Top civil servant Olly Robbins, who had returned to Whitehall from the private sector with a focus on cost-cutting, has exited, further deepening turmoil within the UK Foreign Office.

India and Germany are enhancing cooperation in defense, renewable energy, and technology, following foreign office consultations in Berlin amidst current geopolitical tensions.

The Foreign Office said on Monday that the peace process is “ongoing” but declined to confirm or deny reports that Pakistan has proposed a framework to end the US-Israel war on Iran, according to…

Pakistan's Foreign Office has confirmed ongoing negotiations with the Afghan Taliban in China, where Pakistan is demanding concrete efforts from the Taliban regime to address terrorism concerns.

Russia has expelled a British diplomat following spying allegations, prompting the UK Foreign Office to accuse Russia of an "aggressive and co-ordinated campaign of harassment against British diplomats."

Pakistan's Foreign Office asserts that India's External Affairs Minister Jaishankar's "crude remarks" are driven by frustration, while the Indian opposition criticizes the Modi government over Pakistan's increasing diplomatic relevance.

The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday condemned the awarding of a life imprisonment sentence to prominent Kashmiri leader Asiya Andrabi, as well as the 30-year prison sentences awarded to her…

Pakistan's Foreign Office has rejected claims made by the US Director of National Intelligence, with former caretaker foreign minister Jalil Abbas Jilani also dismissing Gabbard's statement.

The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday rejected the “baseless, misleading, and unwarranted statement” issued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Pakistan’s action against terrorist…

Foreign Office officials are understood to be supporting his family.

These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list  The Independent

More than 600 business have already been briefed on the situation in the Middle East by the Diplomatic Advisory Hub.

A senior British diplomat of Indian origin has resigned, citing the Foreign Office's 'woke' culture and an overemphasis on international law at the expense of national security, specifically mentioning the handling of the Chagos Islands.

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar disclosed on Tuesday that Pakistan’s diplomatic intervention helped deter heavier Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia, amid ongoing missile and drone barrages targeting US military bases and allied facilities across the Gulf Speaking at a media briefing at the Foreign Office, Mr Dar said “The position in KSA is relatively stable.” Hours earlier, he made similar re­­m­­arks while speaking in the Senate. “We have a strategic mutual def...

Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Iran, Israel and Russia

About 76,000 nationals thought to be in the region as tensions rise after US-Israeli attacks on Iranian regime US-Israeli war on Iran: latest updates The Foreign Office is drawing up plans to…

The United Kingdom has temporarily withdrawn its diplomatic staff from Iran due to the security situation, while still advising its citizens not to travel to the country, the Foreign Office announced...

Britain clarified it has not paused the ratification of a deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. While discussions with the US continue, a foreign office spokesperson stated no deadline exists and timings will be announced normally. This comes after US President Trump criticized the deal, which preserves US operations on Diego Garcia through a 99-year lease.

The German journalists' union has urged the Foreign Office to summon Turkey's ambassador after DW reporter Alican Uludag was arrested and placed in pretrial detention over a post critical of Turkey's government.

Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson stated that Islamabad cannot tolerate its citizens being killed 'incessantly, mercilessly,' and has issued a demarche to the Afghan envoy, urging action against terror outfits.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif began his two-day visit to Austria on Monday, during which he will hold bilateral meetings and delegation-level talks, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. The premier arrived in Vienna for the two-day visit on Sunday, at the invitation of Austria’s Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker. As per a PMO statement, PM Shehbaz arrived at the Austrian Chancellery today, where he was presented with a guard of honour and welcomed by Stocker. The statement said that the national anthems of both countries were played at the arrival, and both leaders “introduced their respective delegations to each other before proceeding for tête-à-tête and the delegation-level talks, wherein both sides will take stock of the entire gamut of bilateral relations”. PM Shehbaz also penned his remarks in the guest book at the Chancellery. The premier is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and one of his aides, Tariq Fatemi, during the two-day visit. This visit marks 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In its statement issued on Sunday, the Foreign Office (FO) noted that the trip marked “the first visit by a Pakistani prime minister to Austria in over three decades, the last having been undertaken by the then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 1992”.

Palmerston, the former chief mouser for the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda, with tributes pouring in from across Westminster, including from No 10's Larry the Cat.

Indian Foreign Secretary Misri has arrived in Berlin for foreign office consultations between India and Germany.

Foreign Office job cuts ‘send wrong signals’ on Iran crisis  The Observer

Pakistan's Foreign Office rejected India’s concerns regarding the treatment of Pakistan’s Shia community, calling the remarks “cynical and diversionary” and an “exercise in deflection masquerading as concern.”

