ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood received MansourAli Saeed Bajash, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Yemen, at the Foreign Office on Thursday and discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on issues of common interest. The Foreign Secretary reiterated that Pakistan attached importance to its longstanding ties with Yemen that were based on mutual trust […]
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FS, OIC Secy Gen discuss Pak-OIC cooperation
JEDDAH: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood called on Secretary-General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha at the OIC Secretariat in Jeddah and highlighted Pakistan’s role as a founding member of OIC & its steadfast espousal of Ummah’s causes. The Foreign Office in a tweet said the meeting focused on issues including Pak-OIC cooperation, […]
Foreign Secretary, EU diplomats discuss bilateral ties, situation in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD:Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood met with the Heads of Mission of the EU member states and EU Delegation on Friday and discussed matters relating to Pakistan-EU relations and the latest developments in Afghanistan. The Foreign Secretary stressed the importance Pakistan attached to its relations with EU as well as to deepening cooperative ties with EU […]
Sohail, Noziri chair fifth round of Pakistan, Tajikistan consultations
ISLAMABAD: Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sohail Mahmood co-chaired the fifth round of bilateral political consultations between Pakistan and Tajikistan with First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Khusrav Noziri in a virtual mode. The two sides reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations in political, security, economic and trade, science and technology, education, culture and connectivity […]
Pakistan launches guidelines to curb terror financing
Pakistan on Friday launched the guidelines for the implementation of the UNSC 1267 sanctions to curb terror financing after consultation with the stakeholders and in compliance with the international standards. A large number of representatives of the federal and provincial governments including those of financial institutions, law enforcement and other implementing agencies attended the event […]
HC to India named new Foreign Secretary
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood will be the new Foreign Secretary of the country upon superannuation of Tehmina Janjua, who is retiring later this month. “We’ve decided to appoint Sohail Mahmood as Foreign Secretary,” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, and added that the decision has been taken in consultation with Prime Minister […]
Foreign Secretary leads Pakistan delegation in Oman for four-nation talks on Afghanistan
A delegation of Pakistan, headed by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, is engaging as part of the four-nation talks on Afghanistan that began in Oman, Muscat from Monday. The Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG), which includes Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and US, are in their attempt to revive talks with the Taliban in an effort to bring a […]