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Visiting Maldives president welcomed at PM House with guard of honour

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Dr Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Maldives, arrived in Islamabad for a three-day official visit that began on Tuesday and was welcomed with a guard of honour at Prime Minister House on Wednesday morning. This marks the first visit by a Maldivian president to Pakistan in 11 years, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The visit includes meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and PM Shehbaz Sharif, as well as a business forum aimed at fostering trade and investment ties. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar emphasized the importance of expanding bilateral cooperation across various sectors during his meeting with Muizzu earlier in the day.
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Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu began a three-day state visit to Pakistan on October 20, 2026, marking the first such trip from the Maldives in over a decade. The visit was at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who welcomed Muizzu with a guard of honour at Prime Minister House in Islamabad. During his stay, Muizzu and Shehbaz signed 20 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) covering various areas including defence cooperation, maritime security, health, education, tourism, trade, fisheries, environment, and arts and culture. The agreements aim to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations as they celebrate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties established in 1966.

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📰 Maldives President Visits Pakistan
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“Article A describes the planned visit and meetings, while Article B reports on the welcome ceremony and arrival of President Muizzu in Pakistan. They are related but describe different stages of the same trip.”
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Islamabad Maldives Maldivian PM Office Pakistan

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Dar PERSON · 4× Maldivian NORP · 4× Muizzu PERSON · 4× Pakistan GPE · 4× Maldives GPE · 3× Islamabad GPE · 2× Shehbaz PERSON · 2× Mohamed Muizzu PERSON · 1× Muizzi PERSON · 1× Shehbaz Sharif PERSON · 1×

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Meeting with Dar Earlier in the day, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on Muizzu, welcoming him and his delegation to Pakistan, FO said on X. Dar “underscored the importance of expanding bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, education, climate change and tourism”, FO said.
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🔮 An earlier statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) said Muizzu will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and will also hold “restricted and delegation-level” talks with PM Shehbaz.

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The Maldives’ President Dr Mohamed Muizzu was welcomed at Prime Minister House in Islamabad with a guard of honour on Wednesday morning. asserted
President → welcome → morning
Muizzu arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on a three-day visit at the invitation of PM Shehbaz Sharif. asserted
Muizzu → arrive → Sharif
The visit marks the first by a Maldivian president to Pakistan in 11 years, and comes as the two countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations in 1966. asserted
countries → mark → 1966
At the welcome ceremony, Muizzi shook hands with the federal ministers, while PM Shehbaz also greeted the Maldivian delegation. asserted
Shehbaz → shake → delegation
According to a statement by PM Office (PMO), the prime minister extended a “warm welcome to the esteemed guest”, followed by a guard of honour by smartly turned-out contingents of all three armed forces. uncertain
minister → accord → forces
The visiting dignitary also planted a sapling at PM House, and prayers were offered for the progress and prosperity of both countries. asserted
prayers → visit → countries
An earlier statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) said Muizzu will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and will also hold “restricted and delegation-level” talks with PM Shehbaz. asserted
Muizzu → issue → Shehbaz
A Pakistan-Maldives Business Forum will also be held during the visit to promote interaction between the two countries’ business communities and explore opportunities for trade and investment. asserted
Forum → hold → trade
Meeting with Dar Earlier in the day, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on Muizzu, welcoming him and his delegation to Pakistan, FO said on X. Dar “underscored the importance of expanding bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, education, climate change and tourism”, FO said. asserted
FO → meet → trade
DPM Dar also welcomed the Maldivian business delegation in the Maldives-Pakistan Business Forum and “expressed hope that B2B engagements would yield concrete trade and investment opportunities”. asserted
engagements → welcome → opportunities
Muizzu, speaking to Dar, “expressed Maldives’ desire to deepen its close relations with Pakistan and explore new avenues of mutually beneficial cooperation”, FO said. asserted
FO → speak → cooperation
Last month, the Maldives’ parliamentary speaker Abdul Raheem Abdullah met with Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi. asserted
speaker → meet → Rawalpindi
In 2015, former Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom undertook a two-day state visit to Pakistan on May 6-7 at the invitation of then-PM Nawaz Sharif. uncertain
Gayoom → undertake → Sharif
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