{"id":59604,"date":"2026-02-15T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=59604"},"modified":"2026-02-15T11:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:24:09","slug":"pm-shehbaz-sharif-departs-for-austria-on-two-day-official-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pm-shehbaz-sharif-departs-for-austria-on-two-day-official-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz Sharif departs for Austria on two-day official visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59605\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Austria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Austria.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pakistan-Austria-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nLAHORE : 15 Feb 2026 &#8211; Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departed for Vienna, Austria on Sunday morning, on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi were accompanying the Prime Minister as part of the Pakistani delegation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>During his stay in Vienna, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral as well as delegation-level talks with Chancellor Stocker at the Federal Chancellery. Both leaders are expected to discuss matters of mutual interest and avenues for strengthening cooperation between the two countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister and the Austrian Chancellor will also jointly co-chair a meeting of leading business figures aimed at enhancing trade and investment ties between Pakistan and Austria.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will participate in and address the Austria Business Forum, where he is expected to highlight Pakistan\u2019s economic potential and investment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister will also attend and speak at a special event in Vienna organized under the United Nations on the theme \u201cSustainable Development: The Path to Global Peace and Prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he is scheduled to meet with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to discuss issues related to peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the Prime Minister\u2019s official visit to Austria is expected to open new avenues of collaboration and add fresh momentum to bilateral relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SSTi41KSP7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2026<\/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 January 2026&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/embed\/#?secret=hXJ6UuyFke#?secret=SSTi41KSP7\" data-secret=\"SSTi41KSP7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE : 15 Feb 2026 &#8211; Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departed for Vienna, Austria on Sunday morning, on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker. 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