BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is attending the 29th United Nations climate conference, also known as COP29, in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Tuesday, where he is expected to call for a “balanced and ambitious” climate action. PM Shehbaz is participating in the two-day ‘World Leaders Climate Action Summit’ today, and is set to address it tomorrow (Wednesday), where he will …
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to travel to Islamabad this week as part of Tehran’s diplomatic outreach to consult regional countries before responding to the recent Israeli strikes amid simmering tensions between the two arch-rivals in the Middle East. After decades of shadow war, the two arch-rivals are now openly targeting each other. On October 26, Israel …
ISLAMABAD: Tehran’s ambassador to Islamabad on Friday commended the Pakistani public for its heightened awareness and deep concern over the rapidly evolving crisis in the Middle East, and Israel’s heightening aggression in the region. Speaking to journalists at a media event at the Iranian embassy, Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam tactfully avoided addressing why Iran had not engaged …
ISLAMABAD: India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, is set to visit Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘Heads of Government’ (HoG) meeting on October 15-16 in Islamabad. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed the news during its weekly press briefing on Friday. Pakistan, holding the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government, will …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Friday met with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who stressed the need to boost military ties between the two countries, state-owned Radio Pakistan reported. PM Ibrahim is in Islamabad for his three-day official visit aimed at reinvigorating the bilateral strategic partnership between Malaysia and Pakistan. According to Radio Pakistan, the …
PESHAWAR: Afghan Consul General in Peshawar, Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir, caused outrage on Tuesday during the Rehmat-ul-Alameen Conference in Peshawar by remaining seated during Pakistan’s national anthem, flouting diplomatic protocols and showing what experts have called “utter disregard” for the host nation. The conference, hosted by Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, saw Afghan consular officials in attendance. However, as …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan sought to upgrade the bilateral mechanisms with the US, particularly in the economic and defence fields after talks between the two sides during the visit of a Biden administration official to Islamabad on Monday. John Bass, the US acting under secretary for political affairs, travelled to Islamabad as part of his two-nation trip. As President Joe Biden’s term …
ISLAMABAD: The Indian trade minister will virtually attend the upcoming meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being hosted by Pakistan, officials familiar with the development said here on Tuesday. The SCO trade ministers meeting will be held in Islamabad on Thursday, according to officials. Pakistan invited India along with other SCO members for the meeting. India, according to sources, confirmed …
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China’s support across debt-laden Africa with funding of nearly $51 billion over three years, backing for more infrastructure projects, and the creation of at least 1 million jobs. China was ready to step up cooperation with Africa in industry, agriculture, infrastructure, trade and investment, Xi told delegates from more than …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday rejected all speculation in India about Pakistan being involved in the ouster of Bangladesh’s ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, terming it New Delhi’s “disturbing obsession” with Islamabad. The comments came after reports emerged from India accusing the Pakistan intelligence agencies for their alleged involvement in the collapse of Bangladesh’s government. The Bangladeshi military initially took over the country after a student-led protest …