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Pakistan's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan, reviewed issues on the country's foreign policy agenda during his weekly press briefing.

The briefing addressed the Nobel Peace Prize nomination and the extradition of Pakistani criminals located in the United Kingdom. Khan also assessed the latest developments along the Pakistan-Iran border and discussed the terrorist threat originating from Afghanistan, as well as the UK's position on increasing diplomatic pressure on Afghanistan.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Khan also raised the issue of the deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. He additionally provided information on the invitation extended to the Chief Minister of India's Punjab state to attend a festival in Lahore, the issuance of visas to Hindu pilgrims from India, the next meeting of the MCC Alliance and the reopening of the Kartarpur Corridor. Khan also conveyed assessments concerning the Indian Punjab Chief Minister's desire to visit Pakistan.