Washington, United States:&nbsp;World leaders expressed shock after a shooter charged a glitzy media gala in Washington on Saturday night attended by US President Donald Trump -- and relief that there were no casualties. US law enforcement said the sole suspect, armed with &quot;a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives,&quot; has been detained and will face charges Monday in federal court. Here is how leaders reacted: <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Shehbaz Sharif&nbsp;</h2>The Pakistani prime minister wrote he was &quot;deeply shocked by the disturbing shooting incident.&quot; &quot;Relieved to know that President Trump, the First Lady, and other attendees are safe. My thoughts and prayers are with him, and I wish him continued safety and well-being,&quot; Sharif wrote on X. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Keir Starmer&nbsp;</h2>Britain&#39;s prime minister said he was &quot;shocked by the scenes at the White House Correspondents&#39; Dinner in Washington overnight.&quot; &quot;Any attack on democratic institutions or on the freedom of the press must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,&quot; Starmer wrote on X on Sunday. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Mark Carney&nbsp;</h2>The Canadian prime minister said he was &quot;relieved that the President, the First Lady, and all guests are safe.&quot; &quot;Political violence has no place in any democracy and my thoughts are with all those who have been shaken by this disturbing event,&quot; Carney wrote on X. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Claudia Sheinbaum&nbsp;</h2>The Mexican president wrote on X that &quot;it is good that President Trump and his wife are safe following the recent events. We send them our respect.&quot; &quot;Violence must never be the way,&quot; Sheinbaum added. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Pedro Sanchez&nbsp;</h2>Spain&#39;s prime minister condemned what he called &quot;the attack that took place tonight against President (Trump).&quot; &quot;Violence is never the answer. Humanity will only move forward through democracy, coexistence, and peace,&quot; Sanchez wrote on X. Emmanuel Macron France&#39;s President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that the incident of a shooter charging a glitzy media gala attended by US President Donald Trump was &quot;unacceptable&quot;. &quot;The armed attack targeting the president of the United States last night is unacceptable. Violence has no place in a democracy,&quot; he said on X.&nbsp; &quot;I extend my full support to Donald Trump.&quot;

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World leaders express shock after a shooter charged a glitzy media gala in Washington on Saturday night, attended by US President Donald Trump -- and relief that there were no casualties.

World leaders react to Washington gala shooting

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ISLAMABAD:&nbsp;Pakistan&#39;s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, said on Sunday that India&#39;s allegations against Pakistan regarding the <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/india-failed-to-substantiate-pahalgam-allegations-after-one-year-pakistan-minister" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 115, 230);">Pahalgam attack</a>&nbsp;were rejected internationally, while Islamabad&#39;s position gained global recognition. &quot;Pakistan&#39;s truth emerged as a bright reality at the global level,&quot; Tarar said. &quot;India&#39;s baseless allegations and fabricated narrative could not find acceptance at the global level.&quot; The information minister was speaking on the first anniversary of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif&#39;s address at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, which he called a historic turning point on the diplomatic front. Pakistan had first responded to Indian allegations at a National Security Committee meeting on April 24, 2025, according to the information minister. Two days later, PM Sharif addressed cadets at PMA Kakul, delivering &ldquo;a befitting reply to India&rdquo; over &ldquo;a false flag operation in Pahalgam.&rdquo; &quot;The blame game and baseless allegations under the guise of incidents like Pahalgam must stop,&quot; PM Sharif said in that address, as quoted by the minister. Tarar said that the prime minister described the Pahalgam incident as a tragedy. Pakistan also expressed sympathy with the victims and raised concern and regret at the global level. He noted how India, by contrast, has never condemned terrorist incidents. The information minister said when the prime minister offered to investigate the Pahalgam incident, India backed down entirely. &quot;India&#39;s failure to respond to the offer of investigation is a question mark on its position,&quot; he said. &quot;The whole world supported Pakistan&#39;s position.&quot; Tarar stated how India-backed terrorist groups are directly involved, including <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-kill-15-terrorists-in-balochistan-operation-military" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 115, 230);">Fitna al-Hindustan</a>&nbsp;(Balochistan Liberation Army) and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-premier-vows-to-eradicate-all-forms-of-terrorism-from-country" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 115, 230);">Fitna al-Khwarij</a> (Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan).&nbsp;&quot;The clear difference is that Pakistan has made sacrifices against terrorism while India promotes terrorism,&quot; he said. He said that Pakistan has lost more than 90,000 lives in the war on terrorism and suffered over $600 billion in economic losses. On India&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/president-zardari-calls-on-india-to-restore-indus-waters-treaty" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">weaponization of water</a> against Pakistan, the minister said PM Sharif issued an unambiguous warning: &quot;Water is Pakistan&#39;s red line, there will be no compromise on it.&quot; India uses water as a weapon alongside terrorism, he stated. &quot;Pakistan&#39;s forces are capable of giving a full and effective response to any adventure,&quot; Tarar said. &quot;The entire nation stands with the Pakistani forces and is determined to defend the homeland.&quot; &quot;The Pakistani nation will not compromise on its honor and dignity,&quot; he said, quoting the prime minister directly. Pakistan&#39;s institutional and military strength has become clear to the world, he stated. &ldquo;India faced defeat on all fronts &mdash; narrative, diplomatic, and otherwise.&rdquo; &quot;Pakistan gained respect, dignity and trust at the global level. The morale of overseas Pakistanis also rose.&quot; &quot;The prime minister&#39;s speech in Kakul will be remembered as an important milestone in history,&quot; he declared.

