Ishaq Dar

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar to lead Pakistan delegation at OIC summit

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan's delegation at the OIC summit in Banjul, the Gambia on May 4-5. He will attend the Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting preceding the Summit to discuss the agenda and outcome documents, focusing on Gaza, Jammu and Kashmir, unity of the Ummah, Islamophobia, climate change, and terrorism. Bilateral meetings will also be held.

Ishaq Dar among four candidates vying for Islamabad Senate seats

Ishaq Dar is one of four candidates contesting for two vacant Senate seats from Islamabad. The voting will be carried out by National Assembly members to elect representatives for general and technocrat seats. The scrutiny of nomination papers for the elections on forty-eight Senate seats is scheduled for Tuesday, with polling next month.