Pakistan's Foreign Office announced the conclusion of a temporary pause in Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against the Afghan Taliban, stating that the operation will continue until its objectives are achieved.

Pakistan's Foreign Office issued a statement rejecting comments made by Israel’s ambassador to India, calling them a “baseless characterisation” after a video clip of the ambassador circulated on social media.

Pakistan's Foreign Office has dismissed India's comments on its strikes against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan as 'baseless and unwarranted,' asserting that the operations were intelligence-based and targeted.

Pakistan's Foreign Office strongly condemned the continued closure of the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, occupied Kashmir, on the last Friday of Ramazan, urging the international community to take notice.

Documents released by the Cabinet Office reveal that former peer Peter Mandelson, sacked as US ambassador over links to Jeffrey Epstein, initially requested a £500,000 severance payment but was offered £75,000.

A British family of six, including Nusaybah Sattar, was reportedly stranded in the Middle East after being wrongly refused entry to an evacuation flight from Oman, despite holding tickets and UK passports.

The Foreign Office did not appear at an inquest concerning fake alcohol, raising questions about their involvement or lack thereof in the investigation.

ISLAMABAD: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors on Wednesday unanimously approved the agreement between the agency and Pakistan for the application of safeguards at Unit 5 of the Chashma nuclear power plant, according to the Foreign Office. The statement from the FO was shared on the social media platform X by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. “This important development reflects the international community’s continued confidence in Pakistan’s c...

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Pakistan's Foreign Office has issued an advisory for its citizens living in the Middle East, activating a crisis cell and urging vigilance amidst regional developments.

Pakistan's Foreign Office warned the Afghan Taliban regime and terrorist groups that any further provocation would be met with a 'measured, decisive and befitting response', following a Pakistani operation.

The United Kingdom has paused the legal process of confirming the agreement to transfer control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, as discussions are ongoing with the United States.

Tributes are paid to Palmerston, the beloved former Chief Mouser of the Foreign Office, who passed away in Bermuda after taking on a unique semi-retired role.

The cat, who was named after a former prime minister, became a social media star. By the time of his death at about 12, he had more followers than many ambassadors have.

Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned Israel’s latest move to register large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property”, calling on the international community to reject its actions, according to a statement by the Foreign Office (FO). Al Jazeera reported on Sunday that the Israeli government had approved the proposal to claim large areas of the occupied territory as property of the state if Palestinians could not prove ownership, a move which prompted outcry from Palestinian group Hamas, the Palestinian presidency, and political analysts. “Pakistan strongly condemns the latest attempt by the Israeli occupying power to convert areas of the Occupied West Bank into so-called state property, and to expand illegal settlement activities,” the statement said. It pointed out that these steps clearly violated international law and relevant United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, stressing that they “must be rejected” by the international community. “The occupying power’s continued disregard for international law and its provocative actions undermine the prospects for a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in the region,” it added. “Pakistan calls on the international community to take concrete measures to end Israeli impunity, and ensure respect for international law,” the statement said. It once again reaffirmed full support for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and for the establishment of an “independent, viable, and contiguous State of Palestine, based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital”. Most Palestinian land is not formally registered because it is a long, complicated process that Israel stopped in 1967. Regis­tra­tion of land establishes permanent ownership. International law states an occupying power cannot confiscate land in occupied territories. Palestinian group Hamas had condemned the decision on Sunday, calling it an attempt “to steal and Judaise lands in the occupied West Bank by registering them as so-called ‘state lands’”. However, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz described the move as an “essential security and governance measure designed to ensure control, enforcement, and full freedom of action for the state of Israel in the area”, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Palmerston, the beloved former chief mouser for the Foreign Office, has passed away in Bermuda, with tributes pouring in from figures like Larry the Cat.

Montenegro will host a ministerial meeting in Budva on Tuesday, where Minister of Public Administration Maraš Dukaj and Michael Reiffenstuel, Director for Western Balkans at the German Federal Foreign Office, will deliver opening remarks.

Pakistan's Foreign Office has signaled an ongoing mediation role for Islamabad in talks, expressing faith in the prospects of a US-Iran deal.

A Foreign Office spokesperson clarified that Pakistan's visa-on-arrival facility is limited to delegates from the US and Iran, as well as journalists. This statement aimed to clear up any misconceptions regarding the policy.

Pakistan's Foreign Office has refuted what it calls 'misleading' commentary surrounding the repayment of a loan from the UAE. Islamabad clarified that the repayment is a routine procedure conducted under bilateral terms.

Russia has expelled a British diplomat, accusing them of espionage, a charge Britain vehemently rejected as 'complete nonsense'. The UK also accused the Kremlin of orchestrating an intimidation campaign against its embassy staff, following earlier criticism from the British Foreign Office regarding the expulsion.

