Tag: Mike Pompeo

Pompeo asks Pakistan to do more against misuse of blasphemy laws

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws after the release of...

FM Qureshi meets Sajid Javid, calls Pompeo

LONDON: Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi telephoned US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday and discussed matters of regional security and bilateral relations,...

Pompeo urges NATO allies to adapt to new threats from Russia,...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on NATO allies to adapt to confront a wide variety of emerging threats, including...

Pompeo sees more North Korea talks, Seoul faces limits in mediator...

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he was hopeful the United States would send a delegation to North Korea in...

Pompeo ‘hopeful’ of de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan

--Top diplomat says 'US was and will continue to be engaged with the issue between India and Pakistan'   MANILA: United States Secretary of State Mike...

Pompeo to visit Middle East, shore up US alliances strained by...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will tour eight Middle East capitals next week in an effort to shore up crucial alliances strained by...

US waives penalties for Pakistan despite downgrade in religious freedom rankings

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has waived potential sanctions for Pakistan which can be expected to hit countries downgraded in US rankings of nations that it says...

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...

Trump says Saudi prince ‘totally denied any knowledge’ of what happened...

RIYADH: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed Saudi leaders Tuesday to move quickly with a “transparent” investigation of the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, even...

Shah Mehmood Qureshi briefs PM on recently held UNGA session

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi called on Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan at PM Office on Friday to report on the recently held United...

FM discusses bilateral relations with Mike Pompeo

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday met United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the US State Department in Washington. During the...

Islamabad desires relationship of mutual respect with Washington, Qureshi tells Trump

--FM expresses Pakistani govt's desire to revive relations with US in meeting with Mike Pompeo   NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has told United States...

Pak wants US ties to be based on respect: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that Pakistan looked forward to strengthening its relationship with the US based on trust and respect. Prime Minister Khan said...

Twitterati all praise for PM Khan’s body language during Pompeo meeting

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Prime Minister House in Islamabad on Wednesday where Chief of...

Pakistan and US agree to reset ties

--Qureshi says Secretary Pompeo's visit to Pakistan 'ended on a good note', says US has agreed that 'blame and shame game is not good' --US State...

Pompeo to hold talks with civilian, military leadership

Besides delegation-level talks, US state secretary to meet PM Khan, FM Qureshi Fawad says govt with ‘full army support’ wants to resolve fractured...

PM Imran should not meet Pompeo: Rabbani

ISLAMABAD: Former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani, citing diplomatic norms of protocol, said on Monday that the prime minister should not meet US Secretary of...