Pakistan taking serious steps against terrorism: FM Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is taking serious steps against terrorism.
ISLAMABAD:
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is taking serious steps against terrorism.
Qureshi made these comments in a meeting with the British High Commissioner who was summoned to the Foreign Office over David Cameron's comments about Pakistan exporting terrorism.
An official protest letter by the Foreign Office also urged the British leadership to avoid giving such statements. It noted that Pakistan's sacrifices are more than any other country in the world.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari's trip to the UK will go ahead as planned.
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the president will seek to correct the British prime minister’s “misperception” when they meet.
However, a statement issued from Downing Street has said that Cameron will not apologise for his comments.
Pakistan summons British envoy over PM remarks
The Pakistani government on Monday summoned Britain's high commissioner to Islamabad over remarks made by the British prime minister on the export of terror that sparked a diplomatic row, officials said.
Top envoy Adam Thomson went into talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at around 11:30 am (0630 GMT). "The British high commissioner was summoned to foreign office today. He is in a meeting with the foreign minister," a Pakistani foreign ministry official told AFP, saying details will be later issued in a statement.
"We can confirm the high commissioner is meeting foreign minister Qureshi," said a spokesman for the high commission. "It's a meeting at the request of the foreign minister to discuss the prime minister's remarks," the spokesman told AFP.
During a visit to Pakistan's arch rival India last week, Prime Minister David Cameron became mired in a diplomatic row with Islamabad over comments about the "export of terror" from Pakistan.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is taking serious steps against terrorism.
Qureshi made these comments in a meeting with the British High Commissioner who was summoned to the Foreign Office over David Cameron's comments about Pakistan exporting terrorism.
An official protest letter by the Foreign Office also urged the British leadership to avoid giving such statements. It noted that Pakistan's sacrifices are more than any other country in the world.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari's trip to the UK will go ahead as planned.
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the president will seek to correct the British prime minister’s “misperception” when they meet.
However, a statement issued from Downing Street has said that Cameron will not apologise for his comments.
Pakistan summons British envoy over PM remarks
The Pakistani government on Monday summoned Britain's high commissioner to Islamabad over remarks made by the British prime minister on the export of terror that sparked a diplomatic row, officials said.
Top envoy Adam Thomson went into talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at around 11:30 am (0630 GMT). "The British high commissioner was summoned to foreign office today. He is in a meeting with the foreign minister," a Pakistani foreign ministry official told AFP, saying details will be later issued in a statement.
"We can confirm the high commissioner is meeting foreign minister Qureshi," said a spokesman for the high commission. "It's a meeting at the request of the foreign minister to discuss the prime minister's remarks," the spokesman told AFP.
During a visit to Pakistan's arch rival India last week, Prime Minister David Cameron became mired in a diplomatic row with Islamabad over comments about the "export of terror" from Pakistan.