ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in the PM House today. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is also present in the meeting. According to reports, US-Pak relationships and matters pertaining to Afghan war were discussed in the meeting. Earlier, Pompeo met Qureshi and discussed the matters of […]
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Pakistan Foreign Office rejects ‘factually incorrect’ US statement on PM Imran-Pompeo telephone talk
The Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday dismissed the statement by the US State Department spokesperson about a phone call discussion between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan. Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal took to his Twitter and tweeted, “Pakistan takes exception to the factually incorrect statement issued by […]
US envoy Pompeo to return to North Korea this week
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads back to North Korea this week to flesh out the bare bones nuclear agreement between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un. Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday for Pyongyang at the start of a round-the-world diplomatic mission that will bring him to Brussels and a key […]
Pompeo, North Korean official share steak, details of upcoming summit in New York
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a top North Korean official met in New York on Wednesday over a steak dinner to try to salvage next month’s summit between the North Korean and US leaders. Kim Yong Chol, considered the right-hand man of leader Kim Jong Un, was the most senior North Korean official […]
If in power, would have exchanged Shakil Afridi in a give and take deal: Musharraf
WASHINGTON: Former President (r) General Pervez Musharraf on Friday claimed to have released Dr Shakil Afridi in a give and take deal if he were the President. During an interview to Voice of America’s Greta Van Susteren, the former military ruler said that Pakistan and United States relations were at its lowest ebb in a […]
Pakistani govt mistreating US envoys: US State Secretary
UNITED STATES: United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said that the US diplomats to Pakistan are being mistreated by the Government of Pakistan. Pompeo, while presenting his testimony before the US House Foreign Affairs Committee said that the poor treatment of the Pakistani government towards officers of US State Department, embassies […]
Pompeo follows Trump’s narrative as new Secretary of State, lambasts Germany on defence spending
New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took aim at Germany over its defence spending Friday, using his first NATO meeting to push President Donald Trump’s call for allies to shoulder a bigger burden. As a meeting of alliance foreign ministers put on a united front on the need to counter Russian “aggression”, Pompeo hammered […]
Pompeo sworn in as new US Secretary of State
Former CIA director Mike Pompeo was sworn in as America’s top diplomat Thursday after a bruising battle over his hardliner image, and immediately embarked on a mission to Europe and the Middle East with a strong declaration of support from President Donald Trump. Pompeo overcame stiff opposition in the Senate from Democrats who warned he […]