Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received Chair of House of Commons Select Committee for Foreign Affairs MP Tom Tugendhat, Chair of House of Commons Select Committee for Defence MP Tobias Ellwood, as well as MPs Henry Smith and Steve Baker at the Pakistan High Commission in London. In-depth discussions focused on the regional situation, bilateral relations and other issues of mutual interest. The Foreign Minister conveyed Pakistan’s perspective on the unfolding developments in Afghanistan, and the need for the international community to stay engaged, while averting a humanitarian crisis andRead More

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday. Japan’s defence ministry said it appeared to be a ballistic missile. The announcement came just before North Korea’s Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song urged the United States to give up its hostile policy towards Pyongyang. He said no one can deny his country’s right to self-defence and to test weapons. Kim Song said the country is just shoring up its self-defence and if the United States drops its hostile policy, it would respondRead More