{"id":7194,"date":"2025-08-28T18:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=7194"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:12:41","slug":"pakistan-u-s-reaffirm-commitment-to-promote-interfaith-harmony-mutual-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/pakistan-u-s-reaffirm-commitment-to-promote-interfaith-harmony-mutual-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, U.S. reaffirm commitment to promote interfaith harmony, mutual respect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Thursday, August 28, 2025 : Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Kheal Das Kohistani on Thursday met U.S. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Natalie Baker, and underlined the importance of promoting interfaith harmony, religious freedom, and peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>During the meeting, Minister Kohistani reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment to safeguarding the rights of all minority communities, stressing that the country stood as a \u201cliving example of religious tolerance and harmony.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7196\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3f1db4d1-f468-45ff-ae51-9d46e22bf5bb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3f1db4d1-f468-45ff-ae51-9d46e22bf5bb.jpg 900w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3f1db4d1-f468-45ff-ae51-9d46e22bf5bb-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3f1db4d1-f468-45ff-ae51-9d46e22bf5bb-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3f1db4d1-f468-45ff-ae51-9d46e22bf5bb-525x420.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3f1db4d1-f468-45ff-ae51-9d46e22bf5bb-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3f1db4d1-f468-45ff-ae51-9d46e22bf5bb-696x557.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that Pakistan seeks closer collaboration with the United States in advancing mutual respect and inclusive social values.<\/p>\n<p>Baker appreciated Pakistan\u2019s religious and cultural diversity, noting that the United States values its partnership with Pakistan in fostering interfaith dialogue and respect among communities. She reaffirmed Washington\u2019s resolve to work with Pakistan in promoting equality and tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to the U.S. Embassy\u2019s official social media platform <em>X<\/em>, Baker wrote that she had a \u201cthoughtful discussion\u201d with Kohistani on the importance of religious freedom and interfaith harmony, adding that the U.S. looks forward to deepening cooperation in this area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7197\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5700ab4a-97fc-4200-9135-ba2b1901f6b9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5700ab4a-97fc-4200-9135-ba2b1901f6b9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5700ab4a-97fc-4200-9135-ba2b1901f6b9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5700ab4a-97fc-4200-9135-ba2b1901f6b9-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5700ab4a-97fc-4200-9135-ba2b1901f6b9-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5700ab4a-97fc-4200-9135-ba2b1901f6b9-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Thursday, August 28, 2025 : Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Kheal Das Kohistani on Thursday met U.S. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Natalie Baker, and underlined the importance of promoting interfaith harmony, religious freedom, and peaceful coexistence. During the meeting, Minister Kohistani reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment to safeguarding the rights of all minority communities, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,59,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-religious-diplomacy","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}