{"id":111171,"date":"2026-07-23T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/gilani-calls-for-deepening-pakistan-canada-partnership-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:33:07","slug":"gilani-calls-for-deepening-pakistan-canada-partnership-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/gilani-calls-for-deepening-pakistan-canada-partnership-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilani calls for deepening Pakistan-Canada partnership – Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s strong commitment to further strengthening its long standing friendship with Canada through enhanced parliamentary diplomacy, expanded trade, and closer people-to-people contacts.<\/p>\n

Addressing a reception hosted in honour of Canada\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Anita Anand, the Chairman Senate extended heartfelt greetings on behalf of the Senate, the Parliament, and the people of Pakistan. He said that Pakistan and Canada have enjoyed nearly eight decades of cordial relations built on mutual respect, shared interests, constructive political dialogue, expanding economic cooperation, educational exchanges, and the invaluable contribution of the vibrant Pakistani diaspora in Canada.<\/p>\n

Gilani described bilateral trade as the cornerstone of Pakistan\u2013Canada relations, noting that Canada remains one of Pakistan\u2019s trusted economic partners.<\/p>\n

He highlighted Canada\u2019s important role as a supplier of agricultural commodities, including canola, soybeans, and chickpeas, which contribute significantly to Pakistan\u2019s food security, agricultural sector, and industrial growth.<\/p>\n

Referring to the growing economic partnership between the two countries, he appreciated the positive outcomes of Minister Anita Anand\u2019s engagement with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Ottawa, which helped further strengthen bilateral trade relations.<\/p>\n

He particularly welcomed the successful arrival of the first shipment of Canadian canola at Karachi Port on 12 January 2026, describing it as a tangible symbol of expanding economic cooperation.<\/p>\n

Emphasizing the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in the contemporary global landscape, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that legislatures have an increasingly vital role in promoting dialogue, mutual understanding, peace, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n

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Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s strong commitment to further strengthening its long standing friendship with Canada through enhanced parliamentary diplomacy, expanded trade, and closer people-to-people contacts. Addressing a reception hosted in honour of Canada\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Anita Anand, the Chairman Senate extended heartfelt greetings on behalf of the Senate, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pakobserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gilani-calls-for-deepening-pakistan-canada-partnership-pakobserver-766474.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t