Diplomatic Initiatives.

While the world suffers through a global pandemic, Pakistan's Foreign Office and diplomatic strategies continue to handle existing challenges, as well as take on new initiatives.

One of these initiatives is the plan to spearhead a global effort to achieve lenient economic terms for developing countries, which are already suffering due to the pandemic. This plan has demonstrated Prime Minister Imran Khan's flair for diplomacy. After successfully launching his diplomatic initiative and convincing the World Bank, IMF and G-20 countries to temporarily implement debt suspension, Prime Minister Khan is now embarking on another debt-relief campaign for developing countries.

This diplomatic overture is picking up steam as different world leaders express support for it. The Ethiopian Prime Minister corresponded with PM Khan and agreed on the importance of working together to evolve a comprehensive plan on debt relief issues. Bahrain also supported Pakistan's call for global debt relief, with a commitment to continue consultations and deliberations on all key regional issues, including the global pandemic. Earlier in the week, the Egyptian President...

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