{"id":5398,"date":"2025-05-19T05:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T23:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5398"},"modified":"2025-05-24T05:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:21:25","slug":"pakistans-foreign-minister-dar-heading-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5398","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s foreign minister Dar heading to China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad. Pakistan\u2019s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar is heading to China on Monday (May 19) to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, marking his first foreign trip since the recent India-Pakistan military tensions.<\/p>\n<p>His visit comes just days after both countries agreed to a ceasefire following intense cross-border strikes sparked by India\u2019s Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).<\/p>\n<p>Dar\u2019s itinerary includes a key trilateral meeting with China and Afghanistan. Afghanistan\u2019s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, is expected to arrive in China on Tuesday to join the talks.<\/p>\n<p>According to <i>Geo News<\/i>, \u201cThe foreign ministers of the three countries are expected to discuss the promotion of regional trade, enhanced security cooperation, and the evolving situation in the region, particularly in the wake of the recent Pakistan-India conflict.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_250519_052029_771.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad. Pakistan\u2019s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar is heading to China on Monday (May 19) to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, marking his first foreign trip since the recent India-Pakistan military tensions. 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