NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar have intensified Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, holding meetings with foreign leaders and discussing bilateral relations, regional security and international developments. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Kenyan President William Ruto and Kuwait’s…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has expressed serious concern over the security and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, urging the Taliban authorities to take effective measures to prevent terrorist groups from operating from Afghan soil. Addressing a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Afghanistan, Dar said Pakistan remained…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to arrive in New York ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to attend the high-level segment of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Dar’s early arrival is aimed at allowing Pakistan to hold preliminary diplomatic consultations and prepare for an intensive…
Pakistan’s religious leaders have expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia and pledged support for the protection of the Haramain Sharifain following the reported attempted Houthi drone attack near Makkah. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, along with religious scholars and leaders of major religious parties, made the statements during an All Parties Conference on…
Turkey and Qatar are again engaging with senior Taliban officials as diplomatic efforts continue to address tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration. Recent meetings in Kabul and Kandahar involved Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and Qatar’s deputy national security adviser Hamad bin Khamis Al-Kubaisi. The officials held separate discussions with senior Taliban figures,…
Pakistan has rejected allegations by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah linking Islamabad to the arrest of alleged terror suspects in India, describing the claims as part of a politically motivated campaign against Pakistan. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said the allegations were baseless and appeared intended to divert attention from India’s own internal security…
Pakistan is set to take the first three-year leadership of the secretariat established under a new defence agreement with Türkiye and Saudi Arabia. The agreement, signed in Makkah on August 7, aims to strengthen defence coordination, intelligence sharing, military cooperation and regional security among the three countries. Under the arrangement, the secretariat will coordinate decisions…
Pakistan’s Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye has received broad political support, with major political leaders describing the trilateral arrangement as an important step toward strengthening collective security and cooperation among Muslim countries. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari welcomed the agreement, saying the pact would strengthen Pakistan’s defence capabilities while contributing to…
Pakistan and Qatar have reportedly intensified diplomatic efforts to help prevent further military escalation between the United States and Iran, urging both countries to return to negotiations under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to Pakistani government sources, both Islamabad and Doha remain in close contact with officials in Washington and…
Pakistan’s foreign policy has long been guided by the need to maintain balanced relations with both Saudi Arabia and Iran. While Saudi Arabia remains one of Pakistan’s closest economic and strategic allies, Iran is an important neighboring country with deep historical, geographical, and security ties. As tensions continue to shape the Middle East, Pakistan has…
