<p>Pakistan's deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar made a sardonic remark about India’s growing relations with the West while at the same time accusing New Delhi of being “close-minded” to its neighbouring countries.</p>

<p>While speaking at the Pakistan Governance Forum 2023 in Islamabad on Tuesday (August 1), the minister described India as the “darling of the West”, noting that New Delhi has been open to “certain countries”.</p>

<p>“India has decided to be the darling of the West, but at the same time, it is very belligerent to the countries within its region. It stands out as a country that is very open towards certain countries, but very close-minded to some of its own people and certain countries within the region,” she said.</p>

<p>Her remarks were highlighting India’s growing engagements with the West, especially the United States, while having acrimonious relations with the neighbouring countries Pakistan and China. &nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>Pakistan-India ties</strong></h2>

<p>India’s ties with Pakistan have spiralled downwards over the years due to constant terror attacks emanating from across the border.</p>

<p>India has resolutely maintained that talks with Pakistan will only be possible if it stops hosting terrorists in its territory.</p>

<p>“India’s position has remained clear and consistent. We desire normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan in a conducive atmosphere that is free of terror, hostility, and violence,” Indian foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said during a news briefing in January this year.</p>

<h2><strong>India-China ties</strong></h2>

<p>At the same time, India and China’s relations have been marred with border conflicts and growing rivalry in the strategic and economic spheres.</p>

<p>The Galwan Valley clash in May 2020 that resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese ones was a major sour point of China-India ties.</p>

<p>Since then, officials from both countries have met for 18 rounds of talks to try to agree on the disengagement of troops from the area with no success.</p>

<p>India has accused China of unilaterally trying to change the status quo at the border in the Line of Actual Control.</p>

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<p>Beijing, on the other hand, has been pressing New Delhi to move on from the issue and strengthen their mutual trust.</p>

<p>But India has repeatedly made it clear that resolving the border issues is a must before talking about normalising relations.</p>

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<p>"It finally takes two hands to clap and China too must have the belief in a workable relationship," India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar said at an event in Kolkata in June this year.</p>

<p>"When any big power rises, it wants stability. Our downturn with China was due to them after they changed the status quo. They need to come up on understanding that relationships need to have mutual understanding," he added.</p>

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Pakistan's deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar made a sardonic remark about India’s growing relations with the West while at the same time accusing New Delhi of being “close-minded” to its neighbouring countries.

Pakistan's deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar made a sardonic remark about India’s growing relations with the West while at the same time accusing New Delhi of being “close-minded” to its neighbouring countries. While speaking at the Pakistan Governance Forum 2023 in Islamabad on Tuesday (August 1), the minister described India as the “darling of the West”, noting that New Delhi has been open to “certain countries”. “India has decided to be the darling of the West, but at the same time, it is very belligerent to the countries within its region. It stands out as a country that is very open towards certain countries, but very close-minded to some of its own people and certain countries within the region,” she said. Her remarks were highlighting India’s growing engagements with the West, especially the United States, while having acrimonious relations with the neighbouring countries Pakistan and China. #WATCH: Pakistan Deputy FM Hina Rabbani Khar calls India "darling of the West" and accuses India of being "very very close-minded" to some of its own people and to some countries. #Pakistan #HinaRabbaniKhar pic.twitter.com/IgB9iAhGaf — Statecraft (@statecraftdaily) August 1, 2023 × Pakistan-India ties India’s ties with Pakistan have spiralled downwards over the years due to constant terror attacks emanating from across the border. India has resolutely maintained that talks with Pakistan will only be possible if it stops hosting terrorists in its territory. “India’s position has remained clear and consistent. We desire normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan in a conducive atmosphere that is free of terror, hostility, and violence,” Indian foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said during a news briefing in January this year. India-China ties At the same time, India and China’s relations have been marred with border conflicts and growing rivalry in the strategic and economic spheres. The Galwan Valley clash in May 2020 that resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese ones was a major sour point of China-India ties. Since then, officials from both countries have met for 18 rounds of talks to try to agree on the disengagement of troops from the area with no success. India has accused China of unilaterally trying to change the status quo at the border in the Line of Actual Control. Also read | Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif open to holding talks with India, says war not an option Beijing, on the other hand, has been pressing New Delhi to move on from the issue and strengthen their mutual trust. But India has repeatedly made it clear that resolving the border issues is a must before talking about normalising relations. Also read | Exclusive: Taliban carrying out music's 'genocide', says Afghan music saviour "It finally takes two hands to clap and China too must have the belief in a workable relationship," India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar said at an event in Kolkata in June this year. "When any big power rises, it wants stability. Our downturn with China was due to them after they changed the status quo. They need to come up on understanding that relationships need to have mutual understanding," he added. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

