Gofrixty [5 August 2025] – The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday strongly rebuffed allegations of Pakistanis participating in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A foreign news agency recently published a report suggesting that some prisoners from Pakistan had made to Russian authorities, however as per Foreign Office the information was “totally untrue” and reflected “an irresponsible attitude”.
During a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addressed the matter. It was fake news, she insisted, accusing the media of failing to substantiate the story. She also said that the uniform policy of the government is not to permit or back them in addition to her fellowmen wage war on foreign soil.
The spokesman also said that Pakistan is neutral toward the Russia-Ukraine war. She also cautioned the media when she said that Pakistan has been calling for peace, diplomacy and to respect international laws time and again. Meanwhile, Balochdo insisted that international media must crosscheck their facts before disseminating such sensitive stories.
