Pakistan, Turkiye comply with deepen defence, financial ties

Pakistan and Turkiye on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) agreed to spice up their cooperation in a spread of sectors, together with defence, commerce, vitality and infrastructure, aiming to boost bilateral commerce quantity to $5 billion.

This was agreed throughout talks between Turkiye’s International Minister Hakan Fidan and Defence Minister Yasar Guler with Pakistan’s International Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.

“Pakistan want to profit from Turkiye’s experience and experiences on this (defence) subject,” Mr. Dar mentioned, including that each nations will additional strengthen their cooperation to advertise peace and stability in the whole area.

“We’re actively engaged in several actions, together with capability constructing and counterterrorism,” Mr. Dar mentioned, describing Turkiye as a “trusted good friend” and a “dependable brother”.

The Turkish International Minister known as cooperation within the subject of defence {industry} a “strategic step” and mentioned will probably be additional strengthened within the coming days.

He mentioned that each nations will proceed to assist one another in countering terrorism.

“We’re pursuing the institution of a Particular Financial Zone devoted to Turkish entrepreneurs at Karachi,” Mr. Dar mentioned whereas addressing a joint press convention alongside Mr. Fidan.

He additionally talked about different engagements, together with the revival of the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad practice, saying, “Our delegations are assembly within the coming weeks to finalise the roadmap for revival.”

Mr. Dar mentioned Pakistan has already allotted land for the development of Turkiye’s Maarif College in Muzaffarabad. “A Maarif Basis delegation is visiting Muzaffarabad right this moment and visiting the location for analysis,” he mentioned.

Mr. Fidan famous that each nations have expanded their relations within the fields of financial system, vitality, defence, {industry}, training and tradition, including that they’re aiming to extend their business relations to $5 billion.

Referring to the latest Pakistan-India battle, Mr. Fidan was “appreciative of Pakistan’s wisdom-oriented perspective”, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.

The Turkish delegation additionally known as on Chief of the Air Workers Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on the Air Headquarters right here.

Based on an announcement by the military, the assembly encompassed discussions on evolving regional safety dynamics, progress of ongoing defence cooperation and prospects for future collaboration in rising domains of warfare.

“Highlighting the long-standing fraternal ties between Turkiye and Pakistan, Guler conveyed Turkiye’s earnest want to bolster bilateral defence relations via deeper industry-to-industry collaboration,” the military mentioned.

He lauded the air power’s “distinctive efficiency” below the “insightful management” of the Air Chief within the latest battle with India, it added.

Final week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on the sidelines of the Financial Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit in Khankendi, Azerbaijan.