‘India a darling of West’, says Pak minister Hina Rabbani Khar, mocks ties with US

<p>Pakistan’s junior foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar suggested to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the country should stop cosying up with the United States at the expense of sacrificing its strategic relationship with China, leaked US intelligence documents revealed.</p>

<p>She said that the country can “no longer try to maintain a middle ground between China and the United States,” the report stated, according to the Washington Post.</p>

<p>The leaked documents, published by Washington Post, contain two Pakistani memos warning the top brass not to irk China to maintain links with the United States.</p>

<p>The Washington Post, however, has not revealed how it got access to those Pakistani memos.</p>

<p>It also states how Pakistan should distance itself from the United States on issues like Moscow and China.</p>

<p>One of the memos talks about the meeting that took place between Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and the PM in March this year to discuss Pakistan’s relations with China</p>

<p>The memo titled “Pakistan’s difficult choices”, details how Islamabad is cautious and wants to avoid giving the appearance of appeasing the West.</p>

<h2><strong>US Warns Beijing on South China Sea</strong></h2>

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<p>Another memo, dated February 17, reveals details of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s discussions with a subordinate on an upcoming UN vote on the Ukraine conflict. It also anticipated renewed Western pressure to back the UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion.</p>

<p>Pakistan is among the 32 countries that abstained from voting every time a US-backed resolution on the Ukrainian conflict was raised in the UN General Assembly.</p>

<p>In the memo, one of his advisors told PM Sharif that supporting the UN-backed resolution would signal a shift in Pakistan’s position as it had earlier maintained absence on a similar resolution.</p>

<p>The advisor further states Pakistan should focus on negotiating trade and energy deals with Russia, and not support the resolution as it could jeopardise those ties.</p>

<p>The Washington Post report further points out that leaked documents reflect how major developing nations are looking to “evade the intensifying standoff between the United States, Russia and China and, in some cases, exploit that rivalry for their own gain.”</p>

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Pakistan’s junior foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar suggested to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the country should stop cosying up with the United States at the expense of sacrificing its strategic relationship with China, leaked US intelligence documents revealed.

Pakistan’s junior foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar suggested to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the country should stop cosying up with the United States at the expense of sacrificing its strategic relationship with China, leaked US intelligence documents revealed. She said that the country can “no longer try to maintain a middle ground between China and the United States,” the report stated, according to the Washington Post. The leaked documents, published by Washington Post, contain two Pakistani memos warning the top brass not to irk China to maintain links with the United States. The Washington Post, however, has not revealed how it got access to those Pakistani memos. It also states how Pakistan should distance itself from the United States on issues like Moscow and China. One of the memos talks about the meeting that took place between Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and the PM in March this year to discuss Pakistan’s relations with China The memo titled “Pakistan’s difficult choices”, details how Islamabad is cautious and wants to avoid giving the appearance of appeasing the West. US Warns Beijing on South China Sea Another memo, dated February 17, reveals details of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s discussions with a subordinate on an upcoming UN vote on the Ukraine conflict. It also anticipated renewed Western pressure to back the UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion. Pakistan is among the 32 countries that abstained from voting every time a US-backed resolution on the Ukrainian conflict was raised in the UN General Assembly. In the memo, one of his advisors told PM Sharif that supporting the UN-backed resolution would signal a shift in Pakistan’s position as it had earlier maintained absence on a similar resolution. The advisor further states Pakistan should focus on negotiating trade and energy deals with Russia, and not support the resolution as it could jeopardise those ties. The Washington Post report further points out that leaked documents reflect how major developing nations are looking to “evade the intensifying standoff between the United States, Russia and China and, in some cases, exploit that rivalry for their own gain.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Pak minister Hina Rabbani Khar told PM Sharif not to side with US at expense of angering China: Report

