Finland set to close its Embassy in Pakistan amid strategic concerns

IANS | April 4, 2026 8:38 PM

Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) The Finnish Embassy in Islamabad will cease its operations this summer, with the mission continuing to function until the final date is announced. After reopening its Embassy in 2022 following a decade-long closure, Helsinki has decided to shut it again, the local media reported.

Indian envoy meets Cyprus President, discusses upcoming India visit

IANS | April 4, 2026 2:00 PM

Nicosia, April 4 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus Manish on Saturday called on Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, reviewing the preparations for the President’s visit to India in May, 2026, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.