Senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday assured the National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis that there was no situation requiring a mass evacuation of Pakistani nationals from the Middle East. The head of the MoFA’s Crisis Management Cell gave a detailed briefing to the NA committee about the number […]
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PM meets Myanmar’s FM, underscores expanding bilateral cooperation
Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Than Swe, who is on an official visit to Pakistan, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday. Welcoming the visiting dignitary and reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening its longstanding relations with Myanmar, the prime […]
Qatari PM, FM call on President Zardari
President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari met with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, came specially to meet the President at the hotel, the President is staying at. During the meeting, both sides discussed expanding bilateral relations, promoting trade, and enhancing investment […]
Pakistan rejects Indian media’s false claims about sending troops to Gaza
ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday strongly rejected a false report aired by an Indian television channel claiming that Pakistan plans to send 20,000 troops to Gaza under Western and Israeli supervision. In a statement, the ministry described the claims by India’s Republic TV as “baseless propaganda” and part of a […]
Ishaq Dar, UK Envoy Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Ties and Regional Developments
ISLAMABAD – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Saturday praised the growing strength of Pakistan–United Kingdom relations and the recent leadership-level engagements between the two countries. He expressed these views during a meeting with the UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, who called on him in Islamabad. Both sides discussed […]
Saudi Arabia, Qatar Urge Pakistan and Afghanistan to Resolve Border Tensions Peacefully
RIYADH / DOHA: Saudi Arabia and Qatar have voiced deep concern over the escalating tensions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, urging both nations to exercise restraint and prioritize diplomacy over conflict. In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Pakistan and Afghanistan to act with “patience and wisdom,” stressing that dialogue and cooperation […]
Pakistan slams India’s ‘nuclear blackmail’ claim
Pakistan has strongly rejected remarks by India’s Ministry of External Affairs, calling its “nuclear blackmail” narrative misleading and self-fabricated. The Foreign Office said India had distorted comments made by Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir during his recent visit to the United States. Field Marshal Munir completed his second significant US visit in less than […]
Sri Lanka’s ousted president seeking entry to Thailand
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed reports that former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested to visit the country and also assured that he will not seek political asylum. Rajapaksa fled to Singapore on July 14 following unprecedented unrest caused by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in seven decades, and days after thousands of […]