<p>Ahead of Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's India visit to&nbsp;participate in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), WIONs Pakistan Bureau Chief <em><strong>Anas Mallick</strong></em> spoke to&nbsp;Hina&nbsp;Rabbani&nbsp;Khar, the country's minister of state for foreign affairs. When quizzed if the timing was right for Bhutto's visit, especially in the current politically charged climate, Khar said it was not an India visit, but an SCO visit.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The most important thing to notice here is the chairperson of PPP has chosen to be the foreign minister of Pakistan and he takes his job very seriously, so what might not be the politically right thing to do, or the popular thing to do, but it is the correct thing to do as far Pakistan’s interests are concerned," said Khar in an exclusive interview.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Within the same line, why the India visit? It is not an India visit, It must not be seen as an India visit. It’s an SCO visit. SCO happens to be an organisation - before [India and Pakistan] becoming full members , there&nbsp;was a precondition that bilateral disputes or issues should not come in the way of SCO work."&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"This is not a bilateral visit. It is a visit to SCO event which is in Goa where the foreign minister is going. If it was in Timbuktu, the foreign minister would be going, If it was in Washington DC, the foreign minister would be going. The foreign minster is going to an SCO event and that is the reality of it."</p>

<p>She added that since the SCO was set up, Pakistan's FM had been attending every ministerial meeting and thus it did not make sense to sit out a meeting of such importance.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Notably, this will be the first time that a Pakistan foreign minister will be visiting India since Khar herself visited the country in 2011. Moreover, after former PM Nawaz Sharif's visit in 2014 for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, this will be the first high-level visit by a Pakistani leader.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/visit-should-not-be-pakistan-fm-bilawal-bhutto-on-attending-sco-meet-in-india-584855"><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;'Visit should not be...': Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto on attending SCO meet in India</strong></a></p>

<h2><strong>Pakistan may raise the Kashmir issue</strong></h2>

<p>When pressed if Pakistan will be raising the Kashmir issue as it had been doing on most global platforms, Khar said her government only talked about the reality of the region.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"As far as what should we read into it or should we expect, you can expect anything you wish. You can be delusional and expect anything you wish, but as I have already categorically mentioned, there is no bilateral element in this visit."</p>

<p>"Kashmir is not a Pakistan problem. Kashmir is a problem. It doesn’t become a problem if we say it is a problem, it is a problem because we recognise [it at] the highest international body UNSC as a dispute between the two countries, and this dispute was not taken to the security council by Pakistan, it was taken by India," she added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"So when it comes to talking about Kashmir, anywhere everywhere, Pakistan brings out the reality of Kashmir and Pakistan will continue to do so."</p>

<p>India took over the chairmanship of the SCO grouping last year after the Samarkand edition. New Delhi on April 27 and 28 chaired the SCO defence ministers' meet, with Pakistan's defence minister giving the event a slip.&nbsp;</p>

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Ahead of Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's India visit to participate in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), WIONs Pakistan Bureau Chief Anas Mallick spoke to Hina Rabbani Khar, the country's minister of state for foreign affairs.

