Tag: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
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Pakistan opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif tests positive for Coronavirus
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and PML-N Secretary-General Ahsan Iqbal also had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.
June 11, 2020 -
Imran’s survival at stake
It appears that Imran Khan is concerned only with the satisfaction of his ego irrespective of its consequences for the system, society and the national economy.
November 4, 2019 -
Pakistan ex-PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrested in liquified natural gas scam case
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif condemned the arrest, saying that NAB was being used for political victimisation.
July 18, 2019 -
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