“We take strong exception to the gratuitous and unwarranted comments made in the report on Pakistan’s judicial system,” said Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the comments made against its judicial system in a latest US report, Pakistan on Tuesday made it clear that its courts were independently performing their functions in accordance with the Constitution.
“We take strong exception to the gratuitous and unwarranted comments made in the report on Pakistan’s judicial system,” Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said while responding to media queries regarding the Investment Climate Statements for 2021 released by the US Department of State,
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Pakistan calls for UN probe into Indian spy operations
July 24, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office called upon the relevant UN bodies on Friday to thoroughly investigate media reports regarding India’s use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for conducting spying operations against its own citizens, foreigners as well as Prime Minister Imran Khan, bring the facts to light, and hold the Indian perpetrators to account.
Responding to media queries, Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri stated: “We have noted with serious concern recent international media reports exposing India’s use of Israeli spyware Pegasus to hack the phones and computers of journalists, judges, diplomats, government officials, rights activists, and global leaders including Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan to approach FATF for action against India
July 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Monday it was considering approaching the president of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for an appropriate action against the Indian government after its confessions of politicising the forum.
“Following the recent confession by Indian government, India’s credentials for assessing Pakistan in FATF as co-chair of the Joint Group or for that matter any other country are subject to questions, which we urge FATF to look into,” Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had confessed on July 18 that “the Narendra Modi government ensured that Pakistan remained on the grey list of FATF”. In response to the media queries on India’s disagreeable role in the FATF grey-listing of Pakistan, the spokesman said the Indian statement not only exposed its true colours but also vindicated Pakistan’s long standing stance on India’s
In this file photo, FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri addresses a press conference. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday said that Pakistan was hosting a three-day conference on Afghanistan to give a fresh impetus to the efforts for peace there.
“Pakistan is hosting the Afghan Peace Conference on July 17-19 … to provide momentum to the ongoing efforts for peace in Afghanistan,” Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said at the weekly media briefing.
Afghanistan’s political leadership has been invited to the conference.
According to
Tolo News, 21 prominent Afghan leaders including Abdullah Abdullah, Karim Khalili, Mohammad Younus Qanooni, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Salahuddin Rabbani, Ismail Khan, Ata Mohammad Noor, Sayed Hamed Gailani, Sayed Eshaq Gailani, Batur Dostum and Mirwais Yasini have been invited to the conference in Islamabad.