Ahead of Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's India visit to participate in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), WIONs Pakistan Bureau Chief Anas Mallick spoke to Hina Rabbani Khar, the country's minister of state for foreign affairs. When quizzed if the timing was right for Bhutto's visit, especially in the current politically charged climate, Khar said it was not an India visit, but an SCO visit. "The most important thing to notice here is the chairperson of PPP has chosen to be the foreign minister of Pakistan and he takes his job very seriously, so what might not be the politically right thing to do, or the popular thing to do, but it is the correct thing to do as far Pakistan’s interests are concerned," said Khar in an exclusive interview. "Within the same line, why the India visit? It is not an India visit, It must not be seen as an India visit. It’s an SCO visit. SCO happens to be an organisation - before [India and Pakistan] becoming full members , there was a precondition that bilateral disputes or issues should not come in the way of SCO work." WATCH | Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto to attend SCO meeting in Goa, India × "This is not a bilateral visit. It is a visit to SCO event which is in Goa where the foreign minister is going. If it was in Timbuktu, the foreign minister would be going, If it was in Washington DC, the foreign minister would be going. The foreign minster is going to an SCO event and that is the reality of it." She added that since the SCO was set up, Pakistan's FM had been attending every ministerial meeting and thus it did not make sense to sit out a meeting of such importance. Notably, this will be the first time that a Pakistan foreign minister will be visiting India since Khar herself visited the country in 2011. Moreover, after former PM Nawaz Sharif's visit in 2014 for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, this will be the first high-level visit by a Pakistani leader. ALSO READ | 'Visit should not be...': Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto on attending SCO meet in India Pakistan may raise the Kashmir issue When pressed if Pakistan will be raising the Kashmir issue as it had been doing on most global platforms, Khar said her government only talked about the reality of the region. "As far as what should we read into it or should we expect, you can expect anything you wish. You can be delusional and expect anything you wish, but as I have already categorically mentioned, there is no bilateral element in this visit." "Kashmir is not a Pakistan problem. Kashmir is a problem. It doesn’t become a problem if we say it is a problem, it is a problem because we recognise [it at] the highest international body UNSC as a dispute between the two countries, and this dispute was not taken to the security council by Pakistan, it was taken by India," she added. "So when it comes to talking about Kashmir, anywhere everywhere, Pakistan brings out the reality of Kashmir and Pakistan will continue to do so." India took over the chairmanship of the SCO grouping last year after the Samarkand edition. New Delhi on April 27 and 28 chaired the SCO defence ministers' meet, with Pakistan's defence minister giving the event a slip. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Exclusive: It's not India visit but SCO visit, Pak minister Hina Rabbani on FM Bhutto attending SCO meeting

There was no Bilawal Bhutto, it was left for his deputy, Hina Rabbani Khar, to meet Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. But Khar was unprepared and appears nervous. She came with only one official while Lavrov was waiting with a full team of diplomats. Pakistanis are livid, calling out the Pakistani government. Netizens are even asking for the resignation of Hina Rabbani Khar.

Islamabad's embarrassing diplomatic gaffe

<p>India called out Pakistan's 'malicious propaganda' while using its&nbsp;right to reply in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in response&nbsp;to Pakistan's representative, Hina Rabbani Khar's critique of New Delhi's defence acquisitions.</p>

<p>"Pakistan's obsession with India while its population battle for their lives, livelihood and freedom is an indication of the state's misplaced priorities. I would advise its leadership and officials to focus their energies on working for the benefit of their own population instead of baseless propaganda," India's representative Seema Pujani said at the council.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Pujani also expressed regret over comments made by the Turkish representative and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir.</p>

<p>"We regret the comments made by Turkiye on a matter that is an internal affair of India and advise it to refrain from making unsolicited comments on our internal matters," she added.</p>

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<p>"As regards the OIC statement, we reject the unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The fact is that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are, and shall always be part of India. Pakistan is in illegal occupation of Indian territory. Instead of calling upon its member Pakistan to give up state-sponsored terrorism and to lift its occupation of Indian territory, OIC has let Pakistan hijack and misuse its platform for carrying out its nefarious agenda of engaging in malicious propaganda against India," Pujani said.</p>

<p>Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar and alleged that authorities in J&amp;K&nbsp;had&nbsp;stepped up punitive action against the people.&nbsp;<br />
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Khar expressed her concerns that the ‘generous’ supply of both conventional and non-conventional weaponry to the country (India) was seriously undermining South Asia's strategic stability and jeopardizing Pakistan’s ‘national security’.<br />
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As per Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, she addressed a UN panel of high-ranking officials in a virtual conference from Islamabad and said: “The largest country in the region continues to be a beneficiary of nuclear exceptionalism, in violation of established non-proliferation norms and principles.”<br />
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India called out Pakistan's 'malicious propaganda' while using its right to reply in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in response to Pakistan's representative, Hina Rabbani Khar's critique of New Delhi's defence acquisitions.

