{"id":126377,"date":"2026-05-22T17:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126377"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:30:21","slug":"prince-rahim-aga-khan-arrives-in-gilgit-baltistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126377\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Rahim Aga Khan arrives in Gilgit-Baltistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GILGIT(National Times)- Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V reached Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday where he is expected to attend public gatherings and address different ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prince Rahim arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a week-long visit \u2014 his first to the country since being&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1889957\">named&nbsp;<\/a>the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State broadcasters&nbsp;<em>PTV News<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radio.gov.pk\/22-05-2026\/prince-rahim-aga-khan-arrives-in-gilgit\"><em>Radio Pakistan<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;reported that he was welcomed by caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Yar Muhammad and other senior civil and military officials at the airport in Gilgit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, banners and messages welcoming Prince Rahim were put up at different spots in the city,&nbsp;<em>PTV News<\/em>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, he was received by President Asif Ali Zardari at Rawalpindi\u2019s Nur Khan Airbase upon his arrival in Pakistan. He will be in the country till May 26.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has held discussions with both President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif since his arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and MNA Aseefa Bhutto Zardari were also present during his meeting with President Zardari on Wednesday, which was followed by delegation-level talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day later, he attended a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2002017\">breakfast meeting<\/a>&nbsp;hosted by PM Shehbaz where he expressed the desire to continue cooperation with Pakistan in various human development initiatives, a statement issued by the PM\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In GB, he will be accorded the status of a state guest, and prior to his arrival,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2000623\">preparations<\/a>&nbsp;reached a fever pitch, prompting large-scale mobilisation of federal and regional resources, officials said last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials anticipate large gatherings in the Passu Cones area of Hunza, Gilgit City, Gahkuch Bala, and Taus Yasin during Prince Rahim\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is Prince Rahim\u2019s second visit to Pakistan since 2024, when he was awarded the Nishan-i-Pakistan \u2014 the nation\u2019s highest civilian award \u2014 for the Aga Khan family\u2019s contributions to the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GILGIT(National Times)- Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V reached Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday where he is expected to attend public gatherings and address different ceremonies. Prince Rahim arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a week-long visit \u2014 his first to the country since being&nbsp;named&nbsp;the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community last year. State broadcasters&nbsp;PTV News&nbsp;and&nbsp;Radio Pakistan&nbsp;reported [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prince Rahim Aga Khan arrives in Gilgit-Baltistan - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126377\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prince Rahim Aga Khan arrives in Gilgit-Baltistan - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GILGIT(National Times)- Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V reached Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday where he is expected to attend public gatherings and address different ceremonies. 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