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00:00:20to discuss mutual cooperation and regional issues.
00:00:24Emphasis was placed on the importance of exchanges between political parties and parliament,
00:00:28along with public-level contacts. The Prime Minister reiterated his
00:00:32For that, we are grateful commitment to further strengthen the partnership with China.
00:00:35The Chinese Ambassador presented a letter from President Xi Jinping
00:00:43When we sit at the table, such arrangements for the lighting to the Prime Minister. On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party of China, the Prime Minister of Pakistan
00:00:46expressed gratitude
00:00:51for the letter. Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif departed for a three-day official visit
00:00:55to Saudi Arabia. He will meet with Saudi Crown Prince
00:00:59Mohammed bin Salman during the visit. Discussions will be held on strengthening
00:01:02bilateral relations and on regional and international situations.
00:01:06Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and a high-level
00:01:10delegation are also accompanying him.
00:01:11Pakistan
00:01:19we have full faith in Allah rejects the baseless and political statements of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
00:01:22regarding elections in Azad Kashmir. Transparent elections are being held
00:01:25in Azad Kashmir. India has no moral
00:01:29right to make such statements.
00:01:47that Palestine should get independence
00:02:00The Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General issued a clear statement regarding the status
00:02:03of Kashmir, stating that we, along with international human rights organizations, agree
00:02:07that all human rights of the people of Kashmir should be fully respected.
00:02:10This was the response of UN Secretary-General's Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq
00:02:14to a journalist's question during a news briefing about India's
00:02:18change of status for Jammu and Kashmir.
00:02:20I said the system has been ruined
00:02:25for 80 years. I am part of the government myself.
00:02:29Empowering youth is the top
00:02:49priority of the government. A comprehensive and robust action plan
00:02:53has been prepared to provide IT sector training to the youth.
00:02:56Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication
00:04:00praised modern disaster management capabilities, timely preparation, and a world-class
00:04:03emergency response system. Pakistan and participating
00:04:07countries expressed their commitment to further strengthen cooperation
00:04:10in combating climate change and natural disasters.
00:04:13Iran and Oman
00:04:18have agreed on a new route through the Strait of Hormuz.
00:04:21Both countries have agreed on the geographical status of the maritime
00:04:25route in the Strait of Hormuz. They are in the final stage of preparing
00:04:29a joint declaration.
00:04:40coordination with all these countries.
00:13:11Shahbaz Sharif has departed for Saudi Arabia on a visit.
00:13:15Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defense
00:13:19Minister Khawaja Asif, and Information Minister Attaullah
00:13:22Tarar are also accompanying him. This is a very important visit.
00:13:26The current situation in the Middle East will also be discussed,
00:13:29but along with that, the strengthening of bilateral
00:13:33relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,
00:13:37which are obviously fraternal and very old relations,
00:13:40will also be discussed. Further strengthening of these
00:13:43relations and bilateral cooperation will also be discussed.
00:13:47Along with that, the strategic cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi
00:13:51Arabia, which is obviously between Pakistan and Saudi
00:14:25Arabia, and along with that, there are also reports that
00:14:28both countries are easing the sanctions and blockade
00:14:31imposed by the US on each other.
00:14:35So, on the one hand, the regional progress is very
00:14:38important, but along with that,
00:14:42in the post-war situation in the region, when the war ends
00:14:45and an agreement is reached between the US and Iran,
00:14:49Pakistan is already in consultation with Saudi Arabia, along
00:14:52with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey.
00:14:56These are the four countries that played a very important role
00:15:00in this war, and Pakistan has had very strong
00:15:05And obviously, Saudi Arabia has also stood shoulder
00:15:09to shoulder with Pakistan on every important occasion. So this meeting
00:15:13that is going to take place, because the Prime Minister will also
00:15:16meet the Crown Prince and his delegation, will be a very important meeting
00:15:20in the current situation in the region.
00:15:23Along with that, he will go to Saudi Arabia today.
00:15:44work forward, this initiative gives us a framework to
00:15:48tell Pakistan's culture story with confidence and clarity
00:15:51and balance.
00:15:53Since assuming office in March
00:15:572025, I have sought to give our cultural
00:16:00institutions clear and practical
00:16:03direction. Number one, safeguard heritage,
00:16:08widen public access, support
00:16:12cultural workers, and present Pakistan's cultural
00:16:16identity with great confidence at home and
00:16:19abroad. I am
00:16:21extremely grateful to our
00:16:25able Secretary Mr.
