ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has rejected claims by a senior US official regarding its ballistic missile program, labeling them as baseless and counterproductive to bilateral ties. In a statement, Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the allegations are “unfounded, devoid of rationality and sense of his...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan says more than 750,000 Afghan nationals returned to their home country in the past one year, after Islamabad launched a repatriation drive last November. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told a weekly press briefing in Islamabad that the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan continues to ensure a ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has expressed “surprise” over the Chinese ambassador’s statement on security issues in the South Asian country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the statement by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong “does not reflect Islamabad and Beijing diplomatic tradition.” “Islamabad is fully aware of Beijing’s co...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has slammed the US for double standards over sanctions on its missile program, calling Washington’s move “biased and politically-motivated.” “Pakistan considers this action as biased and politically-motivated. Similar listings of commercial entities in the past were based on mere suspicion; inv...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting to be held in Islamabad in October, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The SCO heads of government meeting is slated to be held on October 15 and 16. It will be preceded by a […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has rejected the US sanctions imposed against commercial entities on allegations of links with Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said such listings of commercial entities have taken place in the past as well on allegations of links to Pakistan...
Torkham, Afghanistan — AFP The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has reopened to pedestrians and vehicles, more than a week after it was closed following a gun battle between frontier guards. There have been several border closures after clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces since the Taliban returned to power in...
