{"id":131574,"date":"2026-08-20T18:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=131574"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:25:26","slug":"dpm-dar-reiterates-pakistans-support-for-syrias-sovereignty-territorial-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/131574\/","title":{"rendered":"DPM Dar reiterates Pakistan&#8217;s support for Syria&#8217;s sovereignty, territorial integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s support for Syria\u2019s \u201csovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity,\u201d the Foreign Office (FO) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DPM Dar made the remarks during delegation-level talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, who arrived in Islamabad early on Thursday on an official visit on Dar\u2019s invitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FO said that during delegation-level talks, DPM Dar reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s support for Syria\u2019s sovereignty. The remarks came after an Israeli attack on an airbase in Syria a day prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the talks, the two sides reaffirmed \u201clongstanding brotherly ties\u201d, expanding bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on \u201cregional and international developments, including Palestine, the Golan Heights, Afghanistan, the situation in South Asia, and developments in the Middle East,\u201d FO said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Shaibani also welcomed the signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, lauding Pakistan\u2019s role in regional peace and stability, particularly in the US-Israeli war on Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoth sides reaffirmed their commitment to continued engagement and cooperation for peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the day, DPM Dar and his Syrian counterpart held a restricted meeting, during which the two leaders reiterated their commitment to \u201cbrotherly ties,\u201d discussed avenues to expand bilateral cooperation and held \u201cin-depth\u201d discussions on regional developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, the FO shared pictures of the visiting minister arriving in Islamabad on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUpon arrival, the distinguished guest was received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u2019 additional secretary (Middle East),\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit comes as Syria\u2019s transitional leadership pursues regional and international engagement following the overthrow of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2022273\"><u>Bashar al-Assad in 2024.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day earlier, the FO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2023910\">said&nbsp;<\/a>the two sides would hold in-depth discussions across the entire spectrum of bilateral relations, review avenues for further enhancing bilateral cooperation, and exchange views on regional and international developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also said the visit would mark an important step towards further enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation between Pakistan and Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2023797\/syrian-fm-asaad-al-shaibani-due-in-islamabad-today\"><u>visit<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;is the first by a Syrian foreign minister since Walid al-Mouallem travelled to Pakistan in May 2007 and the first since the change of government in Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit also comes after Pakistan on Wednesday strongly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2023864\">condemned<\/a>&nbsp;an \u201cunprovoked\u201d attack carried out by Israel on an airbase in Syria, saying such acts had the potential to \u201cfurther undermine regional peace and stability\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syria\u2019s state-run&nbsp;<em>Ekhbariya<\/em>&nbsp;television, citing a military source,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2023813\"><u>said&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>on Tuesday that Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the runway and storage facilities at the Abu al-Duhur base near Aleppo in northwest Syria. A separate military source and a civilian who lives near the base said there were no casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSuch provocative actions constitute a flagrant violation of international law and have the potential to further undermine regional peace and stability,\u201d the FO said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPakistan expresses its unwavering solidarity with the brotherly people of Syria, and reiterates its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as peace and prosperity of the Syrian Arab Republic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s support for Syria\u2019s \u201csovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity,\u201d the Foreign Office (FO) said. DPM Dar made the remarks during delegation-level talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, who arrived in Islamabad early on Thursday on an official visit on Dar\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131574","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>DPM Dar reiterates Pakistan&#039;s support for Syria&#039;s sovereignty, territorial integrity - 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\/131574\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DPM Dar reiterates Pakistan&#039;s support for Syria&#039;s sovereignty, territorial integrity - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s support for Syria\u2019s \u201csovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity,\u201d the Foreign Office (FO) said. 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