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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Business

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan Seek Stronger Economic Ties

Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed Wednesday to take practical measures to significantly expand bilateral trade, with leaders aiming for a major increase over the next two years. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reflected strong mutual trust and a shared commitment to deepen relations. Sharif said both countries would work to raise trade from around $16 million to $200 million. The leaders also stressed the importance of the CASA-1000 energy project. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Iran's Pezeshkian expected to meet Putin at SCO summit 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is expected to attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he is likely to hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Al Jazeera reported. The two-day summit begins on Monday, with Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expected to attend. Earlier, the Iranian and Russian foreign ministers met in July during the SCO's Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan reaffirm commitment to stronger bilateral cooperation

President Asif Ali Zardari and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral ties, expanding economic cooperation, and enhancing regional connectivity. Speaking at the delegation level talks with the Kyrgyz President, President Zardari said Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan share deep-rooted brotherly relations based on common faith, shared history, and cultural links. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Pakistan ready to open seaports, markets for Kyrgyzstan: PM Sharif 

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan is a gateway to the Indian Ocean and stands ready to provide Kyrgyzstan access to regional and global markets through its ports. The PM stated this while addressing a joint press stakeout along with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov on Thursday in Islamabad. The two leaders reaffirmed the shared resolve to elevate their relations by enhancing cooperation in political, trade, connectivity, energy, agriculture, education, defence and cultural domains. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Pakistan welcomes Kyrgyz president on first state visit in 20 years

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday on a two-day visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. President Asif Ali Zardari, PM Sharif, and members of the federal cabinet received President Zhaparov upon arrival in the federal capital. The Kyrgyz president is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising senior cabinet ministers, top officials and prominent business leaders. This is the first presidential visit from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan in two decades, the last having taken place in January 2005. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Kyrgyzstan backs new flag, says ‘smiling’ sun to aid growth

Lawmakers in tightly-controlled Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday backed a proposal to modify the country’s flag so that it will feature sun rays, arguing the move would boost the economy. Kyrgyzstan’s flag, adopted in 1992 after the Soviet collapse, currently features a yellow orb, representing a traditional nomadic yurt, against a red background, surrounded by lines emanating from the centre. In November, parliament speaker Nurlanbek Shakiev put forward a bill to change the emblem in order to make those lines “clearly reminiscent of sun rays”. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in World

Kyrgyzstan President Jeenbekov Announces Resignation

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct 15 (AFP/APP): Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday, saying he wanted to bring an end to the crisis sparked by disputed parliamentary elections earlier this month. "I am not clinging to power. I don’t want to go down in the history of Kyrgyzstan as a President who allowed bloodshed and shooting on his people. I have taken the decision to resign". Read More…

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