In this file photo, FO spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri speaks to the media during his weekly briefing. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would continue supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle for right to self-determination and attaining the goal of establishment of an independent state, said Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri on Thursday.
Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) on ‘Dynamics of Muslim World & Future of Palestine: Time to Fight Back’, the spokesman said: “We will continue to extend our full support to the Palestinian people in their struggle for the realisation of their inalienable rights and for the establishment of an independent state.”
Pakistan Consul General in NYC offering every possible help to family of acid attack survivor
Nafiah Ikram, 21 and her mother were getting out of their car when a man threw a caustic liquid at her face
Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. PHOTO: APP/FILE
Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Saturday that the Consul General of Pakistan in New York was in contact with the family of the acid attack survivor Nafiah Ikram and has offered every possible help.
On April 22, an unidentified man threw acid on a Pakistani college student in Long Island, a suburb of New York City, disfiguring her face in an anti-Muslim hate crime.
Pakistan to continue Afghan peace efforts
Hopes parties to conflict will seize opportunity for political settlement
Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. PHOTO: APP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Thursday said it would continue to work towards achieving a lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan, adding the parties to the conflict would not miss the opportunity to work out an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement.
“Pakistan has been consistently supporting and facilitating the efforts for durable peace and stability in Afghanistan,” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said while responding to media queries on the postponement of the Afghan peace process conference due to be held in Turkey.
Pakistan calls for responsible troop withdrawal following US President Biden s announcement
Pakistan
Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. APP/File
Following US President Joe Biden s announcement of pulling out of troops from Afghanistan to end America s longest war, Pakistan said it supports the principle of responsible troop withdrawal in coordination with Afghan stakeholders.
The Foreign Office, in a statement, said it is important the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan coincides with progress in the peace process.
The Foreign Office said the country had been consistently supporting and facilitating the efforts for durable peace and stability in Afghanistan. We believe there is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and a negotiated political solution through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process is important for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan, it said.