ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday called United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres by phone and exchanged views on current regional and global issues. The foreign minister briefed the UNSG on the so-called “accidental” firing of a missile by India on March 9, 2022, which fell to the ground in Pakistan’s territory. […]
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FM, EU High Representative discuss Ukraine situation
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Josep Borell, Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in a telephonic conversation discussed the current situation in Ukraine. The two sides also focused on the Emergency Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the […]
FM, EU Representative discuss ties, human rights violations in IIOJK
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting with Special Representative of European Union for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore Monday here and discussed matters of mutual interest. The minister shed light on the importance of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the European Union and Pakistan. European Union […]
FM, CJCSC discuss national security matters
RAWALPINDI: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza met here Friday and discussed the matters pertaining to national security. In a meeting held here at the Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi, the issues related to regional situation also came under discussion.
FM, US Deputy Secretary of State discuss bilateral ties, Afghanistan, regional peace
ISLAMABAD: On Friday, during the meeting with a US delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed his views by stressing on the need for a peaceful solution in Afghanistan. He said that Pakistan and the United States had convergent view-points. Foreign Secretary Suhail Mahmood senior officers of […]
FM says Pakistan attaches special importance to its bilateral relations with Russia
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke by phone with his Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov on Monday, emphasising the need for improved bilateral relations between the two nations. “Pakistan places a high value on its bilateral relations with Russia,” FM Qureshi stated. “After a period of time, the strengthening of these relations is great […]
Islamophobic attack caused anguish among Muslims globally, Qureshi tells Canadian FM
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a telephonic conversation, told Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau that Islamophobic attack was a matter of serious concern causing anguish among the Muslims worldwide. The foreign minister was referring to the killing of four members of Pakistan-origin family in a vehicle attack, took place on Sunday in […]
FM says Pakistan’s interests lie in peace with India, peace in ‘sovereign’ Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan’s interests lie in peace with India and peace in Afghanistan. “Our interests lie in peace with India and peace in Afghanistan,” he said in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera TV. “Afghanistan is a ‘sovereign’ country and they could have relations with India,” […]
FM visits Gilani’s shrine in Baghdad, offers prayers
BAGHDAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi visited Mazar-e-Ghous, shrine of Islamic preacher Abdul Qadir Gilani in the Iraqi capital where he also offered Friday prayers. Syed Khalid Gilani, caretaker of the shrine, received Shah Mahmood Qureshi as he reached the shine along with his short delegation. On the occasion, the caretaker briefed the […]
Qureshi reaches Baghdad, will meet Iraqi leadership
BAGHDAD/ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, where he will hold detailed discussions with the leadership on bilateral cooperation and on unity of Muslims. Shah Mahmood Qureshi is on a three-day visit to Iraq on the invitation of his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, according to a statement […]