Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday (August 23) for a two-day official visit, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan issued on Friday.
The visit is being made at the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the statement said.
During his stay from August 23–24, the Deputy Prime Minister will hold high-level meetings with several Bangladeshi leaders, including Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Adviser for Foreign Affairs Md. Touhid Hossain.
Discussions will cover the full range of bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest, the statement added.
Referring to 1971 issues with Pakistan, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Aug 4, said each issue would be on the table for discussions as Dhaka is set to receive his Pakistani counterpart on August 23.
"Each issue will be on the table," Adviser Hossain told reporters when asked whether Bangladesh will raise the issues of seeking public apology by Pakistan and due compensation.
Hossain said the interim government is approaching in a "pragmatic way" in terms of its relations with Pakistan, stressing that everything will be on the table for discussion during Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar's visit.
Ishaq Dar's previous scheduled visit to Bangladesh in April was postponed amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and India following a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.
“Owing to unforeseen circumstances, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan is unable to undertake the visit to Bangladesh on 27-28 April 2025,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan at that time.
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Later, the two sides finalised new date through mutual consultations.
In July last week, Bangladesh and Pakistan expressed deep concern over the ongoing Israeli aggression and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Palestine, reiterating their unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause.
The message was conveyed during a meeting between Ishaq Dar and Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Hossain, held on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Two-State Solution at the United Nations.
This was their fourth meeting since October 2024.
They also reviewed bilateral ties and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening political, economic and cultural cooperation, while exploring ways to enhance connectivity and people-to-people exchanges, the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka said.