NEW YORK: A high-powered team led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday met the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) officials to brief them on Pakistan’s stance in the wake of the recent conflict with India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. The high-level team — consisting of three former foreign ministers, two former foreign secretaries, two former ambassadors to the …
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Pakistan and India to show “maximum restraint” as both countries imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly attack in India-held Kashmir. The attack took place in Pahalgam, a tourist hotspot in India-occupied Kashmir that draws thousands of visitors every summer. Gunmen opened fire on visitors, killing at least 26 people …
WASHINGTON: On his first visit to the US after the Trump administration took office, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar boasted that Pakistan had broken its diplomatic isolation through active diplomacy, and called for sweeping global reforms and strengthening the UN to create a more inclusive international order. In remarks made on separate occasions, Mr Dar said Pakistan …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan rejected a statement made by the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) regarding the 26th constitutional amendment, labelling it as based on inaccurate information, as reported by Radio Pakistan. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addressed the media during a weekly briefing in Islamabad, asserting that the High Commissioner had drawn unwarranted conclusions from …
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following his address to the United Nations General Assembly, led a walkout in protest as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited to speak. The Pakistani delegation joined him in exiting the session. Sharif, after finishing his speech, had returned to his seat when Netanyahu was called to the podium. The walkout served as …
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday demanded an immediate end to the ongoing Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip, terming it “systematic slaughter” and “bloodshed”. The premier was addressing the plenary meeting for the UN General Debate as the second speaker at the 79th session of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. “This …
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to further strengthen “mutually beneficial cooperation” between their countries in various areas, including trade and security, the Foreign Office said. In a press release issued today, the FO said PM Shehbaz and Erdogan met each other in New York on the sidelines of the 79th …
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in New York on Tuesday on a five-day visit to the United States to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The premier is set to address a plenary meeting for the UN General Debate on September 27. The Government of Pakistan today shared pictures of the premier’s arrival …
NEW YORK: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that no sustainable development can take place till “tragedies like Gaza are perpetuated by the developed world”. His remarks regarding Israel’s onslaught on Gaza — which has killed more than 41,000 Palestinians — came at the start of his speech at the United Nations ‘Summit of the Future’ in New York, …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed for the United States on Saturday to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, scheduled from September 23 to 27, 2024. In his address at the UN General Assembly, the prime minister will reaffirm Pakistan’s strong commitment to multilateralism and express support for the United Nations’ role …