India called out Pakistan's 'malicious propaganda' while using its right to reply in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in response to Pakistan's representative, Hina Rabbani Khar's critique of New Delhi's defence acquisitions. "Pakistan's obsession with India while its population battle for their lives, livelihood and freedom is an indication of the state's misplaced priorities. I would advise its leadership and officials to focus their energies on working for the benefit of their own population instead of baseless propaganda," India's representative Seema Pujani said at the council. ALSO READ | Exclusive | US, Pakistan had constructive conversation at UNGA, says Hina Rabbani Khar Pujani also expressed regret over comments made by the Turkish representative and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir. "We regret the comments made by Turkiye on a matter that is an internal affair of India and advise it to refrain from making unsolicited comments on our internal matters," she added. ALSO WATCH | WION Exclusive with Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif & ministers Hina Rabbani Khar & Maryyium Aurangzeb × "As regards the OIC statement, we reject the unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The fact is that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are, and shall always be part of India. Pakistan is in illegal occupation of Indian territory. Instead of calling upon its member Pakistan to give up state-sponsored terrorism and to lift its occupation of Indian territory, OIC has let Pakistan hijack and misuse its platform for carrying out its nefarious agenda of engaging in malicious propaganda against India," Pujani said. Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar and alleged that authorities in J&K had stepped up punitive action against the people. Khar expressed her concerns that the ‘generous’ supply of both conventional and non-conventional weaponry to the country (India) was seriously undermining South Asia's strategic stability and jeopardizing Pakistan’s ‘national security’. As per Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, she addressed a UN panel of high-ranking officials in a virtual conference from Islamabad and said: “The largest country in the region continues to be a beneficiary of nuclear exceptionalism, in violation of established non-proliferation norms and principles.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

India slams Pak: Shun obsession, instead work for your citizens battling for survival

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{084545de-0dba-4cfd-99eb-afbf309c79bf}{12}" paraid="1372408256" >Minister of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States President Joe Biden had a “forward-looking and constructive” conversation on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly session in New York.</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{084545de-0dba-4cfd-99eb-afbf309c79bf}{161}" paraid="1157473318" >In an exclusive interview with WION’s Anas Mallick, Rabbani said that the two countries have “solid building blocks” for a good relationship and that is something that both leaders want at the moment.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{084545de-0dba-4cfd-99eb-afbf309c79bf}{161}" paraid="1157473318" >Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/four-ukrainian-provinces-all-set-to-hold-referendums-on-joining-russia-518891" hreflang="en">Four Ukrainian provinces all set to hold referendums on joining Russia</a></p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{68991088-b592-42d1-b27f-f25e39710fc9}{33}" paraid="602204932" >“As far as the conversation between the PM and US President is concerned, it was good, forward-looking and constructive. Our relationship with the US, currently it is dehyphenated from any other relationship and we would want it to be further dehyphenated from any regional, or political issues. It is starting out as shore footing, so we don’t want to rush this and let it be a hostage for one event and other. There are solid building blocks in the current scenario of the US-Pakistan relationship,” she said.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{93c4b110-a986-4355-ab05-482fd1c1e79b}{78}" paraid="669074706" >Rabbani also spoke about the devastation that the recent floods caused in Pakistan. Millions of people were displaced from their homes while the natural disaster ended up claiming more than 1500 lives.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{18758286-bee8-472c-ab34-4cee3977c182}{19}" paraid="336827416" >“The proportion of the calamity is so huge. It so extraordinary people can't ignore it. I think&nbsp;this is God’s early warning system that things are not going to remain the same. We are soon to be going out of options. We used to talk about mitigation as an option but today mitigation doesn't seem to be a viable solution. Now the current window open is adaptation -- it seems we are keen to close this window as well. If you allow that window to be closed and we don’t get our acts together, currently there’s a lot of talk on adaptation but when we come to serious windows of financing that are available, serious adaptation projects which have priorities, I don’t see any which are viable or deliverable,” she said.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{18758286-bee8-472c-ab34-4cee3977c182}{19}" paraid="336827416" >Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-says-presidents-can-declassify-documents-even-by-thinking-about-it-518900" hreflang="en">Donald Trump says presidents can declassify documents 'even by thinking about it'</a></p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{82b5db9e-780b-4035-9561-860544bdceb9}{41}" paraid="871607956" >The United Nations issued a flash appeal for $160 million to help Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods. Rabbani said that the flash appeal was extremely helpful and they are now focused on rebuilding.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{82b5db9e-780b-4035-9561-860544bdceb9}{50}" paraid="1936980018" >“UN goes into the process in a systematic way when the need arises. The flash appeal process built in requires revisions as and when the need arises. However, my appeal is less the flash appeal and more focused on rebuilding,” she explained.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

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Minister of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States President Joe Biden had a “forward-looking and constructive” conversation on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly session in New York.

