Ishaq Dar
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Jaishankar attends SCO Summit in Islamabad: A new chapter in India-Pakistan relations | EXPLAINED
World | Oct 17, 2024, 01:41 PM ISTWhile a whole host of international leaders descended on the federal capital for the SCO summit, it was invariably Jaishankar who remained the "centre of attention" in Pakistani media. Also, it was the first time that both countries avoided blaming each other at the summit. Is it a new start?
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz and Foreign Minister welcome Jaishankar at SCO Summit in Islamabad | WATCH VIDEO
World | Oct 16, 2024, 11:30 AM ISTThe brief exchange took place at the venue of the SCO summit. Jaishankar warmly shook hands with PM Sharif and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar and held a very brief interaction.
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Pakistan Deputy PM sends 'positive' message to India: 'We want good neighbourly relations...'
World | Jun 26, 2024, 09:18 AM ISTThe Pakistan foreign minister emphasised that while Pakistan has consistently welcomed constructive engagement through inclusive dialogue on all outstanding issues, it firmly opposes any unilateral approaches or attempts to impose India’s will or hegemony.
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Pakistan wants to resume trade with India? Foreign Minister says it is up to New Delhi to restart
World | May 19, 2024, 12:11 PM ISTPakistan's Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, stated that trade relations between Islamabad and New Delhi have been on hold since 2019. This suspension is attributed to India's implementation of significant tariffs on imports from Pakistan following the Pulwama attack.
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China urges Pakistan to do its 'utmost' to protect Chinese workers after recurrent attacks
World | May 16, 2024, 01:11 PM ISTThe talks between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar come over a month after five Chinese workers were killed in a terror attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. China has long demanded the safety of the thousands of Chinese workers in Pakistan.
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Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari likely to make a comeback as Pakistan's foreign minister: Report
World | May 06, 2024, 10:52 AM ISTIshaq Dar, according to sources, was never comfortable as foreign minister as he always wanted to look after his favourite Finance Ministry. But Shehbaz and others in the PML-N wanted to keep him at bay.
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister, who was called 'thief' during his US visit, appointed as Deputy PM
World | Apr 28, 2024, 06:59 PM ISTBefore Dar taking the role, the last deputy prime minister of the country was Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, then of PML-Q, who was appointed to the position in June 2012.
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Pakistan: Ishaq Dar becomes Foreign Minister as Shehbaz Sharif's 19-member Cabinet sworn in
World | Mar 12, 2024, 12:33 PM ISTA Kashmiri-origin chartered accountant, Ishaq Dar has served as Pakistan's Finance Minister four times, the latest under Shehbaz Sharif till 2023. He has the critical task of mending bilateral relations with neighbours India and Afghanistan, which are now at their lowest.
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Shehbaz Sharif says no to Ishaq Dar as interim PM, says brother Nawaz Sharif to be in Pakistan soon
World | Jul 31, 2023, 03:23 PM ISTSeveral parties, including the coalition partners of the Pakistani government, have opposed Dar's appointment as he is closely linked with the Sharif family.
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Pakistan: Ruling party backtracks on Ishaq Dar's candidature for caretaker PM after strong rejection
World | Jul 25, 2023, 09:16 AM ISTAs reports of PML-N choosing Dar as the next interim PM of Pakistan made the rounds, party leader Khawaja Asif denied such rumours and said that no work has been started on the matter.
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Ishaq Dar likely to be caretaker Pakistan PM even as ruling parties disagree: Who is he?
World | Jul 24, 2023, 01:10 PM ISTThe Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) opined that Dar was "a man from the Sharif family" and was not a suitable fit for the post of caretaker PM, which required a neutral person.
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Pakistan: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's candidature likely to be proposed for caretaker PM
World | Jul 23, 2023, 02:32 PM ISTDar's candidature as caretaker PM is being mulled to ensure the implementation of economic policies as Pakistan's ailing economy received a boost with the $3 billion arrangement with the IMF.
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Pakistan: China approves USD 700 million loan to cash-strapped country
World | Feb 22, 2023, 05:12 PM ISTPakistan: Finance Minister of the cash-strapped country on Wednesday informed that its ally China has approved a major loan of a whopping price.
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Pakistan to impose taxes worth Rs 170 billion to meet IMF conditions
World | Feb 11, 2023, 05:02 PM ISTA delegation of the global lender held 10-day marathon talks with Pakistan officials to release the next tranche of USD 1.1 billion out of an already agreed loan but left on Thursday for Washington without signing a staff-level agreement.
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Days after becoming Pakistan PM, Shehbaz orders renewal of brother Nawaz Sharif's passport
World | Apr 13, 2022, 04:31 PM ISTThe Pakistani High Commission in London has also been directed to start work on the renewal of the passports of the PML-N leaders, Geo TV reported.
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Pakistan to welcome Trump administration’s efforts to improve ties with India
World | Apr 22, 2017, 03:48 PM ISTPakistan has said that it will welcome any effort by the Trump administration to encourage New Delhi and Islamabad to resolve their differences.
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Pakistan vows to never roll back its nuclear programme
World | Mar 03, 2016, 04:21 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that his country will never roll back its nuclear programme despite financial hardship and threat of mounting external debt.Dar was briefing the Senate, the upper house
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Pak would give befitting response to any Indian aggression: FM Ishaq Dar
World | Jul 11, 2015, 06:41 PM ISTIslamabad: When Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was meeting his Indian counterpart for ice-breaking talks in Russia, back home his confidante and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar warned India of a "befitting response" in case of
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We want peace with India: Pakistan Finance Minister
World | Oct 13, 2014, 04:57 PM ISTIslamabad:Pakistan wants peaceful ties with India but would fittingly respond if it tries to impose war, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said.Dar made these comments while speaking to media in Washington yesterday where he was
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Pak political crisis: Govt says one PTI demand non-negotiable
World | Sep 09, 2014, 07:17 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's embattled government today said it has reached an agreement with cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's party, which is seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on most of the issues, except one which is