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Attaullah Tarar says India did not respond to Islamabad's offer for a joint investigation into the Pahalgam attack, noting that Pakistan’s position gained global support while India’s narrative was rejected.

India's Pahalgam narrative rejected, Pakistan's position gained global acceptance: Information Minister

JEDDAH: Al Ahli had to &quot;suffer&quot; in becoming the first club in more than two decades to win back-to-back Asian Champions League titles, their relieved coach said. The Saudi side, playing at home in Jeddah, had a man sent off before overcoming Japan&#39;s stubborn Machida Zelvia 1-0 in extra time on Saturday. The defending champions retained the trophy thanks to substitute Feras Al Buraikan&#39;s 96th-minute goal in front of 58,984 at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium. Al Ahli had been reduced to 10 men midway through the second half when defender Zakaria Hawsawi was shown a straight red card for violent conduct for a headbutt. &quot;We had opportunities to score but it became harder after Hawsawi was sent off for an unnecessary action,&quot; their German coach Matthias Jaissle said, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). &quot;But we showed the right mentality and the players kept believing and that makes me so proud as a coach. &quot;We talked about it at the break that with a man down we had to suffer more and work harder. However, we have quality players who can make one moment count.&quot; Jaissle admitted that playing as hosts in front of a home crowd roaring them on had been significant. The AFC put the latter rounds of Asia&#39;s top club competition in Jeddah, handing Jeddah-based Al Ahli a clear advantage. &quot;Obviously a part of it (winning) was because we played here in Jeddah in front of our fans who pushed us and gave us extra energy,&quot; he said. &quot;To win it back-to-back is something historic. &quot;Feels a bit weird. My tank is a bit empty. So much relief because the pressure was on. &quot;It will take a couple of days for this to sink in.&quot;

Al-Ahli's German coach Matthias Jaissle reacts as he celebrates with his team after they beat Machida Zelvia 1-0 to win the final of the AFC Champions League football match between Al-Ahli Saudi FC and FC Machida Zelvia at the King Abdullah Sports City, i

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Al Ahli overcame a red card and Japan’s Machida Zelvia 1-0 in extra time to win a second straight Asian Champions League title, with Feras Al Buraikan scoring decisive goal.

