Tag: FM Qureshi

World recognises Pakistan’s efforts for peace, says FM

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday that the entire world recognised Pakistan’s efforts for peace after the release of captured Indian pilot...

Swaraj makes veiled attack on Pakistan at OIC moot

India's Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Friday maintained India's hostile stance towards Pakistan during her address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation...

Bilawal opposes govt’s decision to boycott OIC moot

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday condemned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's decision to not attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s...

Pakistan wants peace in region, Qureshi says

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan never wanted any escalation in regional affairs and has always desired peace. The foreign minister appeared...

Parliamentary leaders given in-camera briefing on Indian aggression

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leaders were given an in-camera briefing at the Parliament House on Wednesday over the escalating tension between Pakistan and India in the wake...

FM lodges protest with OIC for inviting Sushma Swaraj

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed reservations at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for extending an invitation to Indian External Affairs Minister...

Pompeo urges India, Pakistan to avoid escalation ‘at any cost’

--US top diplomat tells Qureshi and Swaraj to prioritise direct communication and avoid further military activity --Pompeo calls India's intrusion into Pakistani air space 'counter-terrorism action',...

Qureshi postpones Japan visit

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on Monday and told him that he had decided to postpone his...

FM Qureshi’s four-day Japan visit postponed

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's four-day official visit to Japan was postponed on Sunday. According to reports, FM Qureshi was scheduled to leave for...

FM Qureshi urges US envoy to take notice of HR violations...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday urged the United States’ Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom Samuel Dale Brownback to take...

Turkey rejects Indian allegation of Pakistan’s hand in Pulwama attack

ISLAMABAD: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday said that Turkey rejects the Indian allegations in connection with the Pulwama attack. Speaking to Pakistan's Foreign...

PM sent ‘strong message’ to India: FM

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan sent a “brave and strong message” to the Indian leadership...

FM Qureshi to visit Japan from Feb 24 to Feb 27

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will visit Japan from February 24 to 27 where he will hold a meeting with his Japanese counterpart...

Stop blame game, help in fostering peace, Qureshi asks India

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan is a peace loving country and desires for peace and harmony in the region. He...

FM Qureshi requests UN to play role in ‘de-escalation’ of Indo-Pak...

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said he had written a letter to the United Nations secretary general, requesting him to play his...

FM Qureshi, UK minister discuss trade, bilateral relations

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK’s Minister of State for Commonwealth and United Nations at the...

Pakistan’s approach to Afghan peace has shaped international opinion: FM Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said that Pakistan’s approach for peace in Afghanistan had shaped the international community’s opinion to give a...