Minister of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States President Joe Biden had a “forward-looking and constructive” conversation on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly session in New York. In an exclusive interview with WION’s Anas Mallick, Rabbani said that the two countries have “solid building blocks” for a good relationship and that is something that both leaders want at the moment. Also read | Four Ukrainian provinces all set to hold referendums on joining Russia “As far as the conversation between the PM and US President is concerned, it was good, forward-looking and constructive. Our relationship with the US, currently it is dehyphenated from any other relationship and we would want it to be further dehyphenated from any regional, or political issues. It is starting out as shore footing, so we don’t want to rush this and let it be a hostage for one event and other. There are solid building blocks in the current scenario of the US-Pakistan relationship,” she said. Rabbani also spoke about the devastation that the recent floods caused in Pakistan. Millions of people were displaced from their homes while the natural disaster ended up claiming more than 1500 lives. “The proportion of the calamity is so huge. It so extraordinary people can't ignore it. I think this is God’s early warning system that things are not going to remain the same. We are soon to be going out of options. We used to talk about mitigation as an option but today mitigation doesn't seem to be a viable solution. Now the current window open is adaptation -- it seems we are keen to close this window as well. If you allow that window to be closed and we don’t get our acts together, currently there’s a lot of talk on adaptation but when we come to serious windows of financing that are available, serious adaptation projects which have priorities, I don’t see any which are viable or deliverable,” she said. Also read | Donald Trump says presidents can declassify documents 'even by thinking about it' The United Nations issued a flash appeal for $160 million to help Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods. Rabbani said that the flash appeal was extremely helpful and they are now focused on rebuilding. “UN goes into the process in a systematic way when the need arises. The flash appeal process built in requires revisions as and when the need arises. However, my appeal is less the flash appeal and more focused on rebuilding,” she explained.

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<p>Pakistan's former minister, Fawad Hussain, launched a sexist assault on Hina Rabbani Khar on social media after she was appointed as a junior foreign affairs minister in the Shehbaz Sharif cabinet.</p>

<p>In an old interview, Fawad Hussain described Hina Rabbani Khar as a "low IQ" woman whose only claim to fame is "Berkin bags and fancy eye shades."</p>

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<p>Hina Rabbani Khar confessed in an old interview that, as foreign minister, she had to deal with accusations from friends that Pakistan was aiding terrorists, and that there were "waves of truth" to those charges.</p>

<p>Hina Rabbani Khar, who received star treatment during her maiden official visit to India, will serve as Pakistan's junior foreign minister for the second time in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's new 37-member cabinet, which was presented on Tuesday.</p>

<p>During her time as Pakistan's minister of state for foreign affairs, from February 2011 to March 2013, Khar was the country's youngest and first female minister. She has been re-appointed to the same job, but as a junior Minister of State this time.</p>

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Pakistan's former minister, Fawad Hussain, launched a sexist assault on Hina Rabbani Khar on social media after she was appointed as a junior foreign affairs minister in the Shehbaz Sharif cabinet.

Pakistan's former minister, Fawad Hussain, launched a sexist assault on Hina Rabbani Khar on social media after she was appointed as a junior foreign affairs minister in the Shehbaz Sharif cabinet. In an old interview, Fawad Hussain described Hina Rabbani Khar as a "low IQ" woman whose only claim to fame is "Berkin bags and fancy eye shades." When you appoint a low IQ women whose only claim to fame is her Berkin bags and expensive eye shades such blunders ll become a norm, hope ll get rid of this lot sooner than later #ImportedGovernmentNamzanzoor pic.twitter.com/KCCkloO9kX — Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 19, 2022 × Hina Rabbani Khar confessed in an old interview that, as foreign minister, she had to deal with accusations from friends that Pakistan was aiding terrorists, and that there were "waves of truth" to those charges. Hina Rabbani Khar, who received star treatment during her maiden official visit to India, will serve as Pakistan's junior foreign minister for the second time in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's new 37-member cabinet, which was presented on Tuesday. During her time as Pakistan's minister of state for foreign affairs, from February 2011 to March 2013, Khar was the country's youngest and first female minister. She has been re-appointed to the same job, but as a junior Minister of State this time. (With inputs from agencies)

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