Uzbekistan expands global financial partnerships to boost reforms, investment

TASHKENT, Thursday, September 18, 2025 (WNP): Uzbekistan is intensifying cooperation with leading international financial institutions and global companies as part of its drive to advance economic reforms, strengthen financial stability, and ensure sustainable development. In recent high-level meetings, the government engaged with the World Bank on long-term development goals, including transport infrastructure projects such as the planned Tashkent–Andijan toll road,...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign ‘Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement’ pledging any aggression against either country to be considered against both

RIYADH, Wednesday, September 17, 2025 (WNP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, pledging that any aggression against either country would be considered an aggression against both. The agreement, signed at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh during Shehbaz Sharif’s state...

Pakistan, Türkiye vow to deepen health sector cooperation through innovation, training, technology transfer

ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, September 17, 2025 (WNP): Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday held a meeting with the Ambassador of Türkiye to Pakistan, İrfan Neziroğlu, to explore avenues of cooperation in the health sector and discuss broader matters of mutual interest. Welcoming the envoy, the minister said Pakistan and Türkiye shared decades-long brotherly relations rooted in cultural affinity, trust,...

Saudi landmarks lit with Pakistan, Saudi flags to mark strategic defense pact

RIYADH, Wednesday, September 17, 2025 (WNP): Iconic towers and landmarks across major Saudi cities were illuminated with the national flags of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Wednesday evening, celebrating the signing of the historic Pakistan–Saudi Arabia Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement. The symbolic display coincided with the state visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to the Kingdom, where the landmark...

President Zardari Meets CPC Shanghai Secretary Chen Jining, discusses SEZs, Gwadar, IT and AI

Both sides reaffirm Pakistan-China ‘iron brotherhood’ ahead of 75th anniversary of ties.