{
  "id": 15400938,
  "title": "President of Maldives to visit Pakistan for 3 days at PM's invitation: FO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/president-of-maldives-to-visit-pakistan-for-3-days-at-pms-invitation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:29:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038029/president-of-maldives-to-visit-pakistan-for-3-days-at-pms-invitation-fo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu is set to embark on a three-day state visit to Pakistan, from October 20-22, at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to the Foreign Office. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various sectors, including trade, investment, health, education, tourism, agriculture, defence, maritime security, climate change, and people-to-people exchanges. President Muizzu will meet with President Asif Ali Zardari, who will host a state banquet in his honor, and engage in restricted and delegation-level talks with the Pakistani Prime Minister. The visit also includes a Pakistan-Maldives Business Forum to promote interaction between the business communities of both countries and explore opportunities for trade and investment. This marks the first visit by a Maldivian president to Pakistan in 11 years, as the two nations celebrate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations established in 1966.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "Maldivian president to visit Pakistan on Oct 20-22 as ties mark 60 years: FO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maldivian-president-to-visit-pakistan-on-oct-20-22-as-ties-mark-60",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:16:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Maldives President Muizzu to arrive in Pakistan on three-day state visit tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maldives-president-muizzu-to-arrive-in-pakistan-on-three-day-state",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:32:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Maldives President Muizzu to visit Pakistan from Oct 20-22: FO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maldives-president-muizzu-to-visit-pakistan-from-oct-20-22-fo",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:04:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}