Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan has said that Islamabad was concerned over the deteriorating situation in Syria and over the plight of Muslim community in Burma (Myanmar). While speaking to the media during a weekly briefing, he said that President Asif Ali Zardari had sent a letter to his Myanmar’s counterpart of the excesses […]
Islamabad: (Friday, August 10, 2012) Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said here today that Pakistan and the USA are working out on proposals to further the mutual ties. Khan, who was briefing the journalists over the relations between the two countries who also happen to be the allies against war on terror, said […]
Aug 10 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday requested the Chairman Senate to summon an in-camera session on Balochistan, claiming Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has made a road map to disintegrate the country. The minister while briefing the chairman Senate on law and order situation in Balochistan asked him to summon ISI, Foreign Office and Interior […]
Expressing grief over reported atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has urged the international community to take notice of the situation. The cricketer-turned-politician strongly condemned the violence carried out against Muslims in Myanmar (Burma). The PTI issued a statement after local and international media reported widespread killings […]
Jul 27 2012 | Posted in
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In order to ease the growing tensions in the region, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is expected to visit Afghanistan next month. Officials in the Foreign Office informed the media that the newly elected prime minister will discuss host of issues, particularly peace in the region, in his in his first foreign tour since he […]
Jun 29 2012 | Posted in
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HRCP stresses govt. to help out the Pakistanis detained in Malaysia Lahore: (Wednesday, June 20, 2012) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take immediate steps to extend help to the three Pakistanis being detained in Malaysia under the Internal Security Act. HRCP was informed about these detainees by […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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US should show respect towards the decision to imprison Dr Afridi: Foreign Office Islamabad: (Thursday, May 24, 2012) Responding to US’s condemnation of sentencing Dr Afridi for his involvement in facilitating the CIA to find Osama Bin Laden, the foreign office spokesperson said today that the United States should show respect towards a Pakistani court’s […]
May 24 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad dismissed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s allegations Al-Qaeda chief, asking Washing to share intelligence information about Ayman al-Zawahiri’s presence in Pakistan. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan while replying to a query observed, “These are all conjectures. If the US has any evidence, information or actionable intelligence, they should share it with us”. Earlier, […]
In quite an optimistic move, Pakistan and the United States after a five-month suspension resumed formal bilateral talks on Thursday. However, the two states could not make any development in ending the impasse over the restoration of blocked NATO supply-line owing to American’s refusal to offer unconditional public apology over the November strikes by its […]
After the joint-sitting of the parliament unanimously approved an end to drone strikes, Pakistan and the United States (US) have been mulling for joint-sharing of spy attacks to target militants in tribal region of the country. A report published in Dawn quoting sources observed, “We are striving to have genuine co-ownership of the drone operations”. […]
Apr 20 2012 | Posted in
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The hearing by the US Congress Foreign Affairs Committee on the situation in Balochistan is both optimistic and cynical. While the part of the Foreign Office to convey Pakistan’s concerns over the issue are quite understandable. The positive thing is that the hearing over the state’s violations of human rights in Balochistan, which generally have […]
Barrack Obama admits conducting drone attacks in Pakistan President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama has officially admitted for the first time that the US is involved in drone attacks in Pakistan and said that these focussed and targeted attacks are absolutely crucial to fight against Al-Qaida. US started a so-called war against […]