{"id":87119,"date":"2026-09-03T18:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87119"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:01:05","slug":"pm-shehbaz-visits-nepal-embassy-expresses-solidarity-over-deadly-floods-landslides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/pm-shehbaz-visits-nepal-embassy-expresses-solidarity-over-deadly-floods-landslides\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz visits Nepal Embassy, expresses solidarity over deadly floods, landslides"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pakistan to dispatch emergency relief assistance to Nepal as Prime Minister conveys deepest sympathies to bereaved families<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the Embassy of Nepal in Islamabad and signed the condolence book opened in memory of those who lost their lives in the recent devastating flash floods and landslides in Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister was received by H.E. Ms. Rita Dhital, Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan. He was accompanied by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Syed Tariq Fatemi, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch and other senior officials.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PM Shehbaz visits Nepal Embassy, expresses solidarity over deadly floods, landslides\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5-pa_OWwhk?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>In his message, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif conveyed Pakistan\u2019s deepest sympathies to the Government and people of Nepal and to the bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the tragedy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Prime Minister reiterated the sentiments he had earlier conveyed to Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah during a telephone conversation, reaffirming Pakistan\u2019s complete solidarity with Nepal in this hour of grief.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87121\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-2048x1444.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-596x420.jpg 596w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-696x491.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-1068x753.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS85w4a4AEE92S-1920x1354.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He informed the Nepali Ambassador that Pakistan would dispatch emergency relief assistance to Nepal later this week to support the ongoing rescue and relief operations.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered Pakistan\u2019s continued support to Nepal and expressed hope that the resilient people of Nepal would emerge stronger from the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Underscoring the close and long-standing fraternal ties between Pakistan and Nepal, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the two countries would continue to stand by each other in times of need.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87122\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS88NFbkAAEKOH-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS88NFbkAAEKOH-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS88NFbkAAEKOH-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS88NFbkAAEKOH-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS88NFbkAAEKOH-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS88NFbkAAEKOH-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HRS88NFbkAAEKOH-2048x1335.jpg 2048w, 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