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Pakistan to host Saarc mooting, commits Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Secretary-General South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Esala Ruwan Weerakoon Wednesday assured Pakistan that he would spare no effort to strengthen cooperation among the member states so as to realize the full potential of the Association. Esala Ruwan, who is on his first visit to Pakistan since assuming the office, called on FM […]Read More

UNGA adopts Pakistan’s Resolution on Right to Self-determination

ISLAMABAD, 17 Dec: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution titled “Universal Realisation of the Right of the People to Self-Determination” by consensus of all member states. It co-sponsored by 72 countries from all regions, a statement issued by the Foreign Office said. The resolution unequivocally supports the right of self-determination for […]Read More

Australia returns illegally smuggled bronze age stone to Pakistan

CANBERRA, 08 Dec: Australian authorities returned a Bronze Age “stone aniconic weight” that smuggled out of Pakistan to the country’s high commission in Canberra. The object believed to be dating back to 3rd millennium BCE handed over to Pakistani officials at a ceremony held at the Pakistan High Commission, Canberra. The “aniconic weight” clandestinely excavated […]Read More

Pak, KSA sign agreements for workers’ protection and skills verification

ISLAMABAD, 06 Dec: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed two agreements on Sunday related to worker’s recruitment and skills verification programmes for the Pakistani workforce employed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreements signed during the visit of Federal Minister of Education, Professional Training, and National Heritage Shafqat Mahmood to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, […]Read More

Pakistan re-elected to OPCW executive council

Pakistan re-elected to the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the term 2022–2024, the Foreign Office said. According to press release, the elections held during the recently concluded 26th session of the Conference of States Parties. Elections held in The Hague from 29 November to 2 Decembe, 2021. […]Read More

Rap song shared from Pak Embassy in Serbia’s official Twitter

A 56-second music video criticising the government. Prime Minister Imran Khan over soaring inflation and alleged non-payment of salaries went viral online from the official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of the Embassy of Pakistan in Serbia. But the Foreign Office says the accounts wee hacked. The posts now deleted. The video, shared Friday morning, […]Read More

Pakistan condemns restriction imposed on Friday pray in India

ISLAMABAD, 17 November: Pakistan condemns the restrictions imposed by the BJP’s Haryana government on offering Friday prayers by Muslims at several places in the state. The FO said it is deeply concerned over continued vandalization of mosques and attacks against prayer places of Muslims by Sangh Parivar extremists with the complicity of BJP ruled states […]Read More

Wendy Sherman meets NSA Moeed Yusuf, discusses bilateral issues

ISLAMABAD, 08 October: National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf Friday met Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R Sherman and told her that the international community should engage with the interim Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. NSA Moeed Yusuf held a meeting with the State Department’s number two, who arrived Thursday in Pakistan on a two-day official […]Read More

‘EU can’t back down’ on IOK: Pakistan lauds for highlighting

ISLAMABAD, 31 July: Pakistan on Saturday welcomed a letter from 16 European Parliament members to the European Union (EU) Commission on the human rights(HR) violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir(IOK), reported quoting the Foreign Office (FO) spokesman. Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that they welcome a letter from the president and vice president to the EU commission […]Read More