Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Inaugural round of Pakistan-Uzbekistan Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) was held today in virtual mode. The Pakistan side was led by Aamar Aftab Qureshi, Additional Secretary (Afghanistan and West Asia) while Ambassador Furkat Sidikov, Deputy Foreign Minister, led the Uzbek side. The two sides exchanged views

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the international community to take serious steps for combating Islamophobia and discouraging hate speech as they promote intolerance and hatred in the societies. He emphasized the need to effectively highlight the atrocities being committed by India against the Muslims of

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):We categorically reject the unsubstantiated and baseless inclusion of Pakistan in the “Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) List” – published under a domestic U.S. legislation – in the U.S. State Department’s Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2021. Pakistan does not support any non-state armed group;

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood delivered keynote address at the Experts Dialogue on “Pakistan-ASEAN: Shared Future and the Way Forward”, co-organized by the Embassy of Indonesia and the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI). Noting the steady trajectory of Pakistan-ASEAN relations, the Foreign Secretary underlined the high

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted the revised Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) and called on the international community to take appropriate measures to address new and emerging terrorist threats on the basis of xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia. The initiative for the recognition of

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):SAPM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar held a meeting with the Country Head of UNDP Pakistan Mr. Knut Ostby regarding Kamyab Jawan programme in Islamabad. SAPM on Youth Affairs expressed his gratitude for the technical and financial support provided by UNDP in the preparation of National

Islamabad, July 01, 2021 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Ali Alizada for his farewell call, at the Foreign Office, today. The Foreign Minister expressed satisfaction on the status of existing ties between the two countries and appreciated Ambassador Alizada’s contributions in

Islamabad, July 01, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan, in the rapidly changing world, can emerge as a power by gaining stronghold in the upcoming ‘global intellectual revolution’. He said that the exponential transformation of the cyber world had witnessed a shift in strategies – relating to