Tag: UNGA

FM says India’s behaviour contrary to SAARC’s objectives

Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday participated at South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (SAARC) meeting on the sidelines of United Nations...

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...

US will only give aid ‘to our friends’, says Trump in...

--President Trump slams Iran, says 'can't allow world's leading terror sponsor to possess world's most dangerous weapons' --Iranian president accuses Trump of trying to topple...

Iran’s leaders sow chaos, death and destruction, Trump tells UN

UNITED NATIONS: United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against Tehran, accusing its leader of being aggressive towards their neighbours...

FM tells Dutch counterpart to exercise freedom of expression responsibly

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told his Dutch counterpart Stef Bloc on Monday that the freedom of expression must be exercised responsibly. Qureshi, who is...

FM Qureshi woos Pakistani-Americans in Washington

During his one-day stay in Washington, Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi emphasised the significance of overseas Pakistanis in the United States (US), urging...

Foreign Minister Qureshi leaves for US to attend UNGA

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday night left for the United Staes to attend 73rd session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Qureshi will...

Thaw in Indo-Pak ties likely as FMs set to meet at...

--PM Khan writes letter to Indian counterpart seeking resumption of dialogue, meeting between FMs --Indian MEA confirms meeting 'on Pakistan's request', but says it must...

‘Baloch activist’ claims he heckled former PM at RAW’s behest

LONDON/WASHINGTON: A prominent Baloch activist has claimed that he heckled former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif during his speech in October 2015 in Washington...

UNGA passes Pakistan-sponsored resolution over right to self-determination: FO

Foreign Office on Monday said a Pakistan-backed resolution passed unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly over the right to self-determination for people who...

UNGA unanimously passes Pakistan’s resolution on right to self-determination

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously passed a Pakistan-sponsored resolution, reaffirming the universal realisation of the right of self-determination to...

Sushma says India created institutions of excellence, Pakistan created ‘terror factories’

NEW DELHI: Sushma Swaraj on Saturday unleashed a very sharp and strong attack on Pakistan and asked its leaders to introspect why India is...

‘Nothing new’ in PM Abbasi’s speech at UNGA: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sherry Rehman, while commenting over the speech of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the UN General Assembly,...

Abbasi, Rouhani agree on politically negotiated resolution of Afghan issue

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Iranian President Muhammad Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday agreed that there was no military solution to the...

Pakistan and US agree they both need to do more for...

--Prime Minister Abbasi meets US Vice President Mike Pence on sidelines of UNGA session in meeting arranged at Washington's request --Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua says...

UN chief warns against war with North Korea

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned world leaders against war with North Korea, calling on them to take the threat of "nuclear peril" seriously. "We...

PM meets Turk leader on sidelines of UNGA session

Abbasi, Erdogan agree on revival of Pak-Afghanistan-Turkey trilateral process for peace, stability in Afghanistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met Turkish President Recep Tayyip...