00:16:28Brother Mr. Asghar Rehman Gilani,
00:16:31under his
00:16:32guidance,
00:16:35their division and institutions have translated
00:16:39that direction into a measurable delivery,
00:16:43recording 655 documented
00:16:47activities and engagements,
00:16:50welcoming approximately
00:16:5330,000 visitors to Look Mela at
00:16:57Look Wilsa in 2025,
00:17:00serving more than 27,000
00:17:03readers through the National Library,
00:17:06delivering over 34 literary
00:17:09activities at the Pakistan Academy of
00:17:13Letters, and facilitating the return of
00:17:161252 cultural
00:17:18artifacts.
00:17:20The performance reflects the dedication of our institutions,
00:17:24professionals, artists, and partners across
00:17:27the country. Thank you, sir, and thank you all my
00:17:30officers in the ministry and all allied
00:17:34departments. We are very grateful to you.
00:17:40At the same time, we have advanced institutional
00:17:43reforms, strengthened welfare support for
00:17:45artists, moved new heritage and literary
00:17:49projects into implementation, and expanded Pakistan's cultural
00:17:53diplomacy. Within a year, we have signed
00:17:5612 international agreements and exchange
00:17:58programs. The launch of Nakushatan
00:18:02brings these achievements together within one strategic national
00:18:06framework, connecting preservation with aesthetic
00:18:09participation, heritage with livelihood, national
00:18:12cohesion with international engagement, and sustained
00:18:15international activity with the shared direction for the
00:18:19future. The purpose of this narrative is simple but
00:18:23important: to show that Pakistan's diversity is our
00:18:27strength. Our provinces, regions,
00:18:30and communities each
00:18:33carry their own distinct identity, yet
00:18:36all belong to one national family. A
00:18:39strong cultural narrative builds
00:18:42respect and understanding among communities, and it
00:18:46reminds us that every language, every
00:18:49craft, every song, every
00:18:52tradition, and every community has a place in the
00:18:55story of Pakistan. Without
00:18:57them, the story of Pakistan is incomplete. At
00:19:01the same time, culture has a direct connection with
00:19:05economic development. Our artisans, craft
00:19:08persons, folk artists,
00:19:12designers, musicians, performers, and cultural supporters
00:19:15are part of Pakistan's creative
00:19:18economy. If properly supported, culture
00:19:21can create employment, strengthen tourism,
00:19:24support women and rural communities,
00:19:28promote exports, and bring dignity to
00:19:31traditional knowledge and skills.
00:19:34Nakushatan is, therefore, both a cultural initiative and a
00:19:38national development initiative. It connects
00:19:41heritage with social cohesion and
00:19:44creativity with economic opportunity,
00:19:47giving us a clear direction for using culture as a force for
00:19:51unity, peace, and progress. I would
00:19:54like to thank all those who have
00:19:58worked for this important task. I also
00:20:01request our public institutions, universities,
00:20:04development partners, media organizations,
00:20:07private sector, and cultural bodies to take ownership of this
00:20:11narrative and help bring it to the people.
00:20:14A national cultural narrative cannot remain limited to
00:20:18one event or one moment or one document. It must
00:20:21reach classrooms, museums,
00:20:25festivals, public spaces, media
00:20:28platforms, digital platforms, and
00:20:31communities across Pakistan.
00:20:35Let us work together to preserve our heritage,
00:20:39celebrate our diversity, strengthen
00:20:42our unity, and present Pakistan to the
00:20:45world as a nation.
00:20:48who has honored us with his love.
00:21:22to him, and I will also endorse
00:21:25his point that you have made
00:21:29that it seems like I am standing alone here.
00:21:33So, our eye-to-eye contact, except for the front
00:21:37row, is better everywhere else. I don't know why
00:21:40you had hidden all of them from us. There was no threat from us,
00:21:44was there? So, once again, I thank
00:21:47all of you, and my request
00:21:50to you is that we have brought this narrative
00:21:53forward with all of you, with all
00:21:57the provincial governments,
00:22:00with their consultation, with their engagement,
00:22:03with their input, and
00:22:09that our youth,
00:22:11our
00:22:14intellectuals, our university
00:22:16professors will definitely
00:22:20take this further, and we are still open
00:22:24to any suggestions that you may have,
00:22:27anything that you think can be further improved, we are always
00:22:31open for that, and we are open for everyone, whether they are
00:22:34our students, whether they are our diaspora,
00:22:38whether they are our intellectuals, whether they are our entrepreneurs,
00:22:42whoever are Pakistanis, this is all
00:22:45theirs, and our effort is that
00:22:49we all should take ownership of this. So, that's why we are
00:22:52always open to your suggestions, your opinions,
00:22:56and your suggestions. And
00:22:59Insha'Allah, you will see that in the coming days, just
00:23:03as our division, all our officers
00:23:07and workers are working hard to improve
00:23:11Pakistan's image. Insha'Allah,
00:23:14you will see that there will be further improvement.
