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Pakistan set to begin its 2-year term as UN Security Council’s non-permanent member on Wednesday

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 31 : Pakistan will begin its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 1, with Ambassador Munir Akram saying that the Pakistani delegation will play an “active and constructive”role in addressing key challenges […]

China to work with all countries to promote friendship, cooperation: Xi

BEIJING, Dec 31 : Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will work with all countries to promote friendship and cooperation as changes unseen in a century accelerate across the world. “It is important to rise above estrangement and conflict with a broad vision […]

UNGA adopts 10-year action plan for landlocked countries, cybercrime Treaty, $3.72 bln UN budget

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 26 : Concluding the main part of its seventy-ninth session today, the General Assembly adopted a 10-year action programme to address the unique challenges faced by landlocked developing countries, a historic cybercrime convention and the $3.72 billion United Nations budget for 2025. […]

Pak-China partnership, an anchor of regional stability, prosperity: PM

ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday underscored the importance of the all weather strategic partnership between Pakistan and China, describing it as “an anchor of regional stability” and “a beacon of hope for a global peace and prosperity”. “We are […]

Azerbaijan Airlines make emergency landing with 67 people aboard

ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 : Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), an Embraer 190 aircraft operating flight J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny made an emergency landing three kilometres from the city of Aktau. According to AZERTAC, the incident was caused by a collision between the aircraft and a flock […]

Chahar Institute, IPRI jointly hold seminar in Chengdu, China

BEIJING, Dec 24 :Chahar Institute and Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) jointly held a seminar on “CPEC and China-Pak Socio-cultural Connectivity” in Chengdu, China. A four-member delegation led by Amb Dr Raza Muhammad, President IPRI, as well as a seven-member team led by Prof. Cheng […]

Panama responds to Trump’s threat to retake vital waterway

ISLAMABAD DEC 23 (ONLINE): President Jose Raul Mulino has addressed the nation in response to US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to retake control of the Panama Canal, a vital waterway that contributes billions of dollars to the Panamanian economy annually and serves as a crucial […]

Gaza: 46 more Palestinians martyred in Israeli air strikes

ISLAMABAD DEC 23 (ONLINE): Forty-six more Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli air strikes across besieged Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours. The attacks were carried out at the refugees’ camps of Jabalia, Shujayaa, Nuseirat and Buruji. The martyrdom toll of Palestinians in Israeli […]

Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years

ISLAMABAD DEC 23 (ONLINE): In front of Saudah’s house on Indonesia’s Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 years ago and a daily reminder that her youngest son has yet to come home. Saudah, who like many Indonesians […]

One Palestinian child killed an hour in Gaza: UN agency says

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 : The Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) , Phillipe Lazzarini, has said that in Gaza, a child is killed every hour by Israel’s deadly bombardments on the besieged enclave. “These are not numbers. These are lives cut […]

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