Pakistan is the voice of Kashmiris at the UN, says Maleeha Lodhi
New York—Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday said that Pakistan’s mission is to be the voice of Kashmiri people at the United Nations, said a media report. “We are the voice of the Kashmiri people in UN and are fighting their case [at an international level],” she told Geo News. […]
Fourteen dead after junior hockey team bus crash in Canada
Ottawa: A bus carrying a group of Canadian junior hockey players has collided with a semi-trailer on a rural highway in Saskatchewan, killing 14 people, Canadian media reported citing police. Fourteen more were injured — including three critically — in the accident involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, which was heading north for a Saskatchewan […]
Palestinian journalist dies after being shot by Israeli forces
A Palestinian journalist shot by Israeli forces allegedly along the Gaza border has succumbed to his injuries, reports said. Yaser Murtaja, a photographer with the Gaza-based Ain Media agency, was shot in the stomach in Khuza’a in the south of the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Murtaja, 30, was hit […]
Pakistan stands with Kashmiri brethren, affirms pak President
ISLAMABAD – President Mamnoon Hussain strongly condemned the ongoing violence against innocent Kashmiris by the Indian occupation forces on Friday and asserted that the Pakistani nation stood with their Kashmiri brothers in their just struggle. Addressing the inauguration of the annual National Book Festival here at the Pakistan-China Centre, the President appealed to the international […]
China warns of countering US tariffs
Beijing, April 6 : China warned on Friday it will counter tariff measures by the US even though it might lead to a trade war between the two countries. If the US continued its protectionism despite opposition from China and the international community, China would fight to the end to “protect the interests of the […]
Nawaz backs Maryam’s demand of live broadcast of corruption proceedings
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lifetime Quaid and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated his daughter Maryam Nawaz’s demand of live broadcast of corruption proceedings against the Sharif family. Addressing a gathering in Faisalabad marking the death anniversary of Chaudhry Sharif on Wednesday, Nawaz vowed to continue his fight saying, “I’m not the one to back down. […]
Nepal PM to visit India from April 6-8
March 30: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will visit India from April 6 to 8 on his maiden foreign trip after assuming office, in line with the tradition of a Nepali PM visiting India on his first overseas trip, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday. Oli’s visit comes following an invitation from […]
At least 8 killed, 8 wounded in suicide car bomb in eastern Libya: Security Officer
At least eight people, including civilians, were killed late Thursday in a suicide car bombing of a security barricade in the east of Libya, the second such attack in less than a month, local security and hospital sources said. A suicide attacker exploded his vehicle at a barricade manned by forces loyal to Libyan strongman […]
Historic North and South Korea meet on April 27
The leaders of North and South Korea will meet on April 27 for the first time since 2007, the two countries announced Thursday after high-level talks, reports CNN. North and South Korean officials met earlier at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two countries to discuss the timing of the landmark summit between President Moon […]
Pak PM frisked as he was on private visit: US Embassy
New Delhi , Mar 29 : Deputy Spokesperson of the United States Embassy in India, Alexander McLaren on Thursday said Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was frisked at the US airport as he was on private visit. Speaking to ANI, McLaren said that if an individual is on a private visit, irrespective of whether […]