Al Ahli made to 'suffer' in winning Asian Champions League: Coach

WASHINGTON, United States:&nbsp;US President Donald Trump and other attendees were evacuated Saturday night after gunshots were fired at a glitzy media gala in Washington. As details continue to emerge and investigations are underway, here is what we know about the shooting: <h2 style="line-height: 2;">What happened in the ballroom?</h2>Shots were heard after the welcoming speech at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents&#39; Association being held at the Washington Hilton Hotel, according to AFP reporters and other witnesses. Tactical security teams with guns drawn took position on the stage where Trump was seated alongside his wife Melania, Vice President JD Vance and other officials, who were swiftly evacuated. Hundreds of guests in black tie in the ballroom took cover under tables and later made their way into the hotel lobby and then outdoors as the event was postponed. Authorities said no dignitaries or gala guests were hurt. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">How did the shooting unfold?</h2>A &quot;sole gunman&quot; rushed through a security checkpoint in the hotel lobby just outside the ballroom where the dinner was taking place around 8:36 pm (0036 GMT), according to authorities. Trump shared footage on his Truth Social platform which appeared to show the suspect charging at the checkpoint before being swarmed by officers. &quot;He was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives,&quot; Metropolitan Police Department interim chief Jeffery Carroll told reporters. Law enforcement exchanged gunfire with the suspect and &quot;intercepted that individual.&quot; A uniformed Secret Service officer was &quot;struck in his vest&quot; and taken to hospital, but was doing well, Carroll said. The suspect&nbsp;was not hit by gunfire, but was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. He was in custody and due to be arraigned on Monday in a federal court. A long gun and shell casings were found on the scene, FBI Director Kash Patel said, adding that the agency was carrying out witness interviews as part of its probe. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Who is the suspect?</h2>Trump shared photos of the suspected shooter, shirtless and in handcuffs facedown on a carpeted floor, in what appears to be the Hilton lobby. Authorities are yet to publicly confirm his identity, but multiple US news outlets reported that the suspect was a 31-year-old named Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California. FBI agents were seen outside a two-story residence in Torrance late Saturday, according to an AFP photographer. &quot;My impression is he was a lone wolf,&quot; Trump said, adding that the suspect&#39;s motivation was not yet clear but he believed the gunman was &quot;sick.&quot; A LinkedIn profile with the name &quot;Cole Allen&quot; showed a picture of a man which appeared to match a photo of the suspect shared by Trump. The social media profile said Allen was a mechanical engineer, computer scientist, game developer and teacher. A person named Cole Allen graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 with an undergraduate degree, the university told the New York Times. C2 Education, a test-prep company, named Allen as &quot;teacher of the month&quot; in an Instagram post dated December 2024. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Were there security failures?</h2>Questions swirled regarding the security at the reception and how a gun was brought into the hotel. Attendees pointed out that there was a magnetometer placed outside the ballroom, but there was no such screening before that or at the entrance to the hotel itself. Trump initially said it was &quot;not a particularly secure building,&quot; but later said the ballroom where the event was being held was not breached by the gunman and was &quot;very, very secure.&quot; The checkpoint that the suspect tried to charge past was &quot;right outside the ballroom,&quot; authorities said. &quot;Because that checkpoint worked, there was no one who was injured,&quot; Pirro said. &quot;We&#39;ll go through video across the hotel to figure out how the gun got in, how it got down here,&quot; Carroll added. According to Trump, the security services did a &quot;much better job than Butler,&quot; where he was the target of an assassination attempt in 2024 during a campaign rally in the state of Pennsylvania.

Trump shares photos of the suspected shooter, shirtless and in handcuffs, face down on a carpeted floor, in what appears to be the Hilton lobby; authorities have yet to publicly confirm his identity, but US media reported that the suspect was a 31-year-old named Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California.

