The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday excluded any scheduled meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Indian colleague Narendra Modi in China.
With the weekly press briefing, contacting the Foreign Office Shafqat Ali Khan said that Pakistan and China have confirmed their obligation to further elaborate on their “strategic cooperative partnership throughout the weather” through improved bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation.
Khan estimated that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Islamabad on Thursday on invitation from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to co-chair the 6th Pakistan China Foreign Ministers for Foreign Minister’s strategic dialogue.
“Both sides reviewed the full range of bilateral connections, including CPEC-phase-II, trade and economic ties, multilateral cooperation, the exchange of people and people and important regional and global issues,” he said. He added that the two ministers agreed to maintain close coordination and communication on bilateral and multilateral forums.
During his visit, Yi also urged President Asif Ali Zardari, PM Shehbaz and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. Zardari expressed gratitude for China’s “consistent support for Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and national development” and appreciated Peking’s principle attitude towards Jammu and Kashmir, he added.
The Fo-spokesman also highlighted the strategic significance of China-Pakistan’s economic corridor (CPEC) as part of President Xi Jinping’s belt and road initiative.
During the Chinese Foreign Minister’s interaction with Prime Minister Shehbaz, both leaders confirmed mutual support for central national interests. PM repeated Pakistan’s decision to expand cooperation with China in trade, ICT, agriculture, industrialization, mines and minerals and other sectors during CPEC phase-II, he added.
Khan emphasized that discussions during the Chinese foreign meeting with the chief of staff focused on regional security, terrorism and defense cooperation. Both sides emphasized their decision to strengthen coordination on regional and international platforms.
The Fo-spokesman said the visit was part of regular high-level exchanges aimed at consolidating the Pakistan-China partnership. He also stated that the 6th trilateral meeting with the Foreign Ministers in Pakistan, China and Afghanistan was held on August 20, 2025 in Kabul.
“The three sides committed to strengthening the joint terrorist efforts and agreed to improve cooperation in trade, transit, health, education, culture, fight drug trafficking and expand CPEC to Afghanistan,” he said.
On the sidelines, DPM Dar held a bilateral meeting with acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi and noticed progress in political and economic areas, but raised concerns about inadequate cooperation in counter -terrorism. FO further emphasized that Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited an official visit to the United Kingdom from 17 to 19 August.
During the visit, he inaugurated digital land record services and a one-window gas system at Pakistan High Commission in London to facilitate the diaspora. He also approached the British Pakistani Law Forum, warning of India’s illegal attempts to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty and denotes them an “existential threat” against Pakistan.
The spokesman confirmed that on August 12, DAR met Dar Gregory Logerfo, acting coordinator of terrorism at the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as part of the Pakistan-US Terrorisan control dialog. Both sides confirmed their common obligation to fight terrorism, including threats that the Balochistan Liberation Army (Bla), Isis-Khorasan, and other groups.
Khan welcomed the American decision to designate, among other things, and its Majid Brigade fraction as foreign terrorist organizations and called it a recognition of Pakistan’s victims and combating terrorism for global security. Pakistan and China also held the 10th round of bilateral consultations on weapons control, non-spread and disarmament in Beijing on August 18.
Both delegations discussed global and regional security, South Asia’s strategic stability and peaceful use of nuclear technology and outer space. The next round will be held by Pakistan in 2026.
Khan also greeted the award 8 August 8, 2025 by the Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, which maintained Pakistan’s interpretation of critical provisions and gave up against India’s attempts to maximize steam plates and bypass treatments. “This decision confirms the final and binding nature of the treaty and postpone India’s unilateral attempt to suspend his obligations,” he said.
The spokesman strongly condemned Israeli statements of creating a so-called “larger Israel” and displacing Palestinians from Gaza, calling them “an obvious violation of international law and UN decisions”.
In response to a question about the recent statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Khan said that Pakistan directly rejects the baseless insinuations and denotes them another example of New Delhi’s “chronic tendency to distort facts and VRI statements out of context.”
“The Indian tale of so -called nuclear extortion is a self -service construction, misleading in nature and aiming to malignate Pakistan,” the spokesman said. He emphasized that Pakistan is a responsible nuclear weapons state with a robust command and control system under full civil supervision and has “always exercised restraint and discipline on issues of such significance”.
He emphasized that Pakistan’s “sustained and credible terrorism efforts are internationally recognized” and noted that its security forces have served as a bulwark against terrorism, not only for Pakistan, but also for regional stability and global security.
He further criticized India’s “Sabre rattling and war mounting every time confronted with inconvenient facts,” added the unfounded accusations and fabricated narratives “reflects New Delhi’s lack of diplomatic confidence.” He said that India’s attempts to involve third countries in its propaganda is a meaningless effort to exert pressure on Pakistan through the distortion of facts.
Unlike India’s approach to Pakistan’s emphasis, the spokesman: “Pakistan must continue to act as a responsible member of the international community. However, any act of Indian aggression or violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity will be fulfilled with an immediate and matching reaction. Onuset of any escalation will rest square with Indian leadership.”
Khan concluded that India instead of “provocative rhetoric” should focus on fulfilling his international obligations, especially on regional peace, terrorism and compliance with binding international treaties such as the Indus Waters Treaty.
