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The US is intensifying outreach to Pakistan as it moves to complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September.
The White House announced on Monday that National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan had met his Pakistani counterpart, Moeed Yusuf, at the weekend.
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The Sullivan-Yusuf meeting is the most senior in-person encounter between Washington and Islamabad since US President Joe Biden came into office in January.
The two met in Geneva and “discussed a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest and discussed ways to advance practical co-operation. Both sides agreed to continue the conversation,” the White House said.
Daily Times Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman receives Prime Minister Imran Khan at Jeddah airport
May 8, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Saudi Arabia late on Friday night for a three-day official visit on the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who himself received the prime minister at the Jeddah airport.
After a warm welcome at the airport, the prime minister headed to the Royal Palace along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Interior Minister Sh Rashid Ahmed and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Later the delegation-level talks started at the Royal Palace, which were continued till filing of this report. The consultations were to encompass all areas of bilateral cooperation including economic, trade, investment, energy, job opportunities for Pakistani workforce, and welfare of Pakistani diaspora in the Kingdom.
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April 27, 2021
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Monday deployed troops across the country as ‘emergency responder’ in aide of the civil administration under Article 245 of the Constitution to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“From 6 this morning, the troops of Pakistan Army have arrived at district level across the country to help the civil administration in the present situation,” Director General ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar told a media briefing on Monday.
The DG ISPR said Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) that was also attended by Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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