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ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and senior US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham in a meeting held in Washington D.C. agreed upon the fact that sustained and high-level engagement between Pakistan and the United States was in mutual advantage of the two countries. Qureshi and Graham discussed bilateral …

ISLAMABAD – US Senior Assistant Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Alice Wells, will arrive in Pakistan on January 19 for a three-day visit, the US State Department said Friday. Wells’ visit will be part of her 10-day visit to the region, during which she will …

ISLAMABAD – The United States has asked for Pakistan’s help to defuse tensions in its conflict with Iran, Dr. Moeed Yusuf, The Pakistani Prime Minister’s special assistant to the national security and strategic policy planning department, said on Wednesday. “Washington asking Islamabad to play a role in the Middle East …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has renewed its offer of mediation in the Middle East crisis and has reaffirmed its determination not to be part of any conflict in the region. It was the first time Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi contacted Tehran management after the January 3rd air strike in …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday chaired meetings of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs and an inter-ministerial committee to discuss the worsening humanitarian crisis in occupied Kashmir, intensified ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC), and raging protests against contentious citizenship …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that with 2019 being the year of difficulties and economic stabilization, 2020 would prove as the year of economic development for Pakistan, Daily News reported Wednesday. “During the year 2020, the focus will be on economic growth, job creation, poverty reduction and …

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that Pakistan attaches great importance to the South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and remains committed to its Charter principles and objectives. In his message, Pakistani Prime minister congratulated veteran trade leader Iftikhar Ali Malik for his two-year …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has signed Implementation Agreement (IA) with Chinese company for 1320MW Thar coal-based power generation CPEC umbrella project, The Nation reported Tuesday. Managing Director Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB), Shah Jahan Mirza signed the documents on behalf of the Government of Pakistan while Meng Donghai, Chief Executive …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan will continue to support all efforts for peace in the region and the world, daily News reported Monday. According to a joint communique, Pakistani Prime minister during his visit to Saudi Arabia stressed the need to solve the Middle …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said Pakistan desired to strengthen economic cooperation with France, both at bilateral level and in context of European Union, APP reported Friday. Talking to French Ambassador Marc Barety at the Presidential palace, the President stressed that there existed immense scope of …