UK lifts ban on Pakistani airlines, removes country from Air Safety List
The development comes after a team from the UK Department for Transport concluded an aviation security inspection at Islamabad International Airport on Thursday, declaring…
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Pakistan urges India to resume functioning of Indus Water Treaty after Hague court’s supplemental award
India in April held the treaty in abeyance following the attack in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 — an incident New Delhi blamed on Islamabad without…
Jaishankar’s ‘punchlines’ show India’s frustration after ‘failed military misadventure’: Pakistan FO
The Foreign Office stated that while Pakistan pursued peace, it would defend its sovereignty against aggression such as that by India last month.
Pakistan’s high-level delegation reaches Washington after wrapping up New York visit
Pakistan had launched a broad-based engagement campaign in the United States to present its perspective on the recent spike in tensions with India, and counter New Delhi’s…
China says it backs Pakistan in defending ‘sovereignty’
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi called Pakistan an “ironclad friend” and vowed to deepen the “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership” between the two countries.
Pakistan Foreign Office rejects Indian claim of Pakistan targeting Sikh holy site in Amritsar
In a statement, FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said, “We hold all places of worship in the highest esteem and cannot think of targeting a holy site like the Golden Temple."
Pakistan Foreign Minister to visit China on May 19 to discuss evolving regional situation
China had reaffirmed its support for Pakistan amid escalation with India in a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari on May 5.
US top diplomat expresses desire to boost counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistani counterpart
According to the statement, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held the call — the first between the pair — and discussed bilateral relations, regional security and economic…
Pakistan Foreign Office downplays US bill seeking sanctions on Pakistani officials
The proposed legislation calls for the imposition of sanctions on Pakistan’s army chief within 180 days if the country does not take steps to improve its human rights situation.
Pakistan FO rubbishes India’s ‘unwarranted assertions’, says it has no right to blame UNSC for Kashmir resolutions
Earlier this month, the FO spokesperson had similarly rejected remarks made by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Azad Jammu and Kashmir as “baseless claims”…