Sartaj Aziz

Pakistan promises nuclear arms responsibility

Islamabad - Arab Today

Pakistan vowed on Tuesday to work to prevent non-nuclear states from gaining the technology that would put them on the path to acquiring nuclear weapons — even though both Islamabad and neighbor New Delhi have defied non-proliferation treaties to become competing nuclear powers. The pledge was delivered by Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister on foreign affairs, at aRead more

Bahrain Foreign Minister meets Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor

Islamabad - Arab Today

Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met here on Sunday with Pakistan's Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and ways of developing and enhancing them, in addition to a number of regional and international issues of common interest. Source: QNARead more

Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Turkey

Islamabad - ArabToday

Pakistan on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack in Turkey's Kayseri Province which killed and injured dozens of security personnel. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack that took place in Kayseri today, reportedly resulting in the loss of precious lives of 13 personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces, and injuring 48 others," Pakistani Foreign Affairs Adviser SartajRead more

Pakistan takes part in Heart of Asia conference

New Delhi - Arab Today

Adviser to the Pakistani prime minister on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday evening left for Amritsar to attend the Heart of Asia ministerial conference, Dawn News reported. Upon his arrival, he was received by Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit and the joint secretary of Indian Ministry of External Affairs. The Heart of Asia ministerial conference began inRead more

British Foreign Secretary Arrives in Pakistan

Islamabad - Arab Today

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived in Islamabad on Thursday on a two day official visit to Pakistan. The British Foreign Secretary will hold talks with Pakistan's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz later today. During the meeting, they will discuss ways and means to enhance bilateral relations in diverse fields as well as regional situation and internationalRead more

OIC concerned over violence in Kashmir

Islamabad - Arab Today

The world’s largest bloc of Muslim countries expressed concern Saturday over human rights violations in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which has seen weeks of deadly clashes between protesters and police. Iyad Madani, secretary-general of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, said at a news conference in Islamabad that the situation in Kashmir was deteriorating and urged the international community to act. “TheRead more

Pakistan: Delhi avoiding talks on Kashmir

Islamabad - Arab Today

Pakistan on Wednesday said India was avoiding dialogue with Pakistan because that meant issues such as Kashmir will have to be negotiated, Dawn reported. Contradicting Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s recent statement in which he placed the onus of stalled talks on Islamabad, Sartaj Aziz, prime minister’s adviser on foreign affairs, asserted Pakistan was not refraining from talks with its neighbor.Read more

Pakistani official: Afghan refugee camps 'safe havens' for suicides

Islamabad - Arab Today

Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that Afghan refugee camps within Pakistan turned into safe havens for terrorists after the country's armed forces destroyed the militants' infrastructure in tribal areas. In an interview with SAMAA TV, according to Dawn newspaper, he said the issue of Afghan refugees has become a security issue for PakistanRead more

Pakistan confirms Mullah Mansour's death in US strike

Islamabad - Arab Today

The foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister said Thursday that “all indicators” confirmed that the former Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in the country’s southwestern Baluchistan province, where he was traveling under a false name with fake Pakistani identity documents. At a news conference in the capital, Islamabad, Sartaj Aziz said authoritiesRead more