ISLAMABAD
\nThe Foreign Office on Thursday confirmed that 23 Pakistani nationals were evacuated from the quake-hit Turkiye, while no casualties were reported so far. \u201cSo far, we have no news of casualty of any Pakistani in Turkiye or Syria,\u201d the Foreign Office spokesperson said at a weekly press briefing.
\nSpokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the Pakistanis were evacuated from Gaziantep University and accommodated in Adana city. The devastated city of Gaziantep, located about 33km from the epicentre, suffered heavy loss of life and infrastructure during the earthquake.
\n\u201cSixteen of these evacuated persons will be brought back to Pakistan, while the rest will be shifted to Istanbul city of Turkiye,\u201d she said. She said the country\u2019s missions in Turkiye and Syria remained in constant touch with the relevant authorities to provide relief to Pakistanis affected by the earthquake.
\nIn response to a question regarding the outcome of Pakistan\u2019s series of meetings with Afghanistan and Iran, she said the multifaceted dialogue with the neighbouring states would lead to positive development.
\nAsked why Pakistan stayed away from the Multilateral Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Russia\u2019s capital Moscow, she said, \u201cWe decided not to participate in the Moscow meeting of regional stakeholders.\u201d \u201cWe will continue to participate in all constructive meetings on Afghanistan,\u201d she said.
\nThe spokesperson said Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi will visit Pakistan from February 15-16. \u201cThe visit will provide an opportunity for Pakistan and the IAEA to explore avenues to advance cooperation in peaceful applications of nuclear technology for socio-economic development,\u201d she said.
\nBaloch said Foreign Secretary Dr Asad Majeed Khan would visit France to meet his counterpart on February 10 for the 14th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations. A roadmap for bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and France will also be signed, she said.
\nAbout the eviction of Kashmiri Muslims from the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), she said in some states of India, bulldozers were used to demolish the properties of Muslims to terrorize them. \u201cIt is unfortunate that Indian authorities are using land as a weapon to intimidate the people of IIOJK,\u201d she said.
\nShe condemned the recent attack by the Indian occupation authorities at the office building of the Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Rajbagh, Srinagar, terming it an oppressive act and yet another assault on political freedom in the IIOJK.
\nShe said Pakistan would continue to extend political, diplomatic, and moral support to Kashmiris for the just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolutions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The Foreign Office on Thursday confirmed that 23 Pakistani nationals were evacuated from the quake-hit Turkiye, while no casualties were reported so far. \u201cSo far, we have no news of casualty of any Pakistani in Turkiye or Syria,\u201d the Foreign Office spokesperson said at a weekly press briefing. Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[554,11834,8089],"class_list":["post-312709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news","tag-foreign-office","tag-mumtaz-zahra-baloch","tag-turkiye"],"yoast_head":"\n