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The sixth trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan began in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday.
Pakistan is being represented by Deputy Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who is joined by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister and Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq, along with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the ministry, discussions will focus on boosting cooperation between the three countries, particularly in trade, regional connectivity and counter-terrorism. The Deputy Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister on issues concerning both nations.
The previous round of talks took place in Beijing on 21 May, shortly after the India–Pakistan standoff, where the Pakistani and Chinese foreign ministers discussed trilateral matters.
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul for the talks. Wang Yi will take part in the trilateral meeting with Afghan and Pakistani officials, focusing on regional cooperation and diplomatic engagement.
The agenda is expected to include a review of progress on earlier commitments, such as counter-terrorism collaboration, extending the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghanistan, and reinforcing regional trade and connectivity.
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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