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title: "Pakistan seeks to expand economic ties with China, US, and other regions"
description: "Most outlets highlighted Pakistan’s strategy to deepen economic and trade relations with both China and the United States, as outlined by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Some also noted the country’s broader plans to enhance trade with GCC countries, Central Asia, and ASEAN, though this was mentioned more briefly in the excerpts. Framing was largely consistent, with a focus on the “and-and” approach to balancing multiple economic partnerships."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14539-pakistan-balances-us-china-ties-to-boost-trade
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# Pakistan seeks to expand economic ties with China, US, and other regions

business · updated 15 Oct 2026, 3:16 PM PKT · 15 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted Pakistan’s strategy to deepen economic and trade relations with both China and the United States, as outlined by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Some also noted the country’s broader plans to enhance trade with GCC countries, Central Asia, and ASEAN, though this was mentioned more briefly in the excerpts. Framing was largely consistent, with a focus on the “and-and” approach to balancing multiple economic partnerships.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan balances US, China ties to boost trade an...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistan-balances-us-china-ties-to-boost-trade-and-investment-645031/) · 15 Oct 2026, 3:16 PM PKT
  > Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan is pursuing stronger economic and trade relations with both the United States and China
- **Profit** — [Pakistan pursues ‘and-and’ approach to deepen economic ties with China, US: Aurangzeb](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/15/pakistan-pursues-and-and-approach-to-deepen-economic-ties-with-china-us-aurangzeb) · 15 Oct 2026, 11:28 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Finance minister outlines plans to expand trade with GCC countries, Central Asia and ASEAN

## Part of a bigger story

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2 articles from 2 outlets, 15 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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