PM Imran is the first Pakistani premier to visit Russia on a bilateral trip since Nawaz Sharif visited the country in March 1999.
Updated 25 Feb, 2022

Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded on Thursday a two-day visit to Moscow, which coincided with escalating tensions between Russia and the West as the former launched an operation in neighbouring Ukraine.

The timing of the visit has been questioned but top Pakistani government officials termed it one of the rarest opportunities for the energy-starved country to make headway in energy and regional connectivity.

PM Imran is the first Pakistani premier to visit Russia on a bilateral trip since Nawaz Sharif visited the country in March 1999.

Here is a roundup of the visit in pictures.

Prime Minister Imran Khan embarks on a two-day visit to Russia on Wednesday. — Photo courtesy PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan embarks on a two-day visit to Russia on Wednesday. — Photo courtesy PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan reaches Russian capital Moscow late on Wednesday night. — Photo courtesy PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan reaches Russian capital Moscow late on Wednesday night. — Photo courtesy PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan is received by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan is received by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan is being presented a guard of honour upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan is being presented a guard of honour upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan is  presented a guard of honour upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan is presented a guard of honour upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan is  presented a guard of honour upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan is presented a guard of honour upon arrival in Moscow. — Photo courtesy PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP
Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP

Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP
Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP

Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP
Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP

Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP
Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP

Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP
Prime Minister Imran Khan takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Thursday. — AFP

Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. — Reuters
Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. — Reuters

Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. — AFP
Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. — AFP

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov calls Prime Minister Imran Khan along with a delegation. — Photo courtesy PMO
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov calls Prime Minister Imran Khan along with a delegation. — Photo courtesy PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Grand Mufti of Russia, Ravil Gainutdin, at Moscow Cathedral Mosque. — Picture courtesy: PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Grand Mufti of Russia, Ravil Gainutdin, at Moscow Cathedral Mosque. — Picture courtesy: PMO

Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Russian and Pakistani businessmen in Moscow. — Picture courtesy: PMO
Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Russian and Pakistani businessmen in Moscow. — Picture courtesy: PMO

Russian and Pakistani businessmen at a gathering to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow. — Picture courtesy: PMO
Russian and Pakistani businessmen at a gathering to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow. — Picture courtesy: PMO

Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, meets Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow. — Picture courtesy: PMO
Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, meets Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow. — Picture courtesy: PMO


Header Image: Prime Minister Imran Khan holds a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. — Reuters