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title: "Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar discusses evolving diplomacy"
description: "Most outlets highlighted Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar’s remarks on diplomacy evolving beyond traditional statecraft to meet a changing world. Associated Press of Pakistan added context about the need for diplomacy to adapt to the global landscape and mentioned economic and public diplomacy, while Pakistan Today repeated the core statement without additional details."
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# Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar discusses evolving diplomacy

pakistan · updated 17 Oct 2026, 9:13 PM PKT · 17 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar’s remarks on diplomacy evolving beyond traditional statecraft to meet a changing world. Associated Press of Pakistan added context about the need for diplomacy to adapt to the global landscape and mentioned economic and public diplomacy, while Pakistan Today repeated the core statement without additional details.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Pakistan Today** — [Diplomacy evolving beyond traditional statecraft to meet changing world: Asim Iftikhar](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/17/diplomacy-evolving-beyond-traditional-statecraft-to-meet-changing-world-asim-iftikhar) · 17 Oct 2026, 9:13 PM PKT
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Diplomacy must adapt to evolving global landscape: FS Asim Iftikhar](https://www.app.com.pk/national/diplomacy-must-adapt-to-evolving-global-landscape-fs-asim-iftikhar/) · 17 Oct 2026, 3:47 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Saturday, said that diplomacy was evolving beyond traditional statecraft to meet a changing world and emphasized that economic and public diplomacy, strategic communication, and emerging technologies are now central to how nations engage and advance their interests. “We must broaden our diplomatic horizons, embrace innovation and...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 17 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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