Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday issued a sharp warning to India over reported plans to divert the flow of the Chenab River, while also reaffirming Islamabad’s continued diplomatic engagement in efforts aimed at reducing tensions in the Persian Gulf amid ongoing regional instability. Responding to a question during the Foreign Office’ weekly briefing on reports […]
Pakistan welcomes India’s calls for dialogue, hopes ‘sanity will prevail’
Pakistan on Thursday cautiously welcomed emerging voices within India calling for dialogue between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, with Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi saying such sentiments offered hope for a shift away from what it described as “war mongering and belligerence” witnessed in recent months. Addressing the weekly media briefing in Islamabad, Tahir Andrabi termed […]
Pakistan eyes shuttle diplomacy amid ongoing Mideast tensions
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar is all set to travel to the United States where he will attend the UNSC debate under China’s presidency. His US visit is set to begin from the 25th of May, diplomatic source said, adding that he will travel to the United States, from China, directly. […]
Beijing set to host PM Shehbaz for 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to undertake a high-level visit to China in the third week of May, beginning May 23, where he will hold meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, while also participating in celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Islamabad and Beijing, according to sources. The […]
Pakistan calls for collective response to global instability at SCO moot
Pakistan on Tuesday warned of a rapidly deteriorating global security environment, urging greater cooperation among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to counter rising instability, disinformation and conflict. Addressing the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek, Pakistan’s delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif underscored that the world is witnessing an erosion of […]
Matter of sanctions, assets freeze was sorted in Islamabad Talks: Dar
Iran and US agreed to have dialogue on the precondition that Pakistan would be a part of it, Pakistan’s deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said while addressing a session of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Friday. Dar said that due to the timelines, both delegations had to leave adding that the room for negotiations are […]
‘West Asia War Quad’ set to turn a new leaf as it nears formalisation for a name
Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are currently in advance stages to finalize the formal working of what was once an informal Quad mechanism that came into being on the sidelines of the Arab Islamic Foreign Ministers meeting on the 19th of March in Riyadh. The formalisation of a new quadrilateral framework […]
PM strikes upbeat tone on ME situation as fragile ‘truce holds’
Islamabad Talks gave Pakistan a chance to “turn looming clouds of war into lasting peace”, said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while addressing a meeting of the Federal cabinet in what were the first remarks on the matter of negotiations following the “Islamabad Talks” which were held between US and Iran over this past weekend. He […]
Trump sending VP Vance to Pakistan for Iran talks, confirms White House
US President Donald Trump is sending Vice President JD Vance and other negotiators to the Pakistani capital for talks with Iran that will begin on Saturday, the White House said. Trump “is dispatching his negotiating team led by the vice president of the United States, JD Vance, special envoy (Steve) Witkoff and Mr (Jared) Kushner […]
Iran rebuts US media claims of refusing Islamabad talks
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday rejected reports suggesting Tehran had declined to participate in proposed peace talks in Islamabad, asserting that Iran had “never refused” to engage in dialogue hosted by Pakistan aimed at ending the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel. In a post on X, Araghchi said Iran’s stance […]