India and Tunisia have conducted their 6th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Tunis, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation across key sectors.

Pakistan's Foreign Office criticized Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar's 'undiplomatic' remarks on Pakistan's diplomacy, calling them 'megaphone theatrics' that betray frustration.

A drone strike has hit a fuel depot, prompting the German Foreign Office to issue a travel warning for Dubai amidst a fragile situation in the Middle East.

Pakistan's Foreign Office denounced as 'baseless' comments made by the Israeli envoy to India regarding Pakistan's nuclear weapons, following a viral clip of the ambassador's remarks.

Prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre says connections have been proved between those in ‘trusted and central positions’ and late sex offender The Norwegian parliament has voted unanimously to appoint an independent investigative commission to look into connections between its foreign office and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking before the vote on Tuesday, the prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, paid tribute to Epstein’s victims and said that the files released by the US Department of J...

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday acknowledged that Pakistan was engaging with Beijing on the issue of the recent Pakistan-Afghanistan border hostilities. During his weekly briefing, spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had recently held a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, adding that Islamabad and Beijing “cherish a long-standing strategic partnership, founded in mutual trust and deep respect”. “We [Pakistan an...

The German Foreign Office has described the situation in Syria as "volatile," with only slight improvements compared to the previous year, according to a confidential assessment. The German government is reportedly pushing for deportations despite the ongoing instability.

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel warning for Cyprus, stating that terrorist attacks cannot be ruled out and regional escalation poses significant security risks and travel disruption.

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that the agreement between India and Canada for uranium supply represented “yet another country-specific exception in the field of civil nuclear cooperation”. On Monday, India and Canada reached a string of agreements, including on critical mineral cooperation and a “landmark” uranium supply deal for nuclear power. “In civil nuclear energy, we have struck a landmark deal for long-term uranium supply,” Modi said, adding the countries would also work tog...

The Foreign Office has updated its 'do not travel' list, advising citizens against travel to certain countries.

The UK Foreign Office has issued a warning advising British citizens to avoid travel to 76 countries, though the specific reasons are not detailed in the headline.

Foreign Office sources say no evacuation was imminent but the government is preparing for potential scenarios.

Pakistan's Foreign Office stated that recent strikes against Afghanistan were carried out to ensure the safety of Pakistani citizens and prevent imminent terrorist attacks.

Germany's Foreign Office has urged German citizens in Israel and Lebanon to take safety precautions and stock up on supplies due to concerns about a potential US attack on Iran.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday will depart on a two-day official visit to Doha, where he will meet the Qatari emir, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The visit is being undertaken at the invitation of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the FO said in a press release. During his visit, PM Shehbaz will hold a bilateral meeting with Sheikh Tamim, “covering the entire spectrum of bilateral relations, including political engagement, economic collaboration, energy partnership, and p...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit New York on February 18 to participate in a high-level United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on the situation in Palestine, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the FO said that the meeting will be chaired by the United Kingdom’s foreign secretary as president of the UNSC. The statement said that during the briefing, Dar will reaffirm Pakistan’s “principled and consistent position on Palestine”. “He will reiterate Pakistan’s strong opposition of Israel’s recent illegal decisions to expand its control over the West Bank, emphasise the need for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, full implementation of Security Council resolution 2803, scaled-up humanitarian assistance, and the early commencement of Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction,” the statement said. “The deputy prime minister will also underscore Pakistan’s continued engagement with international and regional partners, including the group of eight Arab and Islamic countries and the United States, in support of a just and lasting peace, anchored in international law, leading to the realisation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent, sovereign and contiguous Palestinian State based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital,” the statement added. Separately, on the margins of the visit, Dar will hold bilateral meetings with counterparts to discuss matters of mutual interest, it concluded. The development comes as the foreign ministers of eight Muslim nations, including Pakistan, condemned the Israeli move to claim land in the occupied West Bank as “state property”. It should be mentioned that the same eight countries had worked with US President Donald Trump’s administration on a plan last year on a plan to end Israel’s genocide and invasion in Gaza. On Monday, Pakistan had released a separate statement condemning the Israeli move, calling on the international community to reject its actions.

Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal is set to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister-elect Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who won a landslide victory in last week’s elections, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. The election was the first since a deadly 2024 uprising ousted the iron-fisted rule of Sheikh Hasina. Rahman is a scion of one of Bangladesh’s most powerful political dynasties. In a statement issued today, the FO said that Iqbal will represent Pakistan at the oath-taking ceremony, scheduled to be held on February 17 in Dhaka. More to follow