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Pakistan, UAE eye enhanced media collaboration to promote mutual understanding

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UAE, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, speaks during a meeting with the UAE Media Council’s secretary-general, Mohammed Saeed Al Shehhi (right), in Dubai on July 7, 2025. (Pakistan Embassy Abu Dhabi)
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Updated 08 July 2025
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Pakistan, UAE eye enhanced media collaboration to promote mutual understanding

  • Pakistan’s envoy meets UAE Media Council secretary-general Mohammed Saeed Al Shehhi in Dubai
  • Al Shehhi acknowledges Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage, tourism potential, says Pakistani embassy
Updated 08 July 2025
SAIMA SHABBIR

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the UAE agreed to enhance collaboration in the media sector to promote mutual understanding and “positive narratives” between the two nations, the Pakistani embassy in Abu Dhabi said this week. 

Pakistan and the UAE enjoy cordial ties rooted in shared religion and culture. The two nations enjoy cooperation in defense, economic, trade, commerce, tourism and several other sectors of the economy. 

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi met Mohammed Saeed Al Shehhi, the UAE Media Council’s secretary-general, in Dubai on Monday. Tirmizi underscored brotherly ties between the two states, highlighting the Pakistani expatriate community’s significant role in the UAE’s development, the Pakistan embassy in Abu Dhabi said. 

“The meeting focused on exploring avenues for collaboration in the media sector, aimed at promoting mutual understanding and positive narratives between the two nations,” the embassy said. 

Al Shehhi reaffirmed the UAE Media Council’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with Pakistan, the embassy said. He acknowledged Islamabad’s rich cultural heritage, natural beauty and tourism potential, particularly in its northern regions, it added. 

The development takes place as a senior Pakistani government delegation is in Dubai to participate in a two-day experience exchange program, aiming to learn from the UAE’s governance and public sector innovation models.

The program, running from July 8–9, includes sessions with various UAE ministries and authorities and focuses on innovative approaches to public service delivery, competitiveness, and institutional reform. 

The UAE is an important ally for Pakistan, given it is the South Asian nation’s third-largest trading partner after China and the United States. It is also considered a critical market due to its geographic proximity and logistical advantages to Pakistan.

The Gulf state is also Pakistan’s second-largest source of foreign remittances, after Saudi Arabia, with over 1.8 million Pakistani expatriates living and working there.

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Pakistan Navy tests surface-to-air missile in Arabian Sea, reaffirms defense resolve

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Pakistan Navy tests surface-to-air missile in Arabian Sea, reaffirms defense resolve

  • The test follows a brief conflict with India that involved missile, artillery and drone exchanges but no naval clashes
  • Pakistan has stepped up battle readiness more recently, with senior commanders overseeing major training exercises
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Waseem Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy reaffirmed its resolve to defend the country’s territorial waters on Monday after conducting a live firing test of a surface-to-air missile in the northern Arabian Sea, according to a military statement.

The missile test involved the FM-90(N) ER, a medium-range naval air-defense system designed to intercept aerial threats, and comes months after a brief but intense military conflict between Pakistan and India in which the nuclear-armed neighbors exchanged missile and artillery fire and deployed drones and fighter jets.

While the four-day confrontation did not escalate into a naval clash, the Pakistan Navy remained on high alert until a US-brokered ceasefire brought the fighting to an end.

“Pakistan Navy successfully conducted a Live Weapon Firing (LWF) of the FM-90(N) ER Surface-to-Air Missile in the North Arabian Sea,” the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement.

“During the firepower demonstration, a Pakistan Navy ship effectively engaged highly manoeuvrable aerial targets, reaffirming the Navy’s war-fighting capability and combat readiness,” it added. “Commander Pakistan Fleet witnessed the live firing at sea onboard a Pakistan Navy Fleet unit.”

ISPR said the fleet commander commended officers and sailors involved in the exercise for their professionalism and operational competence, and reiterated the navy’s resolve to safeguard Pakistan’s maritime interests under all circumstances.

Pakistan has placed greater emphasis on battle readiness in recent months.

Last week, Chief of Defense Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir visited frontline garrisons of Gujranwala and Sialkot to observe a field training exercise involving tanks and drones, where he highlighted the importance of technological adaptability, saying modern warfare required agility, precision, situational awareness and rapid decision-making.

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