What we know about the Trump press gala shooting

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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were safe after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Dinner on Saturday night, the US Secret Service said.&nbsp;&ldquo;The president and the first lady are safe along with all protectees,&rdquo; the Secret Service said in a statement, adding that one individual was taken into custody and the incident occurred near the main screening area for the event.&nbsp;Shots were allegedly fired as Trump and the First Lady attended the high-profile press dinner in Washington, witnesses and AFP reporters said, as loud bangs were heard at the hotel venue.&nbsp;Guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents&rsquo; Dinner scrambled to hide under tables, while tactical teams with guns drawn took positions on the stage where Trump had been seated before he was evacuated.&nbsp;Police swarmed the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the event was taking place, while helicopters hovered overhead. CNN and other U.S. media reported that Trump was unharmed.&nbsp;The White House press pool said an alleged shooter was in custody, citing the Secret Service, though the report was not immediately officially confirmed. Unconfirmed reports suggested one person was injured, but details were not immediately available.&nbsp;The incident happened after the welcoming speech and during dinner, before Trump was due to speak. Trump administration officials appeared to have been evacuated first as uncertainty remained over what exactly had happened.&nbsp;Cabinet official Mehmet Oz said, &ldquo;Shots fired upstairs,&rdquo; as he was rushed out by security. &#39;Lone wolf&#39;President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the suspected shooter who stormed the White House correspondents&#39; dinner was a &quot;lone wolf.&quot; &quot;In my opinion, he was a lone wolf,&quot; Trump said, describing the man as a &quot;whack job&quot; and saying he felt there was no reason to believe the attack was connected to the war in Iran. Suspect to be arraigned on MondayThe shooting suspect accused of storming the Washington media gala attended Saturday by President Donald Trump will be arraigned in the US capital on Monday, the federal prosecutor said. The suspect -- who exchanged gunfire with Secret Service agents but was not shot himself -- will appear before a US district judge on Monday. According to US Attorney Jeanine Piro, the suspect will be charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Pakistan PM &lsquo;shocked over shooting incidentPakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he was deeply shocked by the disturbing shooting incident at the dinner in Washington.&nbsp;&ldquo;Relieved to know that President Trump, the First Lady, and other attendees are safe. 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Pakistan&#39;s FM condemns incident&nbsp;Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a post on Sunday, stated: &quot;Deeply shocked by the cowardly shooting incident at the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Dinner.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;We are relieved that President Trump @realDonaldTrump, Vice President Vance@JDVance and First Lady are safe.&quot;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 369px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2048265125594018141&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=142323a59e99cadeaa3609e58710ef5cc7265a0a&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>The foreign minister said, &quot;We strongly condemn all forms of violence which is enemy of diplomacy and intolerable in any civilized society.&quot;&nbsp; He expressed his best wishes to the US president and the American people. Assassination attemptTrump was previously the target of an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024, when a gunman fired several shots, killing one rally-goer and lightly wounding him in the ear.&nbsp;A few months later, another man was arrested after a Secret Service agent spotted the barrel of a rifle protruding from bushes near the West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing.&nbsp;The Washington Hilton, where Saturday&rsquo;s gala was held, was also the site where former Republican President Ronald Reagan was shot by a would-be assassin in 1981.&nbsp;Despite the incident, organizers told guests that the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Dinner would continue. Trump was attending the event for the first time while in office.&nbsp;The White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association had invited Trump this year despite his repeated attacks on the media, a move that drew backlash across newsrooms, with hundreds of journalists signing an open letter urging attendees to challenge his restrictions on press freedom.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says, 'Relieved to know that President Trump, the First Lady, and other attendees are safe. My thoughts and prayers are with him, and I wish him continued safety and well-being.' 

Trump safe, suspect in custody after shooting at White House press dinner

BOGOTA: The toll from a highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia jumped Saturday night to 14 dead and at least 38 injured, the governor said. &quot;As of now, we report 14 people dead and more than 38 injured, including five minors,&quot; Cauca Governor Octavio Guzman posted on X.

People remain at the site of an explosion after a bomb attack at El Tunel, on the Popayan-Cali road, in Cajibio, Cauca department, Colombia, on April 25, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

The toll from a highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia jumps Saturday night to 14 dead and at least 38 injured.

Death toll from Colombia bomb attack rises to 14: Governor

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During the meeting, consultations took place regarding the latest developments in the regional situation, mediation efforts, and endeavors aimed at ending conflicts.

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BEIRUT: &nbsp;Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed six people Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite an ongoing ceasefire in the more than six-week war between Israel and Hezbollah.&nbsp;&quot;The Israeli enemy&#39;s airstrikes on southern Lebanon today, April 24, resulted in the martyrdom of six citizens and the injury of two others,&quot; the ministry said in a statement.&nbsp;Two people were killed in Wadi al-Hujair, two were killed in Touline, and one each in Srifa and Yater, all in southern Lebanon, the ministry said.&nbsp;The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, also announced on Friday that an Indonesian blue helmet died in a hospital of wounds suffered on March 29 in an attack on his base.&nbsp;UNIFIL said at the time of the March 29 attack that one Indonesian soldier was killed and another wounded.&nbsp;A preliminary investigation by the UN found that an Israeli tank shell killed the soldier.&nbsp;Earlier Friday, the Israeli army said it had killed six people in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, which saw intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah for days leading up to the April 17 ceasefire.&nbsp;The Israeli army said all six people killed in Bint Jbeil were fighters with the pro-Iran armed group Hezbollah.&nbsp;It was not clear whether the deaths announced by the Lebanese health ministry were related to those claimed by Israel.&nbsp;Israeli attacks have killed 2,491 people in Lebanon since the start of the war on March 2, according to Lebanon&#39;s health ministry.

Smoke rises over the southern Lebanese village of Taybeh near the border as seen from the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, on April 25, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, also announces the death of an Indonesian blue helmet who died in a hospital of wounds suffered on March 29 in an attack on his base.

