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US lawmaker Alexander Green honoured with Sitara-i-Khidmat award

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

WASHINGTON, Sep 10: American Congressman Alexander Green was on Monday decorated with Sitara-i-Khidmat, a high Pakistani civil award, by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, for his pivotal role in boosting US-Pakistan diplomatic and economic relations and in combating Islamophobia. The award […]

Pakistan calls for mechanisms enabling UN peacekeepers to foster peace among conflicting parties

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 10 : Pakistan has called for strengthening the role and capacity of UN peacekeeping in hotspots around the world, proposing that the Security Council should create effective political mechanisms to promote peace agreements among parties to the conflict. Speaking in the 15-member […]

UN General Assembly declares July 6 as ‘World Rural Development Day’

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 09 : The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution, proposed by Bangladesh, to declare July 6 as “World Rural Development Day”, marking the culmination of the initiative taken by Bangladesh. The 193-member Assembly acted by adopting — without a […]

UN calls urges probe into American activist’s death in W. Bank; eyewitnesses say Israelis shot her

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 08 : The United Nations (UN) has called for a “full investigation” into the death of Aysenur Egzi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was killed recently in the West Bank amid Israeli war against Palestinian people. Ms. Eygi, who was born in […]

China, Pakistan eye stronger collaboration in tea industry to bridge import-export gap

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

BEIJING, Sep 06 : Minister at the Pakistan Embassy in China, Manzoor Ali has expressed optimism for enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and China in the tea industry. Highlighting Pakistan’s status as a significant tea consumer with a population exceeding 200 million, he emphasized the potential […]

Private donations from world over boost UN support for suffering Gazans: UNRWA

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 06: From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented support for UNRWA, the United Nations agency supplying a lifeline to two million Palestinians trapped in Gaza amid relentless Israeli attacks on the enclave, according […]

“Taaziyeh” spellbound performance held at ECI Tehran to mark Arbaeen

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

TEHRAN, Sep 3 : A stage performance called “Taaziyah” spellbound the audience, held at the ECO Cultural Institute (ECI) in Tehran to mark the combination of Arbaeen (the fortieth day of mourning for Aashura, i.e. Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) and the martyrdom holiday of […]

Pakistani delegation visits Xinjiang, explores rich cultural heritage, modern developments

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

XINJIANG, Sep 02 : A Pakistani delegation, comprising media representatives and think tank, arrived in Xinjiang, China to immerse themselves in the region’s natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and modern development achievements. As late summer transitions into early autumn, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reveals […]

Thousands more children inoculated on day 2 of polio campaign in war-hit Gaza

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 02 : The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with pauses in Israeli attacks holding sufficiently for thousands more children to receive their dose, in addition to the 87,000 who received their first round […]

First children receive polio vaccinations in Gaza ahead of start of UN-led campaign

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Tuba Zafar

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 01 : A first group of children received polio vaccinations in besieged Gaza on Saturday ahead of the official start of a much-anticipated United Nations-led campaign on Sunday. Children at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, central Gaza, were among the first […]

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