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foreign policy
Every story Skardu Times has filed on foreign policy, newest first.
Pakistan tells UN 4,700 killed in attacks from Afghanistan
Envoy Muhammad Jawad Ajmal told the Human Rights Council the Taliban still allow militant groups on Afghan soil, as UN rapporteur Richard Bennett urged states not to normalise ties without rights progress.
Pakistan opposes extending UN Security Council veto power
Counsellor Gul Qaiser Sarwani tells the General Assembly that new permanent seats and new vetoes would deepen inequality and risk institutional deadlock.
Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye pledge to keep talking on regional security
The News International and Turkey's Anadolu Ajansı both report the four-country pledge, but neither account gives a venue, date or level for the commitment.
Regional peace depends on ending Afghan terror threat: Dar
The deputy prime minister told ECO foreign ministers in New York that Kabul must act against the TTP and BLA.
Dar urges ECO states to deepen regional cooperation
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar told the ECO Council of Ministers in New York that the region has half a billion people but only 2.2 percent of global trade.
Dar and counterparts review Makkah pact progress
Foreign ministers met in New York as Saudi Arabia reported intercepting Houthi missiles and discussed urgent military chiefs' talks.
Pakistan warns UN Security Council of AI-driven inequality
Both The Express Tribune and Mettis Global reported Pakistan's statement, which highlighted the risk that artificial intelligence deepens disparities between rich and poor countries.
Dar urges OIC to press Taliban to end terrorism
Deputy PM tells OIC Contact Group at UN General Assembly that concrete, verifiable steps are needed to stop Afghan soil being used against neighbours.
Muhammad Mehdi discusses Pakistan's security at Johns Hopkins
The analyst argued that national security depends on economic stability, institutions, rule of law and public trust, not defence alone.
Dar urges OIC unity on Kashmir at UN General Assembly
Deputy prime minister tells OIC contact group that no election, law or demographic change can replace Kashmiri right to self-determination.
Dar urges OIC to keep Afghanistan on regional peace agenda
National Assembly Speaker separately told EU lawmakers that Afghanistan had become a hub of terrorism, according to reports.
Pakistan reaches drone deal with Trump-backed firm selling to India
Al Jazeera reported the company's cofounder is a former Israeli soldier, and Pakistan does not recognise Israel.
Dar urges coordinated OIC action over Israeli violations in Palestine
At a New York meeting on the UN General Assembly sidelines, the foreign minister called for protecting Al-Aqsa and Palestinian-led governance in Gaza
Dar Urges OIC Action on West Bank Settlements, Gaza Plan
At a UN General Assembly meeting in New York, the deputy prime minister also backed Palestinian statehood within pre-1967 borders and Palestinian-led rebuilding of Gaza.
Dar stresses GSP+ importance in UNGA meeting with EU
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar also called for return to dialogue and full implementation of the Islamabad MoU during talks with Kaja Kallas.
