Pakistan summons US charge d'affaires over Sergio Gor's remarks during J&K visit
In a statement on Wednesday, Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs said the US envoy to Islamabad was summoned and “a strong demarche lodged”.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the US charge d'affaires to Islamabad. A strong demarche was lodged, according to a statement by the ministry.
The visit of Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani to Pakistan, scheduled for August 19-20, was announced by the Foreign Office. The minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation and will discuss bilateral relations and regional developments with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
Reports also mentioned an "unprovoked" Israeli attack on a Syrian airbase, which was condemned by Pakistan's Foreign Office. According to Syria's state-run Ekhbariya television, Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the runway.
Brief written by urgent.news from Hindustan Times, Dawn, Dawn - Pakistan — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
Also reported by 3 other outlets
- Sergio Gor’s J&K remarks trigger Pakistan protest: Islamabad summons US diplomat, cites UNSC resolutions livemint.com
- Pakistan whines, summons top diplomat over US envoy Gor's J&K remark in Srinagar timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Pakistan summons US Diplomat over Sergio Gor’s remarks in Srinagar indianexpress.com