00:23:17And ever since this separate ministry
00:23:21was formed, due to our
00:23:23able officers and heads of institutions, we
00:23:27have come very far, where the boards
00:23:30of our institutions did not meet for two and a half years,
00:23:34but now in about a year and a half, we have resolved
00:23:38five, five, six issues at a time.
00:23:41So, Insha'Allah, we are trying our best.
00:23:45Insha'Allah.
00:23:48is sending a message that Iran
00:25:20has no such design in which it wants to establish
00:25:23hegemony in this region, but rather Iran is ready
00:25:27to build and assist
00:25:30in a Muslim architecture and be part of it. You are absolutely right that this
00:25:34is a message from Iran regarding a new regional framework,
00:25:38and all the countries in the region
00:25:42are on an equal footing, and you rightly said
00:25:45that it does not want to establish
00:25:49hegemony.
00:26:02negotiations. This is a very important and crucial visit
00:26:06of the Prime Minister, the Field Marshal, and their delegation. Thank you very much,
00:26:09Javed Sahib. The thing is that
00:26:13not be viewed economically. When the Chief is going along, it means
00:26:17that security-related matters are being looked into. Firstly, when the MOU was signed, it seemed
00:26:21that things were moving towards peace, but establishing peace after the MOU
00:26:25was the most difficult phase, and it seems
00:26:29that the US is still trying diplomatically
00:26:32that we should bomb, we should threaten,
00:26:36but we should go for negotiations. Iran is saying
00:26:40that we will not compromise on our national sovereignty and security.
00:26:46perhaps our demands will be met. But along with that, you can see that two or three
00:26:49other developments are also taking place in the region. One is about southern Lebanon,
00:26:53that negotiations are taking place between Lebanon and Israel
00:26:56within the US, but Hezbollah in southern Lebanon does not want to disarm,
00:27:00and Israel's occupation of Lebanon
00:27:32has started. They want to remove Muslims from there and occupy
00:27:36it. If this happens there, then his dream of Greater Israel
00:27:40will come true, because we repeatedly say
00:27:43that Palestine has a right to Jerusalem, and Pakistan always says
00:27:49under the 1967 borders. Under 1967,
00:27:53these arrangements are in the hands of Jordan. Now, the right-wing
00:27:56parties of Israel are doing all this work there,
00:28:00and since they have the support of Netanyahu, Netanyahu has to go to elections
00:28:03in November, so all these things and matters have deteriorated.
00:28:07So, in the region, apart from the Iran-US war, these matters are also deteriorating,
00:28:11because if its control goes out of Jordan's hands,
00:28:14then there will be a lot of pressure on the Arabs,
00:28:18and after that, in Palestine, Hamas is accepting under the current peace board
00:28:21that they will disarm, but if they don't, and all these matters
00:28:25start, then you will have a civil war starting there.
00:28:29So, because of this, the leadership that has been taken by Pakistan
00:28:32in Saudi Arabia. All these matters are to be discussed there. Then
00:28:36see, if Saudi Arabia has to talk to Iran,
00:28:39it will be through Pakistan. If anyone has credibility
00:28:42in the region, it is Pakistan. So
00:28:45Pakistan is not just that they have a defense agreement
00:28:49with Saudi Arabia and they have to provide security. Pakistan is a bridge between
00:28:53them for communication, because Israel's effort was
00:28:57to make Arab countries fight among themselves, but they have failed in that effort.
00:29:00But now, what they are doing next
00:29:32is of immense diplomatic and political significance, and the timing of this visit
00:29:36is very important. This visit comes at a time when the security situation
00:29:40in the Middle East, diplomatic developments, and the
00:29:43political situation have become a central focus
00:29:47of global attention. I believe that the joint diplomatic
00:29:50strategy of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
00:29:53in efforts to establish peace will be discussed. And along with that,
00:29:57the strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
00:30:01will also be promoted.
00:30:08Because Pakistan's efforts for peace in this region have been supported by Saudi Arabia. And my colleague said that
00:30:11Pakistan has played a very important and key role in ending
00:30:14the diplomatic coldness or differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia
00:30:18with the leadership of both countries, because both Saudi Arabia
00:30:22and Iran trust Pakistan. So, in this context, I believe that the visit of our Prime Minister
00:30:26and Field Marshal is not only important in the field
00:30:30of security and defense, but also in terms of the multiple
00:30:34and multifaceted relations between the two countries. We can see
00:30:37that there is economic and financial cooperation, investment,
00:30:41and cooperation in the energy sector. Along with that, the leadership of both countries
00:30:45has a common stance on important regional and international issues.
00:30:48We have seen that there have been no such ups and downs in the past
00:30:52where Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have not always stood shoulder to shoulder
00:30:56with each other. And Saudi Arabia also wants that in the deteriorating situation in the Middle East,