Pak not to follow tit-for-tat policy if India conducts nuclear tests: Qureshi

October 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that he received 'positive vibes' during his meeting with Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna last month.

October 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Expressing concern over India's new nuclear-powered submarine, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that New Delhi should observe nuclear restraint to maintain stability in South Asia. Addressing the Los Angeles World Affairs Congress, Qureshi said Pakistan had proposed a 'Strategic Restraint Regime' to India with the three inter-locking principles of dispute settlement, conventional balance and nuclear and missile restraint.

September 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that an international probe should be conducted to investigate the recent encounters by the Indian security forces in Kashmir. Interacting with media persons in New York, Qureshi said the recent incidents in Kashmir indicated the struggle of the people of that region.

September 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that all the concerns of Pakistan, and the issue of water would also be discussed with India. He reiterated on Friday that Pakistan and India should focus on resumption of dialogue, which would clinch peace for the whole South Asian region.

September 17th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday India cannot harass Pakistan with pessimistic statements, and underlined that the dialogue process is the only way forward to resolve a crisis between the two countries, the Online news agency reported. If India thinks that it can suppress us with aggressive statements, then it is living in a fool's world, the report said citing Qureshi.

September 17th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Islamabad is in regular touch with New Delhi on all outstanding issues including the water dispute between both the countries. Interacting with media persons before departing for New York to take part in the United Nations General Council Meeting, Qureshi said that back channel diplomacy with India can not be ignored and added that it would be started once again.

September 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he expects to meet Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in New York during which discussion will take place on the Mumbai terror attack.

September 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has rejected reports that it has enhanced its nuclear capabilities and has considerably increased the number of its nuclear warheads from 60 to around 70-90. Interacting with media persons after a meeting with Minister for Religious Affairs, Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi termed the reports 'speculative'.

August 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India's internal politics was the prime reason behind New Delhi's reluctance to restart the composite peace dialogue. Interacting with media persons at the Foreign Office here, Qureshi said it is evident that India's foreign policy was influenced by its domestic politics.

July 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's war against terrorism has cost it more than 35 billion dollars, the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has claimed. Addressing a joint press conference with EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Qureshi said Pakistan wants aid promised by the international community to provide aid to the affected people, The Dawn reports.

June 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has said that it would not shift its forces from the Indian border to the western border along Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it is impossible for Islamabad to reduce the number of troops from the Indian border, and the international community especially the western countries are aware of the fact.

May 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan recently claimed that France has offered it a civilian nuclear technology deal similar to the US-India deal formalized last year, but it seems that Islamabad is counting its chickens before they've hatched, as there has not been any 'official' confirmation from Nicolas Sarkozy's office. French Officials said President Nicolas Sarkozy had confirmed his willingness to 'cooperate with Pakistan in the area of nuclear safety', but they declined to comment on whether Paris had offered any civil nuclear deal to Islamabad, as was claimed by Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi recently.

May 16th, 2009 PARIS - France has offered Pakistan civilian nuclear technology similar to what India has obtained. "France has agreed to transfer civilian nuclear technology to Pakistan.

May 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that India has no connection with the Pak-Afghanistan transit trade pact. Commenting on Pak-Afghan trade pact, the Foreign Minister clarified that India has no connection with the agreement.

January 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said his government wanted to revive the peace process with rival India which stalled after the Mumbai terror attacks. Qureshi said the 'unfortunate' Nov 26 terrorist siege in India's financial capital were a grave 'setback' for improving ties between the two neighbours.