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UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (APP): A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a UN human rights expert, prompting calls for an independent international investigation. Dr Adnan Al Bursh, 50, the head of the orthopaedic department at Al-Shifa Hospital […]

MADINAH al-MUNAWWARAH, May 17 (APP):: Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain made surprise visits to different hotels and interacted with Pakistani Hujjaj staying there to get their feedback on the arrangements made by Pakistan for their facilitation in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The minister’s […]

NEW YORK, May 17 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, Thursday briefed a delegation of the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, about international and regional issues on United Nations’ agenda and Pakistan’s role at the world body. The delegation, comprising 12 members, […]

MADINAH al MUNAWWARAH, May 17 (APP):: Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Friday visited the office of Adillah company/Maktab Asnaad Al-Mutakaamil on invitation of its CEO to discuss Hajj related matters particularly departure of ‘advanced caravans’ of Pakistani pilgrims today from Madinah to […]

BEIJING, May 16 (APP): Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the progress in China-Russia relations is attributable to the two countries’ commitment to the five principles of mutual respect, win-win cooperation, lasting friendship, strategic coordination, fairness and justice. President Xi made the remarks […]

ISLAMABAD, May 12 (APP): Third edition of the Global AI Summit is set to take place from September 10 to 12, this year at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center under the patronage of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (APP): United Nations humanitarian teams scrambled to get lifesaving aid to communities devastated by deadly flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan over the weekend, the UN reported Sunday. Flash floods in the area have reportedly killed at least 300 people, including 51 […]