DPM Ishaq Dar sustains hairline fracture, confirms son Ali Dar

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has sustained a hairline fracture in his shoulder, while receiving the foreign minister of Egypt in Islamabad on Sunday.

A video of the deputy prime minister is doing rounds on social media wherein he can be seen losing his balance and falling on the ground while proceeding towards a stage for photoshoot with his Egyptian counterpart.

Dar’s son and Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Ali Dar in a tweet said his father, despite sustaining an injury during the reception of the Egyptian foreign minister, completed all highly important meetings throughout the day on painkillers, Alhamdulillah, in the best possible manner.

“At around 9 PM, after recording the official statement and concluding what was a significant day for Pakistan on a strong note, he underwent a medical check-up at his family’s insistence. His X-rays are, overall, satisfactory. However, there is a hairline fracture in his shoulder,” read a tweet by Ali.

In the coming few days, he said, Dar’s pain will be managed through medications and other precautionary measures, Insha’Allah. “Thank you all for your messages, prayers, and kind wishes,” he added.

At the invitation of DPM Dar, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud; the Foreign Minister of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan; and the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Dr Badr Abdelatty, visited Islamabad to attend 2nd consultative quadrilateral meeting held here on Sunday.

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The Foreign Ministers advocated dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable pathway to prevent conflicts and to promote regional peace and harmony. We called for upholding principles of the UN Charter, including respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.

Deputy Prime Minister /Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar announced the decisions at the Conclusion of 2nd meeting of four foreign ministers.

“The Foreign Ministers held a very detailed and in-depth discussion on the current regional situation. We also discussed the possible ways to bring an early and permanent end to the war in the region,” he further said.

The Foreign Ministers have also discussed ways and means to further strengthen mutual cooperation among the four brotherly countries. In this regard, they decided to constitute a committee of four senior officials from the respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs to work out the modalities through mutual understanding and consensus.

The Foreign ministers expressed concerns that the on-going conflict is extremely unfortunate for its devastating impact on lives and livelihood across the wider region.

DPM/FM Dar highlighted, “We agreed that this war is not in favour of anyone and would only lead to death and destruction. The unity of Muslim Ummah in these challenging times is of utmost importance.

Pakistani DOM/FM briefed the visiting Foreign Ministers on the prospects of potential US-Iran talks in Islamabad. The visiting Foreign Ministers expressed their full support to the initiative.