{"id":42662,"date":"2026-08-15T08:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=42662"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:43","slug":"pakistan-reaffirms-support-for-african-independence-struggles","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/pakistan-reaffirms-support-for-african-independence-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan reaffirms support for African Independence struggles \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to supporting self-determination and peace initiatives across Africa and the global south, citing its historic backing of liberation movements on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during Pakistan&#8217;s 80th Independence Day commemorations on Friday, High Commissioner Malik Muhammad Farooq highlighted Islamabad&#8217;s early support for North African independence struggles in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria during the mid-twentieth century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Farooq also noted Pakistan&#8217;s diplomatic and peacekeeping interventions during international crises, including the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, highlighting that the country remains dedicated to playing a constructive role in global conflict resolution and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Addressing guests at the commemoration, Farooq stressed that Pakistan\u2019s foreign policy continues to prioritise solidarity, non-alignment, and active participation in international efforts where support for self-determination and stability is required.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42663,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-42662","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Pakistan reaffirms Africa ties on 80th Independence anniversary","published_date":"2026-08-15 08:14:32","news_description":"Pakistan reaffirms Africa ties on 80th Independence anniversary","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42664,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42662\/revisions\/42664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=42662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}