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Opening Remarks for the Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on 20 September 2023Welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is in New York to attend the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly. Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani and Foreign Secretary, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi are part of the delegation.Yesterday, the Prime Minister held a meeting with the President of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and attended the High-level Meeting on Global Development Initiative and the SDG Summit Leaders’ Dialogue. At the SDG Summit Leaders Dialogue, the Prime Minister highlighted the challenges in attainment of SDGs especially for developing countries.He called for climate justice, including the fulfillment of the pledge for over $100 billion a...

Federal Minister for Interior Mr. Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti at opening session of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Liayugang in ChinaFederal Minister for Interior Mr. Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti has stressed upon the international community to work collaboratively to effectively address the global challenges that threaten the security and well-being of all nations. This cooperation and collaboration, guided by the international legal franework, should strive for a more harmonious and secure world where the essence of common security benefits every country. Mr Sarfraz Bugti expressed these views while delivering a key note speech in the opening session of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Liayugang in China. In his speech, the Federal Minister for Interior also stressed...

Caretaker Prime Minister at the SDG Summit Leaders Dialogue 6, “Mobilizing finance and investments and the means of implementation for SDG achievement”Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar- ul- Haq Kakar participated in the SDG Summit Leaders Dialogue on the topic of ‘Mobilizing finance and investments and the means of implementation for SDG achievement’.The SDG Summit, taking place from 18-19 September, marks the half-way point for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.In his remarks, the Prime Minister highlighted that eight years after the adoption of Agenda 2030, only 12% of the SDG targets are on track, with the poly-crises of Covid, Climate and Conflict having devastated the economies of developing countries. This has been further exacerbated by a ‘m...

High Level Meeting on Global Development Initiative (GDI) Cooperation OutcomesCaretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar participated in a High Level Meeting on Global Development Initiative (GDI) Cooperation Outcomes. The GDI was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping on 20 September 2022.In his remarks at today’s meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted that progress towards achieving the SDGs has suffered a serious setback due to the poly crises of Covid, conflict and climate change.He expressed Pakistan’s support for the GDI and commended the milestones achieved in its implementation, the most recent being the successful launch of the Inter-Agency Task Force on GDI.The Prime Minister stressed that China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corr...

Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of IranCaretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar held a bilateral meeting with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E Mr. Ebrahim Raisi, on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, today.Underscoring the close fraternal relations between the two neighboring countries, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment to further strengthen and deepen these ties, with particular focus on enhancing cooperation in the economic domain. The Prime Minister stressed that steps including the recent inauguration of the Mand-Border border marketplace, would not only contribute to the economic uplift of the border areas but also serve as tangible manifestation of the collective commitment to ...

The Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, & Economic Affairs Dr. Shamshad Akhtar chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the CabinetMr. Sami Saeed, Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Mr. Gohar Ijaz, Minister for Commerce, Industries, & Production, Mr. Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Minister for Communication, Maritime, & Railways, Mr. Muhammad Ali, Minister for Power & Petroleum, Mr. Umar Saif, Minister of IT and Telecommunication, Advisor to PM on Finance Dr. Waqar Masood, Governor SBP, Chairman SECP, Federal Secretaries and other senior officers attended the meeting.Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives gave a briefing about the trends of Major economic Indicators and trends in the Pric...

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar's visit to AmericaThe Prime Minister will attend the opening ceremony of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York today.The Prime Minister will represent Pakistan in the high-level meeting on Global Development Initiative today and will address the participants of the meeting.The Prime Minister will also participate in the high-level summit on Sustainable Development Goals and address the participants of the meeting.The Prime Minister is also expected to meet with Iranian President Seyed Ibrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar will also attend the dinner given by US President Joe Biden in honor of world leaders.Editor: Raja Kamran

Opening Ceremony of Multi-National Special Forces Exercise “Eternal Brotherhood-II" was held at Barotha Opening Ceremony of Multi-National Special Forces Exercise “Eternal Brotherhood-II" was held at Barotha. Special Forces contingents from Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Turkiye and Uzbekistan are participating in two weeks long exercise.General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff visited Barotha Garrison and interacted with the exercising participants. Army Chief was briefed on scope/ conduct of the exercise by General officer Commanding Special Service Group.The exercise is aimed at further harnessing the historic military to military relations among the friendly countries, including nurturing of joint employment concept, while identifying areas of mutual interest for fut...

Reducing Visa Appointment Wait Times for the Pakistani PeopleDemand for U.S. visas is the highest it has ever been. We are processing more visa applications than ever before and are working hard to bring down visa appointment wait times. Today, the U.S. Mission to Pakistan is proud to announce three ways we are working to meet unprecedented demand: · First, we have expedited thousands of non-immigrant visa appointments. More than ten thousand Pakistani visa applicants originally scheduled for 2024 at the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi are receiving notice that their appointments have been rescheduled in 2023, some as early as next week. If you have a visa appointment in the next few months at the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, please check your e-mail and log-in to your accoun...

President for collective efforts to address socio-economic challengesPresident Dr. Arif Alvi has emphasized the need for collective efforts to tackle challenges such as unemployment, rising stress levels in society, improving access to opportunities for differently-abled individuals, and enhancing female participation in businesses and employment. He, in a meeting with a delegation from the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Karachi, underscored the importance of volunteerism and active involvement of the chambers, banking sector, and civil society to overcome the socio-economic challenges in the country.The President stressed that the business community should play a pivotal role in advancing social sectors and fulfilling their corporate social responsibility by ...