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Reuters
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Pakistan, China agree to maintain close communication
NEW DELHI, May 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan and China agreed to maintain close communication and coordination at all levels, Islamabad said on Wednesday following a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries in Beijing. China said on Tuesday it welcomes and supports efforts by Pakistan and India to handle their differences through dialogue and to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire.
South China Morning Post
20-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China, Pakistan FMs expected to discuss security cooperation, to India's chagrin
The Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's three-day visit to China is expected to highlight both nations' growing enthusiasm for deepening defence and security cooperation, analysts say. However, as Dar's first overseas trip since the military tensions with neighbouring power India, it is likely to be viewed by New Delhi as a show of support for Islamabad – despite the likelihood that it was arranged well before the conflict, together with trilateral talks between China, Pakistan and Afghanistan, they added. Dar, who is also deputy prime minister, will be in Beijing until Wednesday. He is expected to hold bilateral talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as well as take part in a trilateral foreign minister-level strategic dialogue with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister. Lin Minwang, a professor and deputy director at Fudan University's Centre of South Asia Studies, said Beijing and Islamabad would now hold a deeper recognition of the necessity of their defence cooperation – an important issue that could come up in bilateral talks. 'Following the skirmishes and the unexpected success of Pakistan's Chinese-made fighter jets and missiles, both nations are likely to show heightened enthusiasm and initiative to deepen their military and defence collaboration,' he said. Among the most striking revelations of the recent hostilities was Pakistan's reported success in shooting down French-designed Rafale aircraft using the J-10C fighter equipped with active radar-guided long-range air-to-air PL-15 missiles, also from China.
CNA
19-05-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar visits China amid tensions with India over Kashmir
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is in China on a three-day visit, starting today. He will hold in-depth discussions with his Chinese and Afghan counterparts over the situation in South Asia. The talks are also expected to cover issues specific to China-Pakistan relations and wider global developments. This diplomatic push comes a week after Pakistan reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades, following an April attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad and Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pakistan FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India over Kashmir
Pakistan's foreign minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office said on Sunday, a little over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades. Ishaq Dar, who also holds the portfolio of deputy prime minister, will start his visit on Monday in Beijing where he will hold "in-depth discussions" with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi "on the evolving regional situation in South Asia and its implications for peace and stability", his office said in a statement. "The two sides will also review the entire spectrum of Pakistan-China bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest," it said. Dar's visit to Beijing comes on the heels of a tumultuous couple of weeks, following an April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in which 26 people were killed. New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing the militants it claimed were behind the attack -- the deadliest on civilians in Muslim-majority Kashmir in decades. Pakistan denies the charge. The territory is claimed in full by both India and Pakistan, which have fought several wars over Kashmir since their 1947 independence from British rule. On May 7, India launched strikes against what it said were "terrorist camps" in Pakistan, kicking off four days of intense tit-for-tat drone, missile and artillery exchanges with Islamabad. The conflict left more than 70 people, including dozens of civilians, dead on both sides. Fearing further escalation, global leaders had urged restraint from both sides early on in the conflict, including China which promised to play a "constructive role" -- though experts say Beijing had clearly picked a side. China has been one of Pakistan's most reliable foreign partners, readily providing financial assistance to bail out its often struggling neighbour. Dar told parliament on May 7, hours after aerial combat between the two sides, that Islamabad used Chinese jets against India, with Beijing's ambassador called to his office over the deployment. "At 4 am in the morning, the whole Chinese team, led by their ambassador, was present at the foreign office," Dar told the parliament. "We apprised them about all the developments taken place until that time, and they were very happy," he said. US President Donald Trump announced a surprise truce on May 10, which appears to be holding over a week later. While Islamabad stated earlier in the week that the ceasefire would last until Sunday, the Indian army said there was no expiry date to the agreement. zz/dhc
