!["No binary choice for us [....] Our relationship with China didn't start yesterday, and it is not ending tomorrow," says Rizwan Sheikh](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/63415739/24ccf93823eb9be2b4d2c4c10cd57a816014638a28c5724c86322f301d308ab7)
Overview
- Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh thanked US leadership, specifically President Trump, for facilitating the ceasefire that ended an 88‑hour standoff and averted escalation in a nuclear region.
- He reaffirmed that Pakistan rejects a binary choice between Washington and Beijing, citing long‑standing ties with China and framing CPEC as economic connectivity while offering to help foster US–China rapprochement.
- He urged UN‑backed mediation on the Kashmir dispute, calling resolution essential for durable peace in South Asia.
- He described climate change as an existential crisis for Pakistan and said Islamabad is working with the IMF and World Bank on resilience measures tied to economic security.
- He condemned cross‑border terrorism attributed to Afghanistan, emphasized diplomacy as the preferred path with neighbors, and clarified that Pakistan is repatriating only undocumented Afghan residents with visa‑based border movement.