​ISLAMABAD, APR 29: /DNA/ – The second session of the Pakistan-UAE Joint Consular Committee (JCC) was held today in Islamabad at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was co-chaired by Additional Foreign Secretary (Middle East), Shehryar Akbar Khan and Assistant Undersecretary for Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Faisal Eissa Lutfi. ​The two sides held comprehensive discussions on a range of consular matters of mutual interest. Key issues included the welfare of Pakistani nationals residing in the UAE, facilitation of visa processes, labour rights andRead More

He told that government was working on plans for at least three different legal options Saifullah Ansar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is preparing international legal action over India’s suspension of a key river water-sharing treaty, a government minister told Reuters, as tensions intensify between the neighbours following an attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir. Aqeel Malik, the Minister of State for Law and Justice, told Reuters late on Monday that Islamabad was working on plans for at least three different legal options, including raising the issue at the World Bank – theRead More

RAWALPINDI, APR 29: Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry presented on Tuesday “irrefutable” evidence of Indian-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan, days after New Delhi accused Islamabad of the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). At the start of the presser, the ISPR DG said the press briefing was being held today to give local as well as foreign media details regarding “one particular situation” regarding the ongoing situation. “India is involved in state-sponsored cross-border terrorism against Pakistan,” Lt Gen Chaudhry categorically stated.Read More

ISLAMABAD, APR 29 /DNA/ – Minister for Transport of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on 29 April 2025.

ISLAMABAD, APR 29 /DNA/ – President Asif Ali Zardari extended warm felicitations to the Prime Minister of Canada on his party’s victory in the federal elections. He stated that Pakistan and Canada enjoy excellent bilateral relations and expressed hope that ties between the two countries would continue to further strengthen under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney.

ISLAMABAD, APR 29 /DNA/ – A delegation of senior officers, attending National Defence College, Sri Lanka, visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Director General (South Asia), Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, briefed the delegation on the functioning of the Ministry, important facets of Pakistan’s foreign policy and different dimensions of Pakistan-Sri Lanka relations.