{"id":7524,"date":"2026-10-19T18:06:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7524"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:06:45","slug":"ishaq-dar-chinese-premier-li-qiang-discuss-strategic-ties-in-dushanbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7524","title":{"rendered":"Ishaq Dar, Chinese Premier Li Qiang Discuss Strategic Ties in Dushanbe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dushanbe<\/strong>: Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, attended a banquet dinner hosted by Tajikistan\u2019s Prime Minister, Qohir Rasulzoda, in honour of heads of delegations participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Dushanbe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The banquet was attended by several senior leaders, including the Premier of China\u2019s State Council, Li Qiang; the prime ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus; and the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, according to Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the sidelines of the dinner, Ishaq Dar also held an informal meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deputy Prime Minister\/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MIshaqDar50?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MIshaqDar50<\/a> held an informal meeting with the Chinese Premier H.E. Mr. Li Qiang on the sidelines of the banquet dinner in honor of the heads of delegations of the SCO CHG in Dushanbe tonight.<br><br>The two leaders had\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CcezcLZ9CJ\">pic.twitter.com\/CcezcLZ9CJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ministry of Foreign Affairs &#8211; Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForeignOfficePk\/status\/2112232500428935519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their meeting, the two leaders exchanged views in a cordial atmosphere on Pakistan-China all-weather strategic relations and current regional developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engagement underscored the continued interaction between Pakistan and China on bilateral ties and regional issues on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deputy Prime Minister\/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MIshaqDar50?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MIshaqDar50<\/a> attended a banquet dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Qohir Rasulzoda, in honour of the Heads of Delegation attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mnnEJflCs4\">pic.twitter.com\/mnnEJflCs4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ministry of Foreign Affairs &#8211; Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForeignOfficePk\/status\/2112228543048696240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dushanbe: Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, attended a banquet dinner hosted by Tajikistan\u2019s Prime Minister, Qohir Rasulzoda, in honour of heads of delegations participating&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[635,333],"class_list":["post-7524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-ishaq-dar","tag-sco"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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