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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan has filed a formal application to join BRICS – a...

Executing the pause in the fighting will, however, be difficult: Israeli soldiers and tanks are still in Gaza and people are not being allowed to return to their homes in the north of the strip

The Pakistan media outlet said the countrys Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch confirmed the request during her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday.

Pakistan supports a reformed world order and has been an active member campaigning against bloc politics.

Though it does not have the same diplomatic clout on the world stage as the United Nations, the countries part of the alliance have enough economic and diplomatic soft power to force significant changes on their own.

Pakistan has formally applied to join the Brics group of nations in 2024 and is counting on Russia's assistance. With China already in favor of Pakistan joining, Islamabad is hoping Russia's support will allow its entry into Brics, which is looking to expand and admitted six new countries this year.

During an extraordinary summit, the BRICS group of nations made a collective plea for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza.

Pakistan has formally applied to join the Brics group of nations in 2024 and is counting on Russia’s assistance during the membership process, Russia’

The group failed to agree on a joint declaration. Their divergent positions on the issue reflect the differences in the long-term interests of the participating nations.

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that Pakistan has applied for BRICS membership, Radio Pakistan reported. In...