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FM again writes to UNSC calling attention to India’s ‘illegal, draconian’ steps in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on completion of two years since India’s illegal and unilateral actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), has sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary General (UNSC) and UN Secretary General, highlighting the continuation of draconian […]

FM urges India to end state-terrorism as Kashmir turns into ‘planet’s largest concentration camp’

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday called upon India to rescind its unilateral action of August 5, 2019 on Jammu and Kashmir and end all instruments of oppressions and state-terrorism. “India must respect the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) resolutions and let the […]

FM, Arab parliamentary delegation discuss scope to diversify ties

ISLAMABAD, The Arab parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed scope of diversifying ties with Pakistan. The Foreign Minister welcomed the Arab Parliament’s delegation, that arrived in Islamabad on Sunday on a five-day visit. Terming […]

Promotion of information technology can fulfill SDGs on hunger eradication, education: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said inclusion of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in Pakistan’s national development agenda was reflective of its political commitment to ensure an across-the-board uplift of its people. Addressing at the launch of 4G broadband services […]

Over generations, Sino-Pak relationship has reached ‘unique level of trust’: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said the 70-year relationship between Pakistan and China had proved its strength with a unique level of trust shown by the two generations, governments and political parties. “From China’s Chairman Mao to President Xi and Pakistan’s Field […]

Pakistan to take up India’s terror-financing issue at int’l level: FM

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan will take up the issue of India’s terror-financing at international level, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Monday. Qureshi in a statement said India’s nefarious designs posed a threat to regional security, which needed attention from the international community. He said Pakistan had […]

National security meeting to focus on Afghan situation: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said the meeting on national security, to be attended by representatives of all parliamentary parties, would focus on the current security situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the region. In a statement, the foreign minister said […]

Each FO official ‘resolute & committed’ in defending foreign policy front: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday lauded the efforts of the Foreign Office in effectively pursuing the objectives of foreign policy, saying that every official was highly committed to achieve the goals in national interest. “Despite limited resources, each and every man and […]

Modi’s claim to restore J&K statehood ‘vague, against interest of Kashmiris’: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said as Kashmiris wanted a full-fledged restoration of statehood of Jammu and Kashmir, the claim of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to fulfill such demand “at some opportune time” was entirely “vague and against the interest of […]

FM, Iran’s special envoy discuss Afghan peace process

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Iran’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard on Thursday met here and discussed the Afghan peace process besides the security situation in the region. In a meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qureshi said […]

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