Israeli strikes kill six in Lebanon Friday: Health ministry

UNITED NATIONS: Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty will meet at the UN from Monday as hopes fade that they can reach an agreement and tensions soar between the atomic powers. In 2022, during the last review of the treaty that is considered the cornerstone of non-proliferation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned humanity was &ldquo;one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.&rdquo; The situation has only worsened since then. &ldquo;I think there is a shared, if you will, sense of crisis by all states parties,&rdquo; said Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have any bilateral arms control agreements between the two largest nuclear weapon states,&rdquo; she said, referring to the February expiration of the New Start treaty between Moscow and Washington. &ldquo;We are also beginning to see quantitative increase in nuclear capabilities in all nuclear-weapon states.&rdquo; Nakamitsu said that mounting geopolitical tensions had halted the post-Cold War trend of disarmament. The nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), signed by almost all the countries on the planet &mdash; with notable exceptions like Israel, India, and Pakistan &mdash; aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to promote complete disarmament, and to encourage cooperation on civilian nuclear projects. The nine nuclear-armed states &mdash; Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea &mdash; possessed 12,241 nuclear warheads in January 2025, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The United States and Russia hold nearly 90 percent of nuclear weapons globally and have carried out major programs to modernize them in recent years, according to SIPRI. China has also rapidly increased its nuclear stockpile, SIPRI said, with the G7 raising the alarm Friday over Moscow and Beijing boosting their nuclear capabilities. US President Donald Trump has indicated his intention to conduct new nuclear tests because &ldquo;other countries are doing it too.&rdquo; In March, France&rsquo;s President Emmanuel Macron announced a dramatic shift in nuclear deterrence, notably an increase in the atomic arsenal, currently numbering 290 warheads. NPT could &lsquo;unravel&rsquo;&ldquo;It is obvious that trust is eroding, both inside and outside the NPT,&rdquo; Seth Shelden of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, told AFP. He questioned the likely outcome of the four-week summit. Decisions on the NPT have to be agreed by consensus, with the previous two conferences failing to adopt final political declarations. In 2015, the deadlock was largely due to opposition by Israel&rsquo;s arch-ally Washington to the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. In 2022, the impasse was due mainly to Russian opposition to references to Ukraine&rsquo;s nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, occupied by Moscow. This year&rsquo;s summit could fall on any number of stumbling blocks. The ongoing war in Ukraine, Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program and the war there, non-nuclear states&rsquo; fears over proliferation and North Korea&rsquo;s developing arsenal could all be deal-breakers. If there is a third consecutive failure, the treaty &ldquo;might not implode overnight&rdquo; said Christopher King, the conference&rsquo;s secretary-general. But there is a risk &ldquo;it will, over time, unravel.&rdquo; Artificial intelligence could be a prominent issue as some countries call for all sides to keep human control over nuclear weapons.

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in China shortly after midnight on Saturday for a multi-day visit focused on economic cooperation, trade, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to his office.&nbsp;The president landed in Changsha, where he was received by Hu Xusheng, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People&rsquo;s Congress. Pakistan&rsquo;s ambassador to China and China&rsquo;s ambassador to Pakistan were also present on the occasion, the President&rsquo;s Secretariat said.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 624px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2048115991616606292&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=59927303576b15035c1fe961ef9e209005d148e9&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px"></iframe></div></div>Earlier, Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider saw off the president at Lahore&rsquo;s Allama Iqbal International Airport, state-run PTV reported.&nbsp;According to the Foreign Office, Zardari will remain in Hunan province from April 25 to 27 and then travel to Sanya in Hainan province from April 28 to May 1.&nbsp; During the visit, he will meet provincial leadership and review the full spectrum of Pakistan-China relations, with a particular focus on economic cooperation and CPEC projects.&nbsp;The FO said the visit reflects the &ldquo;longstanding tradition of high-level exchanges&rdquo; between the two countries and carries special significance as Pakistan and China mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year. It added that both sides remain committed to further strengthening their strategic cooperative partnership.&nbsp;Zardari had also undertaken a 10-day visit to China last year, during which he met senior leadership and oversaw the signing of six Memorandums of Understanding between Sindh and Chinese business partners in agriculture, energy, railways, defense, and farmer training. These initiatives were later planned for expansion to other provinces.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari receives a warm welcome upon his arrival in Changsu, China, on April 26, 2026. (Photo: Screengrab via X/@PresOfPakistan)

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