{"id":63826,"date":"2026-05-17T10:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=63826"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:48:29","slug":"cm-of-the-largest-province-of-pakistan-in-baku-to-participate-in-wuf13-meets-president-of-azerbaijan-pays-homage-to-national-leader-heydar-aliyev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/cm-of-the-largest-province-of-pakistan-in-baku-to-participate-in-wuf13-meets-president-of-azerbaijan-pays-homage-to-national-leader-heydar-aliyev\/","title":{"rendered":"CM of the Largest Province of Pakistan in Baku to Participate in WUF13 | Meets President of Azerbaijan | Pays Homage to National Leader Heydar Aliyev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63828\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan-President-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan-President-web.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan-President-web-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan-President-web-696x427.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan-President-web-685x420.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><strong>ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk &#8211; The Chief Minister of Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan, Maryam Nawaz arrives Baku to attend and represent Pakistan in 13th World Urban Forum themed as adequate housing that is environment friendly and climate change resilient.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She was warmly recieved at Heydar Aliyev airport and later called on President\u00a0 Ilham Aliyev alongwith her delegation.<\/p>\n<p>The sides discussed mutual \u00a0investment, bilateral relations, and expanded cooperation in economic and development sectors. CM praised strong brotherly relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan. She espressed good wishes for Azerbaijan\u2019s progress and emphasized strengthening Pakistan\u2013Azerbaijan relations.<\/p>\n<p><span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63835\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CM-PUNJAB-Azerbaijan-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan is <\/span>Jeyhun Bayramov, Ambassador to Pakistan Khazar Farhodove, members of CM&#8217;s delegation Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Information Minister Azma Bukhari, Housing Minister Bilal Yasin, Sports Minister Faisal Ayub, Agriculture Minister Ashiq Hussain Kirmani and Special Assistant Ali Dar are also accompanying the Chief Minister were also present in the high level meeting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NrCSnJKIlA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/world-urban-forum-wuf13-baku-on-adequate-housing-by-tazeen-akhtar-islamabad\/\">World Urban Forum WUF13 Baku on Adequate Housing &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar,  Islamabad<\/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;World Urban Forum WUF13 Baku on Adequate Housing &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar,  Islamabad&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/world-urban-forum-wuf13-baku-on-adequate-housing-by-tazeen-akhtar-islamabad\/embed\/#?secret=31NtDa1QYA#?secret=NrCSnJKIlA\" data-secret=\"NrCSnJKIlA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She will will address the forum at Baku Olympic Stadium and share Punjab\u2019s \u201cApni Chhat, Apna Ghar\u201d initiative to the participants from around the world. She is launching the Pakistan Pavilion and spotlighting Punjab&#8217;s flagship housing initiative, \u201cApni Chhat, Apna Ghar,\u201d to the international community as an example of affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p>Ealier, Maryam Nawaz began her official engagements in Azerbaijan with a visit to the mausoleum of national leader Heydar Aliyev and the Alley of Martyrsin the capital city of Baku. CM laid flowers at the grave of Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs, offered Fateha, paying tribute to the services of the national leaders and ultimate sacrifice of martyrs for the country.<\/p>\n<p>This visit aims to strengthen diplomatic ties and showcase Punjab\u2019s development initiatives on a global stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Punjab<\/strong> is Pakistan&#8217;s most populous province, home to over 127 million people. It is the country&#8217;s agricultural and economic powerhouse, contributing significantly to the national GDP. Centered around the capital and largest city, Lahore, it is a region deeply defined by its five rivers, rich history, and vibrant culture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NFIFV9Mbdt\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-april-2026\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 March \/ April 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 March \/ April 2026&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-april-2026\/embed\/#?secret=etmhhC0BPk#?secret=NFIFV9Mbdt\" data-secret=\"NFIFV9Mbdt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk &#8211; The Chief Minister of Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan, Maryam Nawaz arrives Baku to attend and represent Pakistan in 13th World Urban Forum themed as adequate housing that is environment friendly and climate change resilient. She was warmly recieved at Heydar Aliyev airport and later called on President\u00a0 Ilham [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63826"}],"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=63826"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63837,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63826\/revisions\/63837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}