Tue, 21-Oct-2025

FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with CEO Shoaib Kothawala

shah mahmood qureshi with shoaib kothawala

Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi had a meeting with leading American businessman, CEO of International Textile Company, Shoaib Kothawala. During the meeting they discuss the issues of mutual interest including investment in Pakistan. Shoaib Kothawala thanked the Foreign Minister and assured him for all possible cooperation. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said economic … Read more

PM expresses deep grief over the loss of FM Qureshi’s sister

PM expresses sorrow over FM Qureshi's sister death

The sister of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and mother of MNA Pir Zahoor Hussain Qureshi died in Lahore here on Friday. Her funeral will be held at her native village Chak-44, Mian Channu, Khanewal District after Asar prayers. Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of Shah Mahmood … Read more

India wants to push Pakistan towards blacklist: FM Qureshi

India trying to push Pakistan into FATF blacklist

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here on Monday said that India was trying to blacklist Pakistan in Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Talking to journalists, FM Qureshi said that Pakistan has mad sincere efforts to fulfill the requirements of FATF and hopped that the body will acknowledge the steps taken by Islamabad to improve counter … Read more

Pakistan wants peace in the region: FM Qureshi

FM addressees a ceremony in Multan

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said it is utmost effort of Pakistan that the Afghan peace process resumes and reaches its logical conclusion to cultivate the benefits of peace and prosperity in the region. Addressing a ceremony, he termed his meeting with the Afghan Taliban today as positive and satisfactory. The Foreign Minister also … Read more

FO played a commendable role in highlighting the Kashmir dispute: FM Qureshi

FM stresses for economic diplomacy to achieve self-reliance

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stressed the need for economic diplomacy to achieve self-reliance. Addressing the officers of the foreign office in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said all resources will be utilized to transform the foreign ministry as per the modern-day requirements and make it more vibrant and result oriented. He pointed out that the … Read more

Islamabad: FM Qureshi meets Air Chief Marshal

FM Qureshi Meets Air Chief to Discuss Regional Security

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar khan called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad. Operational preparedness of Pakistan Air Force and Regional Security situation were discussed in the meeting. The Foreign Minister commended Pakistan Air Force’s professional expertise, courage and resolve. He said the enemy should not have any illusion … Read more

FM meets US Democrat Congressmen

Pakistan playing constructive role for regional peace

Talking to US Democrat Congressmen Jim Himes and Patrick Maloney in Islamabad, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan under the collective responsibility has been playing a constructive role in establishment of peace in the region. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized on US to resume dialogue process with Taliban because talks are … Read more

FM addresses the UNGA session, urged India to lift curfew from IoK

FM urges India to halt HR violations in Occupied Kashmir

OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir has urged India to halt its human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir. According to a communique’ issued after the meeting of ministers of the Foreign Affairs of OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir on the sidelines of the 74th UN session, the ministerial meeting reaffirmed the OIC … Read more

New York: FM meets his Kazakh counterpart

FM meets counterpart from Kazakhstan

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says India wants to change the demography of Occupied Kashmir and Kashmiris are being subjected to the worst violence in the guise of curfew since last fifty-one days. He was talking to his counterpart from Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi in New York today (Wednesday). The Foreign Minister sensitized his counterpart on … Read more

New York: FM Qureshi meets his Ivorian counterpart

FM meets Ivorian counterpart today

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on his Ivorian counterpart in New York here on Tuesday. Talking to his Ivorian counterpart, FM Qureshi urged Ivory Coast to play more active role in resolving decades-old Kashmir dispute. He said that India was committing grave human rights violations in occupied Kashmir and added that the inhuman curfew, … Read more

FM urges Armenia to ensure implementation of UN resolutions

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday asked Armenia to respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Addressing a session of Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) contact group in New York, FM Qureshi urged Armenia to pullout its troop from Nagorno-Karabakh. He said that Pakistan opposed any attempt to change the status of any disputed … Read more

FM meets his Chinese counterpart, matters on mutual interest were discussed

FM meets Chinse GM Wang Yi

Pakistan and China on Monday reiterate their resolve to continue joint efforts and cooperation for peace and stability in the region. The accord came at a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York today. Matters on mutual interest, India’s unilateral move in occupied Kashmir, grave human … Read more

PM Imran Khan to visit Saudi Arabia today

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to visit Saudi Arabia on Sept 19

Prime Minister Imran Khan, accompanied by foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, will visit Saudi Arabia on September 19 (today). During his two-day visit, the prime minister will discuss with the Saudi leadership various dimensions of the grave situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, arising from New Delhi’s illegal and unilateral actions of August … Read more

The Kashmiri struggle has now taken a new turn: FM

FM addresses conference today

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan has been successful in internationalizing the Kashmir issue despite India’s best efforts to hide its brutality in the occupied valley. Speaking at the All Parties Kashmir Conference organized by PTI Punjab in Lahore, the foreign minister said that he would accompany Prime Minister Imran Khan … Read more

FM returns to country after sensitizing the world on Kashmir issue

sensitizing Geneva convention

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has departed for Pakistan after successfully sensitizing the world regarding Kashmir in his three-day visit to Geneva. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that we will keep rising our voices for Kashmir. According to details, Shah Mahmood has returned back to country after successfully sensitizing the world regarding the alarming human rights … Read more

FM Qureshi seeks lifting of curfew in IoK

Shah Mehmood Qureshi urges to lift curfew from IoK

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says third party mediation is the only option to resolve the festering Kashmir dispute. In an interview, he said the officials have reportedly included Kashmir issue in the agenda of their expected meeting with Indian leaders, which is a welcoming development. The Foreign Minister said India will have to act … Read more

‘Kashmir Cell’ first seminar held under FM’s presidency

'Kashmir Cell' first seminar

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan will continue to sensitize the world about the Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir. He was addressing a seminar on foreign policy organized by PILDAT in Islamabad on Tuesday morning. The Foreign Minister made it clear that Pakistan will not stay quiet on the dangerous situation prevailing … Read more

FM telephones his Iranian counterpart, discusses IoK situations

FM contacts his Iranian counterpart

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif and apprised him of the latest situation in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The foreign minister briefed his Iranian counterpart on illegal and unilateral actions of India to alter the disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir. He underlined that the steps taken by India in … Read more

Europe should play its role over the Kashmir issue: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

FM hopes that EU will raise voice for Kashmiris

Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said the European Parliament during its discussion on Occupied Kashmir on Monday would hopefully raise its voice for the plight of Kashmiris who had been facing curfew and other restrictions for the past almost one month at the hand of Indian forces in the occupied Kashmir. … Read more

Pakistan will continue to extend diplomatic support to Kashmiri brethren: FM

Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses a press conference in NADRA headquarters

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says the airspace closure hasn’t been finalized yet. Speaking to the media at the NADRA office in Islamabad on Wednesday afternoon, the minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan will make a final decision after evaluating the situation. He said India has shocked the world with the prison-like situation in Kashmir. … Read more

Human rights of Kashmiris have been completely usurped by India: FM

Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday while expressing concern said that India can stage a drama to divert attention of the world from occupied Kashmir. He said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s policy is the ideology of extremist Hindu party Rashtriya Swayamsevak Singh (RSS), adding that he has made a historic mistake … Read more

FM urges int’l community not to remain silent over human rights violations in occupied Kashmir

FM urges international community over Kashmir issue

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged international community not to remain silent over the human rights violations in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to newsmen in Multan, he said situation in Occupied Kashmir is grave and it is the responsibility of international human rights organizations to highlight the plights of innocent Kashmiris. He said … Read more

Afghanistan’s peace is essential to the region’s development: FM

Pak-Afghan dialogues

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Afghanistan’s peace is essential to the region’s development. He expressed these views during a meeting with a high level delegation associated with the Pak-Afghan Track to Project, which was held at the Foreign Office. Various issues of mutual interest including Pak-Afghan relations, peace process were discussed on … Read more

FM Qureshi’s telephonic contact with his Danish counterpart

Shah Mehmood Qureshi telephones Danish counterpart

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod on Wednesday and apprised him of the prevailing situation in Occupied Kashmir. The Foreign Minister informed him about the Indian unilateral step of abrogating the special status of occupied Kashmir to change the demographic composition of the territory. He said the unilateral actions by … Read more