Tag: Foreign Office
Inclusion in religious freedom blacklist ‘politically motivated’, Pakistan says
--FO questions credentials and impartiality of 'self-proclaimed jury involved in this unwarranted exercise'
--US waives penalties for Pakistan despite downgrade in religious freedom rankings
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan...
Five ambassadors appointed by PML-N surrender charge
Five foreign ambassadors who were appointed during the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) tenure relinquished their offices on Saturday.
According to reports, Pakistan's high commissioner to...
Pakistan begins talks with US on coalition support fund
--FO spokesman says Afghan issue is political and cannot be resolved through force
--Asks India to stop maligning Pakistan, says Islamabad is working on a...
Facebook to work with Pakistani govt to stop hate speech
Social media giant Facebook has expressed its desire to work with the government of Pakistan in a bid to counter hateful and extremist views.
Facebook...
Pakistan to invite India’s Modi for SAARC summit
--FO spokesman says opening of Kartarpur corridor is a 'great success for the country'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday announced that it would extend an invitation to...
Pakistan responded to Trump’s tweet to ‘set record straight’: FO
--Spokesman says Pakistan welcomes talks between US and Afghan Taliban
--Warns Indian army chief to think before he speaks against Pakistan
--Afghanistan yet to share any...
Pakistan lodges formal protest with US over Trump’s remarks
-- FO says no country has paid higher price than Pakistan in fighting war on terror
ISLAMABAD: US Chargé d'Affaires Paul Jones was summoned to...
Pakistani student in China committed suicide, was not murdered
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday said that a video that went viral on social media purporting to show a Pakistani man being...
Stranded Pakistanis in Kuwait issued boarding passes: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Saturday said that some of the Pakistanis at Kuwait airport, stranded owing to the cancellation of flights to Lahore,...
Pakistan clears fresh applications of 74 INGOs amid int’l pressure
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan approved fresh applications of 74 International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) out of total 141 outfits who submitted applications for fresh registration, showing a...
Pakistan lodges protest with Afghanistan over delay in handing over SP...
--FO spokesman says Afghan diplomat was summoned twice
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday lodged a protest with Afghanistan over the delay in handing over the body...
Aasia Bibi still in Pakistan: Foreign Office
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday maintained that Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case late...
Cannot predict Aafia Siddiqui’s release, says FO
--Spokesman says PM's China visit strengthened bilateral relations
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said that Pakistan has raised the issue of Dr Aafia Siddiqui's...
FO lodges protest with Dutch ambassador over Wilders’ tweet
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday lodged a strong protest with the Dutch ambassador over the blasphemous tweets by Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders.
According to...
CPEC projects not under review, PM’s statement misconstrued: FO spokesman
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects are not under review and Prime Minister Imran Khan’s...
Foreign policy should be made in Foreign Office: Senator Mushahid
ISLAMABAD: Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that the committee will speak with one voice on Pakistan’s foreign policy which should be...
No decision yet on expulsion of Dutch ambassador, says FO
--Spokesman says Pakistan wants an end to controversy surrounding Khan-Pompeo conversation
--Says India's role in Chahbahar Port 'does not affect us'
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) Spokesman...