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Australian FM to visit Pakistan in May

Mateen Haider Published May 1, 2015
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ISLAMABAD: Australian Foreign Minister Ms Julie Bishop’s will arrive in Pakistan on May 6 on a two-day official visit.

"During her visit, Minister Bishop will hold meetings with Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal," a spokesman for the Australian High Commission to Pakistan told DawnNews.

She would also deliver a speech on women empowerment and gender equality issues in order to highlight the support of the Australian government to Pakistan in this regard. Her speech would have the audience of senior government officials and lawmakers.

Also read: Pakistan, Australia to deepen defence ties

The Australian foreign minister would moreover visit Lahore on May 7 and meet with Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif.

She is also scheduled to inaugurate a project funded by the Australian government.

The foreign minister’s visit comes nearly two months after Pakistan and Australia agreed to enhance cooperation in the field of defence and security, including military training.

The two sides agreed to enhance defence cooperation during talks between Australian Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at Army General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

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Up wala
May 01, 2015 03:57pm
She has been to India more then 3 time In less than a year
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M. Saeed Awan
May 01, 2015 04:06pm
Come with assurance of Australian cricket/hockey team's visit to Pakistan. This will be the best aid to Pakistan.
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Kumar Prashant
May 01, 2015 04:25pm
The same hypocrite minister who talks of womans empowerment did not support Alinejad's call on behalf of My Steathy Freedom. She should be looked down upon by every feminist!
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Rashid Sultan
May 01, 2015 04:42pm
Cannot see point of this visit other than perhaps maintenance of diplomatic office & relations
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Mir
May 01, 2015 04:55pm
@Up wala India is a 1.2 billion man state which is a prospective market for all investors to come and exploit the labour force for profit. You're boasting about the fact that India has been readily pimping out its people? Is that something to be proud about?
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Harmony-1
May 01, 2015 05:08pm
@Up wala - Good for you!
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Blue Saffron
May 01, 2015 05:32pm
Time for meetings and speeches are over. Let us build our schools and universities and hospitals and electricity and water and sewer and transportation systems. Let us secure our borders.
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Dr Carla
May 01, 2015 05:47pm
@Mir Many foreign companies in India are paying 1 to 2 lakh Indian rupees per month for Lakhs of graduates (that is equal to 2-4 lakh Pak rupees per month). You think that is exploitation.
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A Kashifi
May 01, 2015 06:09pm
Coming over to press for some fresh blood to be shed for Saudi, who just beheaded another poor Pakistani labourer. Perhaps someone should ask her, about the Pakistani boy their police hung up in Sydney prison after 9/11 on false rape charges. She was a minister then too so must be able to recall. Or may be not. A Pakistani's life after all.
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Parthasaarathy
May 01, 2015 06:14pm
Madam, please give pakistan a chance to revive international cricket, Earnest request from India.
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Dr. Sadaf
May 01, 2015 06:31pm
What do they want now?
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EmQ
May 01, 2015 07:34pm
@Up wala good for you!!
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Abbas Ali
May 01, 2015 07:38pm
@Parthasaarathy Thank you for your gesture. Honestly time is not right for the international cricket in Pakistan.
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Taimoor Khan
May 01, 2015 07:50pm
Pointless visit. What we can get out of Australia? It is already in Indian camp selling Uranium to them so they can build more nukes against Pakistan. Let them be there, no need to waste our energies and time. Our sole focus should be to build CPEC ASAP.
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Up wala
May 01, 2015 08:26pm
@Mir ,World need India and India need world ...Indian population and demography is it strength...there are many hidden,unexplored and unutilized potential in India..If Foreigner are Giving Indians job and using them...It is beneficial for India ..It is not exploitation of Indians ..infact ur country also need the same
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Sami
May 01, 2015 08:47pm
Welcome to Pakistan We should have good relationship with Australia thanks for Visit
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Aashiq
May 01, 2015 10:00pm
@Up wala She is coming to pakistan,why bring india into this?
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Aashiq
May 01, 2015 10:02pm
@A Kashifi Why bring KSA into this?its a bilateral visit between Australia and Pakistan.
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Aashiq
May 01, 2015 10:05pm
@Taimoor Khan Good so Pakistan should have relations with only China and no one else.
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PrasadDeccani
May 01, 2015 10:05pm
@Mir Every Pakistani is talking about how China will be able to move their goods along the economic corridor, but, no one is talking about asking Chinese to pay transit fee. That is called pimping.
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y
May 01, 2015 10:33pm
@Mir exploit? Labour? Profit? Pimping? Dude we have qualifications and we have people. Australia and other countries come with employment opportunities. Something you guys never get. So I can understand why all this goes over your head.
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Akhtar
May 01, 2015 10:48pm
Cooperation should be in areas of economy as well. It is good that after the Chinese visit others are following in their footsteps.
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Aman Ullah Dahi
May 02, 2015 12:26am
@Dr Carla here in Pakistan not only foreign country but local companies as well pays more than 1 Lakh PKR to fresh graduates.
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Aman Ullah Dahi
May 02, 2015 12:28am
@PrasadDeccani for your information, China going to invest huge amount in developing infrastructure in Pakistan which ultimately help Pakistan and there people !!!
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ENGR OSMAN
May 02, 2015 01:11am
Baluchistan and some other parts of Pakistan are loaded with minerals and it is in our national interest to engage Australian companies in mining. The world still runs on the periodic table so this is important!
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PakistanFirst
May 02, 2015 01:16am
Hopefully we can focus on getting training contracts with Australia for our police, junior politicians and get exchange student programs for Universities.
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Shaukat
May 02, 2015 05:58am
@Up wala ,what does it mean,last time I heard her warning to India saying curb your people and illegal ferrying Indian nationals to Australia via Indonesia in October,2014.Her visit to Pakistan is purely for defensive nature.
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PrasadDeccani
May 02, 2015 08:21am
@Aashiq I agree with you.
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Abdul
May 02, 2015 09:50am
@Mir Something's burning.
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