Pakistan condemns India’s unilateral Kashmir decision

Pakistan condemns India's unilateral Kashmir decision

Islamabad, 11 December 2023 (WAI): Jalil Abbas Jilani, the acting Foreign Minister of Pakistan, vehemently disagreed with the recent ruling of the Indian Supreme Court over the status of Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Supporting India’s 2019 activities, Jilani underlined, is a perversion of justice predicated on legal and historical misrepresentations. The world recognizes that … Read more

Bahrain welcomes Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister for bilateral talks

Bahrain welcomes Azerbaijan's deputy foreign minister for bilateral talks

Manama, 13 December 2023 (WAI): Yelchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of International Affairs, visited Bahrain. Reports state that he met to discuss diplomatic matters with Bahrain’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The officials commented on bilateral ties between the two governments, recent regional and global events, and international efforts … Read more

US & Pakistani Officials discuss Afghanistan refugee matters

Islamabad, 8 December 2023 (WAI): Special Representatives from Pakistan and the United States (US) talked about Pakistan’s attempts to remove unauthorized foreigners—primarily Afghans—from the nation, as well as the most recent developments in Afghanistan. Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday and had meetings with Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s Representative … Read more

Turkish Foreign Minister set for DC concerning Gaza

Ankara, 8 December 2023 (WAI): Hakan Fidan, the Turkish Foreign Minister, is scheduled to arrive in Washington, DC, the US Capital, on Friday to attend bilateral diplomatic discussions centered on Gaza, the Foreign Ministry announced. “The Extraordinary Joint Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Arab League, which was held on November 11, 2023, … Read more

Russia’s diplomatic push for Caspian cooperation

Moscow, 7 December 2023 (WAI): At the meeting of Foreign Ministers from the Caspian littoral states on Tuesday in Moscow, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov emphasized the importance of greater collaboration amongst them in light of the evolving global order. Lavrov stressed in his address that the Caspian area has excellent potential for growth in commerce, economy, … Read more

Pakistan endorses UN call to end Gaza catastrophe

The US veto on ceasefire

Islamabad, 7 December 2023 (WAI): Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, stated that his country respects and concurs with the Secretary General of the United Nations’ appeal to the Security Council to resolve the dire circumstances in Gaza by Article 99 of the UN charter. On Wednesday, Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, said he … Read more

Highlights from the 10th trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting

Busan, 27 November 2023 (WAI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated on Sunday that China, Japan, and South Korea should take a more active role in fostering regional and global growth in the face of accelerated changes not seen in a century and the sluggish recovery of the worldwide economy. At the trilateral Foreign Ministers’ … Read more

Insights from Secretary Blinken’s visit to India

New Delhi, 10 November 2023 (WAI): Focusing on security concerns in light of the changing circumstances in the Indo-Pacific region, China, and the Israel-Hamas conflict, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Indian authorities on Friday. During the yearly “two-plus-two” meetings with Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh and foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Blinken and … Read more

Sister Zeph (Riffat Arif) Won the Global Teacher Award 2023

Sister Zeph, born Riffat Arif, stands as a testament to the transformative power of education and the indomitable spirit of one individual dedicated to creating change. Hailing from Gujranwala, Pakistan, Sister Zeph’s journey as a teacher, women’s activist, and philanthropist has left an indelible mark on the landscape of education in her community and beyond. … Read more

Tashkent gears up for 16th ECO summit 2023

Tashkent, 8 November 2023 (WAI): Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, will host the 16th ECO Summit on Thursday, November 9, 2023. As an independent nation since November 1992, Uzbekistan will host a multilateral summit under the auspices of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) for the first time. Uzbekistan presided over the ECO for the first … Read more