Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar had a telephone chat with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty,” a statement issued here said on Sunday.

The two foreign ministers reviewed bilateral relations between Pakistan and Egypt and exchanged perspectives on regional and international trends, particularly issues relating to regional security.

The Egyptian foreign minister has invited Ishaq Dar for a bilateral visit to Egypt at his earliest convenience.

The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to further enhancing bilateral ties and agreed to be closely engaged on regional security issues

They also agreed to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Pakistan’s stock market entered a negative trend during the first trading day of the week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index dropping more than 800 points to drop below the 175,000-point barrier.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange kicked off on a sour note in early trade with the index down 285 points to 174,470 points.

The KSE-100 Index had finished at 175,328 points on the penultimate trading day of the week gone by.

Pakistan sharply denounced the demolition of a century-old mosque in Saharanpur, India.

Responding to media queries on reports of the demolition of a century-old mosque in Saharanpur, Foreign Office Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said the despicable act against a historic Islamic place of worship is yet another example of the wider Islamophobic and Hindutva campaign to wipe out Islamic heritage.