MULTAN: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi has said that Pakistan would invite foreign ministers of all Muslim countries in Islamabad in March next year to present the case of Indian occupied Kashmir for their active role to get the issue resolved. Addressing a public meeting on his arrival at Multan, he said […]
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Qureshi, Atmar to join China’s Wang via video link on Afghanistan issue
BEIJING: China will host fourth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral foreign ministers meeting on Thursday focusing on peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan besides cooperation in security and counter terrorism, China’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Wang Wenbin said. China’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will chair the meeting while Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his […]
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,” […]
Qureshi calls on Iraq’s president, FM; discusses bilateral ties, global issues
BAGHDAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday called on Iraq’s President Barham Salih and his counterpart Fuad Hussein separately in Baghdad and conveyed best wishes from Pakistan’s leadership and people for the prosperity of Iraq and its people. In his tweet, the foreign minister wrote that he conveyed best wishes to the Iraqi […]
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 […]
Qureshi expresses disappointment at EU’s resolution on blasphemy
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Pakistan was ready to play its part for positive and productive partnership with the European Union as enormous potential existed in areas of trade, climate change and digitization. In his virtual address to the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, he said that the […]
FM says all Muslims stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Palestine
ANKARA – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday reaffirmed that the international community had a collective responsibility in ensuring necessary steps to help address the dire situation in Palestine, restore peace, and facilitate a just solution. Pakistani minister is currently visiting Turkey to exchange views on […]
Qureshi, Blinken discuss regional developments, bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken discussed bilateral relations and important regional developments, according to a Foreign Office statement issued after their telephonic conversation. Foreign Minister Qureshi reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire for a broad-based and comprehensive partnership with the United States that was anchored […]
Qureshi, Atmar exchange views on Palestine, Al-Aqsa
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday received a telephone call from Afghan counterpart Hanif Atmar. The two ministers exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. According to the Foreign Office statement, Qureshi conveyed wishes for a happy and joyous Eid for the ‘brotherly people’ of Afghanistan. The foreign minister […]
Qureshi briefs Saudi FM on latest Kashmiri situation, violations
Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi met his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, discussing ways to enhance cooperation in diverse areas. Foreign Minister Qureshi is currently accompanying Prime Minister Imran Khan during his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince […]