Tue, 21-Oct-2025

WTO talks extended in bid to seal elusive deals

WTO

Ministerial meeting of World Trade Organization to extend into the fifth day. Efforts aimed at reaching agreements on fisheries subsidies, food security, and fighting Covid-19. WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said it seemed sticking points could be resolved. WTO ministerial meeting will extend into a fifth day on Thursday in the expectation of reaching hitherto elusive … Read more

FM Qureshi to attend ministerial meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbours in Iran tomorrow

FM Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reached Tehran on a two-day official visit to attend the ministerial meeting of Afghanistan’s close neighbours tomorrow. Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mohammad-Ali Hosseini and Pakistan’s envoy in Iran Rahim Hayat Qureshi received the foreign minister at the airport on Tuesday. FM Qureshi will represent Pakistan’s viewpoint at the … Read more

ASEAN committed to upholding, promoting multilateralism 

ASEAN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: ASEAN foreign ministers reaffirmed the bloc’s commitment to upholding and promoting regionalism and multilateralism on Wednesday. According to a joint communique released by the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, ASEAN foreign ministers believe that regionalism and multilateralism are important principles and frameworks of cooperation, and that their strength and value lie in … Read more