Islamabad :
Foreign Office spokesman Asim Iftikhar said, “We want a deep partnership with the United States on economic, defense, trade, climate change, security and relations.”
He said that it was in the interest of both the countries to move forward with these relations, adding that diplomatic activities had increased in recent days, with visits by Chinese and US officials to enhance Pakistan’s relations with both the US and China based on mutual interests. The desire to increase is expressed.
A Foreign Office spokesman expressed these views during a weekly media briefing on Thursday.
He said that the Director of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party visited Pakistan, during which the visit renewed the commitment of the government to expedite the completion of C-Pack projects, prevent the spread of Corona epidemic and relocate Pakistanis in China. The students were thanked for reviving their education.
The Foreign Office spokesman said that the Karachi terror incident was being investigated and the attack on Chinese teachers was being investigated on a priority basis.
He said that the Indian charge d’affaires had been summoned to block access to Pakistani embassies on social media, prompting a strong protest from Pakistan. Pakistan will continue to support the Kashmiri people in their just struggle. In occupied Kashmir, about a dozen Kashmiri youths were arrested this week in fake siege and search operations.
The spokesman said that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State yesterday and both sides stressed on the need to continue talks in Afghanistan on the regional situation. Pakistan and the United States have long-standing ties in the areas of security and defense, and Pakistan and the United States continue to cooperate in counter-terrorism. The Special Envoy of the US President also visited Pakistan recently. The United States itself has recently stated that it no longer sees its relations with Pakistan in the context of Pakistan-China relations.
He said that on June 30, the UAE Foreign Minister telephoned Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and offered condolences to the Foreign Minister on the demise of his grandmother.
He said that the Foreign Office had recently organized the Mango Festival, the Foreign Minister had attended the event as a special guest and several ambassadors and diplomatic officials had attended the event. He said that it was made clear on the occasion that Pakistani embassies abroad would conduct mango test ceremonies.
Replying to a question, Asim Iftikhar said that the issue of negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a sensitive issue, therefore a detailed briefing was given to the MPs on it.
He said that there was a strong protest against the Indian closure of the accounts of Pakistani embassies in New York, Iran, Egypt and Turkey. A petition has also been filed by international organizations in this regard.
“These accounts include our overseas verified accounts. We urge the defenders of freedom of expression to take note of Indian actions,” the Foreign Office spokesman said.
Asim Iftikhar said that in case of success of negotiations with the banned TTP, Ehsanullah could not comment on whether Ehsan would participate in the elections or not.
