Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on August 23 on a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and advancing cooperation between the two South Asian nations.

This marks the first visit by a Pakistani foreign minister to Bangladesh since 2012. Dar is set to hold a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on August 24, Foreign Ministry sources said.

The visit comes after a previously planned trip in April was postponed due to heightened tensions between Pakistan and India following a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs had cited "unforeseen circumstances" f...