Secretary Shankerdas Bairagi received Abbasi at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here. Abbasi landed at the airport on a special aircraft of the Pakistan Army. From the airport, he left for the Hyatt …

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March 5, 2018

India, Pak attend TAPI ceremony in Afghanistan

Not with standing the current state of the bilateral relationship, India and Pakistan on Friday demonstrated their firm commitment to implementing the ambitious Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline that will connect Central Asia with South Asia. Minister of state for external affairs M J Akbar joined Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and …

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February 24, 2018

Pakistan refuses to interfere in Maldives’ ‘domestic affairs’

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has conveyed to the Maldives Foreign Minister that Islamabad would not interfere in the Indian Ocean ‘s “domestic matters despite its opposition to the ongoing state of Emergency”. Maldives Foreign Minister Mohamed Asim visited Pakistan for three days (February 8-10) as a special envoy of President Abdulla Yameen to …

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February 11, 2018

Afghan President refuses condolence call from Pakistan PM

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani refused to speak to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi when the latter telephoned to offer condolences following a devastating terror attack in Kabul, the media reported. TOLO News said Abbasi telephoned Ghani “in connection with the spate of recent attacks in Afghanistan.” The Afghan daily said Ghani had sent a …

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January 31, 2018

Pakistan PM Abbasi to attend WEF from tomorrow

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos from Wednesday where he will project Pakistan as a prime destination for business, investment and trade. The prime minister will participate in a number of important events and hold bilateral meetings with key world leaders and CEOs of 15 leading …

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January 23, 2018

Hafiz Saeed should be prosecuted to fullest extent of law: US

The United States has called for Hafiz Saeed’s prosecution “to the fullest extent of the law,” following Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s remark that no action could be taken against the United Nations-designated terrorist. Mr. Abbasi, during an interview to Geo TV on Tuesday, referred to Saeed as ‘sahib’ or ‘sir’ saying that “there …

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January 19, 2018