# Kuwait's foreign minister visits Pakistan on July 28-29 to discuss regional security after Iran struck Kuwait and other Gulf states > Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah arrived in Pakistan on July 28 for a two-day visit to hold talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar; the visit comes in the backdrop of resumed Iranian hostilities in which Iran struck Kuwait and other Gulf Cooperation Council states, and covers bilateral ties alongside regional developments **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-27 · heads: The Long Game, What They're Not Saying · 9 takes · 3 lenses · 1 regions ## Summary Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah arrived in [Pakistan](/en/entity/country/pakistan) on July 28 for a two-day visit to Islamabad, holding talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The visit was announced by Pakistan's Foreign Office and covers bilateral ties alongside regional developments. The Express Tribune reported the explicit backdrop: the recent resumption of Iranian hostilities in which [Iran](/en/entity/iran) struck [Kuwait](/en/entity/kuwait) and other Gulf Cooperation Council states. [Pakistan](/en/entity/country/pakistan) has strategic labour and trade ties with Kuwait, with a large Pakistani workforce in the Gulf emirate; the visit has a bilateral economic dimension alongside the security consultations prompted by the Iran-GCC strikes. ## The split Pakistani English-language press reported the visit factually from the Foreign Office announcement. The Express Tribune was the only outlet in the feed to explicitly link the visit to Iran striking GCC states, giving the diplomatic context that Geo TV's more procedural reporting left implicit. No Kuwait government statement was captured in the verified feed. ## By the numbers - 2, days for Kuwait FM's Pakistan visit, July 28-29 - 1, bilateral meeting confirmed: Kuwait FM with Pakistan DPM/FM Ishaq Dar ## Why it matters Kuwait is a key destination for Pakistani migrant workers and a source of Gulf remittances, which are central to Pakistan's balance of payments. Iran striking Kuwait during the recent GCC hostilities puts Kuwait's security directly relevant to Pakistani economic interests; disruption in Kuwait affects worker safety, remittance flows, and bilateral ties. The visit signals that Gulf states are actively consulting South Asian partners on regional security posture in the post-ceasefire period. ## What to watch - Whether Pakistan and Kuwait issue a joint statement and whether it names Iran or stays in general terms. - Whether Pakistan offers any mediating role between Iran and the GCC in follow-up to this visit. - The bilateral agenda item on labour ties: any new agreements on Pakistani workers in Kuwait. ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### Pakistani English-language daily; first to report the visit timeline and flagged the Iran-GCC strikes as explicit backdrop for Kuwait's regional diplomacy - **The Express Tribune (Pakistan)** (Pakistan, en) — The Express Tribune reported Kuwait's FM Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah's two-day visit to Pakistan with the Iran-GCC strikes as the stated backdrop, the first Pakistani English-language outlet to frame the Islamabad visit explicitly in the context of resumed Iranian hostilities against Gulf states. The article quoted the Pakistan Foreign Office announcement and noted talks would cover bilateral relations and regional developments. > "The visit comes in the backdrop of the recent resumption of hostilities, with Iran striking Kuwait and other GCC states." Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2620603/kuwait-foreign-minister-to-visit-pakistan-from-july-28-to-29 ### Pakistan's leading Urdu-language broadcaster's English news service; reported the Kuwait FM's agenda including talks with DPM Dar and a review of Pakistan-Kuwait bilateral ties - **Geo TV (Pakistan)** (Pakistan, en) — Geo TV reported that Kuwait's foreign minister would hold substantive talks with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, reviewing bilateral ties and discussing regional developments. The outlet noted the Pakistan Foreign Office had announced the visit formally, covering both the security dimension tied to the Iran-GCC hostilities and the bilateral trade and labour relationship between Pakistan and Kuwait. > "Kuwait's foreign minister to visit Pakistan on July 28-29. Says Kuwaiti FM to hold talks with DPM Dar during visit. Pakistan, Kuwait to review bilateral ties." Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/675012-kuwaiti-foreign-minister-due-in-pakistan-tomorrow-to-discuss-regional-developments ### unlabelled - **Dawn (Pakistan)** (Pakistan, en) — Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/2018791/kuwaiti-foreign-minister-to-visit-pakistan-from-july-28-to-29 - **ARY News (Pakistan)** (Pakistan, en) — Source: https://arynews.tv/kuwait-foreign-minister-pakistan-visit - **Bol News (Pakistan)** (Pakistan, en) — Source: https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/kuwaiti-foreign-minister-arrives-in-pakistan-for-official-visit/ - **Radio Pakistan** (Pakistan, en) — Source: https://www.radio.gov.pk/28-07-2026/kuwaiti-fm-to-arrive-in-pakistan-on-official-visit-today - **The Express Tribune (Pakistan)** (Pakistan, en) — Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2620661/kuwaiti-fm-arrives-today-on-two-day-visit - **Pakistan Today** (Pakistan, en) — Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/07/27/kuwaiti-foreign-minister-arrives-to-deepen-bilateral-ties-regional-security - **Pak Observer** (Pakistan, en) — Source: https://pakobserver.net/kuwaiti-foreign-minister-to-visit-pakistan-for-bilateral-talks/ ## Across the graph - Related: [[iran-us-ceasefire-0727]], [[iran-drone-gulf-0728]], [[pak-india-kashmir-0727]] - Entities: Country:pakistan, Kuwait, Iran --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pakistan-kuwait-fm-0728