{"id":55736,"date":"2025-12-01T20:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=55736"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:22:09","slug":"australian-high-commissioner-and-chairman-senate-of-pakistan-discuss-whole-gamit-of-bilateral-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/australian-high-commissioner-and-chairman-senate-of-pakistan-discuss-whole-gamit-of-bilateral-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian High Commissioner and Chairman Senate of Pakistan Discuss Whole Gamit of Bilateral Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55737\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Australia-Pakistan-e1764620420362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" \/>ISLAMABAD : The High Commissioner of Australia to Pakistan, H.E. Timothy Kane, called on Chairman Senate, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani today at Parliament House. Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Australia enjoys tremendous goodwill in Pakistan, highlighting that the vibrant Pakistani diaspora serves as a strong bridge between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>He appreciated Australia\u2019s longstanding support in education sector, where approximately 20,000 Pakistani students are currently pursuing higher studies in Australian universities. He added that these students will play an important role in Pakistan\u2019s development and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Underscoring shared interests, Chairman Senate stated that Pakistan and Australia are connected through many bonds, including a mutual passion for cricket. He expressed confidence that the High Commissioner\u2019s tenure would further enhance cooperation in diverse fields, particularly trade and investment.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian High Commissioner thanked Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani for his candid views about Pakistan- Australia relationship. He said that both countries enjoy long and deep relationship. He offered his heartfelt condolence on the losses in different areas of South Punjab during floods. He observed that climate change is having bad impact on Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairman Senate noted that the current bilateral trade volume does not reflect the real potential of the two countries and emphasized the need to intensify efforts to strengthen economic engagement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He appreciated Australia\u2019s support in agriculture sector, including 13 ongoing projects and research partnerships, and expressed the hope that these initiatives would translate into technology transfer, improved market access, and tangible benefits for Pakistan\u2019s farming community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7CMMvrvOdX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/envoys-of-australia-denmark-mauritious-and-uae-present-credentials-to-president-asif-ali-zardari\/\">Envoys of Australia, Denmark, Mauritious and UAE present credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Envoys of Australia, Denmark, Mauritious and UAE present credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/envoys-of-australia-denmark-mauritious-and-uae-present-credentials-to-president-asif-ali-zardari\/embed\/#?secret=9x8a9v5Qgb#?secret=7CMMvrvOdX\" data-secret=\"7CMMvrvOdX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Chairman Senate also acknowledged the productive visit of Pakistan\u2019s agro-trade delegation to Australia in June 2025 and welcomed Australia\u2019s support for the proposed biosecurity and capacity building visit scheduled for early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing the importance of parliamentary diplomacy, Chairman Senate called for strengthened inter-parliamentary linkages, particularly frequent exchange of visits and interaction at Parliamentary Friendship Groups level.<\/p>\n<p>He added that high-level contacts remain essential for advancing bilateral relations, noting the recent meeting between the Foreign Ministers of both countries on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed desire to work together and share best practices in the field of agriculture and farming. He also informed the High Commissioner about the recent ISC in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman also recalled his visit to Australia as Speaker of National Assembly and as Prime Minister of Pakistan. He termed his visits important and productive ones.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Senate Gilani reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to deepening cooperation with Australia and expressed his best wishes to High Commissioner Timothy Kane for a successful tenure in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman Senate also extended congratulations and conveyed best wishes to the Prime Minister of Australia on his wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Advisor to Chairman Senate and ambassador to Inter-Parliamentary Speaker Conference, Misbah Khar and senior Director General Protocol Tariq Bin Waheed were also present during the meeting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5PmUufpK9R\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-september-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 September 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 September 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-september-2025\/embed\/#?secret=TPMllnjhqe#?secret=5PmUufpK9R\" data-secret=\"5PmUufpK9R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : The High Commissioner of Australia to Pakistan, H.E. Timothy Kane, called on Chairman Senate, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani today at Parliament House. Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Australia enjoys tremendous goodwill in Pakistan, highlighting that the vibrant Pakistani diaspora serves as a strong bridge between the two nations. He appreciated Australia\u2019s longstanding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[1835,321,1139,2399,48,127,475],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55736"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55736"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55739,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55736\/revisions\/55739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}