{"id":86928,"date":"2026-08-19T15:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=86928"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:18:09","slug":"ishaq-dar-receives-un-resident-coordinator-mohamed-yahya-for-farewell-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/ishaq-dar-receives-un-resident-coordinator-mohamed-yahya-for-farewell-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Ishaq Dar receives UN Resident Coordinator Mohamed Yahya for farewell call"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>DPM\/FM appreciates Yahya\u2019s contribution to Pakistan-UN cooperation, congratulates him on new UN appointment<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (WNP):<\/strong> Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan Mohamed Yahya for a farewell call on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ishaq Dar receives UN Resident Coordinator Mohamed Yahya for farewell call\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dbvqyBRYFRI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Deputy Prime Minister appreciated Mohamed Yahya\u2019s contributions to strengthening cooperation between Pakistan and the United Nations and acknowledged the work of the UN Country Team under his leadership.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ishaq Dar congratulated Mohamed Yahya on his appointment as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Yahya thanked the Deputy Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their support during his tenure in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed his desire to continue working closely with Pakistan in his new role.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86930\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQEwfvabAAI4t_w-1068x711.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DPM\/FM appreciates Yahya\u2019s contribution to Pakistan-UN cooperation, congratulates him on new UN appointment ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (WNP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan Mohamed Yahya for a farewell call on Wednesday. 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