At UN, Pakistan calls for resolving Kashmir & Palestine disputes for world peace
UNITED NATIONS – On the eve of the 73nd session of United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan has called for strengthening the world body’s role in conflict resolution, while spotlighting Kashmiri people’s decades-long struggle for their right to self-determination in Indian occupied Kashmir. “We must summon the collective will to address protracted and complex disputes and […]
Pakistan to raise Kashmir issue at every forum: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said Pakistan would continue to raise the issue of “gross and systematic human rights violations” by the occupational forces in the Indian Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IoK) at all international fora. The foreign minister discussed the latest situation in the IoK with Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar […]
Arif Alvi elected Pakistan’s 13th President
ISLAMABAD :Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Dr Arif Alvi has been elected the 13th President of Pakistan, according to provisional results, Dawn reported. The counting of the votes is under way, and while the Election Commission of Pakistan is scheduled to announce official results tomorrow, provisional results have started pouring in. Alvi, according to unofficial results, has edged out […]
Founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies: Taliban
KABUL:,Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after a long illness, the Taliban announced on Tuesday. Haqqani, who founded the network in the 1970s, relinquished operational leadership of the group some years ago to his son Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is […]
3 children killed as landslide buries house in Nepal
Kathmandu: Three minor siblings were killed when a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall buried a house in western Nepal, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday when the children were playing outside their house at Baphukhola locality in Bagchaur area of Salyan district, they said. The deceased have been identified as eight-year-old Lalita Dangi and […]
Kashmir issue: India, Pakistan counters each other at UN Security Council
Srinagar:-Both India and Pakistan on Wednesday countered each other at UN Security Council over the Kashmir issue. India hoped that the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Pakistan would work constructively to build the region. “Pacific settlement (of disputes) requires pacific intent in thinking and Pacific content in action,” news gatherer IANS quoted India’s Permanent […]
Conditions still not suitable for safe return of Rohingya: UN chief
United Nations: Conditions are still not suitable for the safe, voluntary and sustainable return of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he called for accountability for the “horrendous persecution” of the minority community in the country. The Secretary-General was briefing the Security Council on the […]
25 soldiers killed in Taliban ambush in northern Afghanistan
KABUL:-Around 25 Afghan army soldiers died when their convoy was ambushed by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, officials said on Tuesday. Around 20 others were wounded and 16 were taken hostage after hours of fighting in Qaisar district on Monday, Sayed Hashemi, a Provincial Council Member, said. He said four bodies were recovered […]
China considers measures to curb workplace harassment
BEIJING: China is considering introducing measures to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace in a civil code draft submitted to the country’s top legislature on Monday, state news agency Xinhua reported. The measures would require employers to take reasonable measures to prevent, stop, and deal with complaints about sexual harassment, the report added. The draft, which […]
Myanmar generals must face justice for mass killings, gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya, says UN
GENEVA: Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent” and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, UN investigators said on Monday, reported Reuters. The civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi has allowed hate speech to thrive, destroyed documents […]
