If PM Khan will visit Russia, then he will become the first Pakistani PM to visit Russia in more than 20 years. To clarify, the last Pakistani prime minister to visit Russia was Nawaz Sharif. In April 1999, he paid an important state visit to Kremlin.
Author and strategic analyst argues that PM Imran Khan's February visit to Beijing should be seen as a mutual opportunity for both countries to bring a new impetus to their strategic cooperative partnership, happening at a time when the crisis in Ukraine is casting a further dark shadow on the geopolitical landscape and the bigger great game is being played out during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
On the eve of the Prime Minister's visit to meet President Xi, and attend the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing, GVS editor Dr. Moeed Pirzada sat down with Khalid Mansoor, state minister and SAPM on CPEC Affairs, to understand the challenges of CPEC phase II, what is the current status of CPEC, where is it going, is it stalled as it is increasingly being said in the media, and what is his current agenda in the Beijing visit.
“PM Imran Khan’s strong advocacy of the rights of Kashmiris has revived global recognition of India’s grave and human rights violations and crimes in occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” Amb Akram said.
Despite Cricket Australia's insistence that Langer was "not only a legend of the game but an outstanding individual," there is simmering anger at the way his departure was handled.
If Pakistan is to have a credible share of the $2 trillion Chinese import market, it needs to undertake serious trade policy reforms. Like the ASEAN, Pakistan needs to lower its import tariffs and get rid of its protectionist policies.
PML-N's Hina Parvez shared images of Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Twitter. One picture showed former premier Nawaz Sharif with China's President Xi. The other picture showed PM Khan with China's Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao.
