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UN chief pays tributes to 336 personnel, including 6 Pakistanis, who died in service during 2020

UNITED NATIONS, The United Nations paused on to honour its 336 personnel, including six Pakistanis, who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020 — the highest number ever in a single year. The memorial ceremony, held online the other day, paid tribute […]

Chinese PLA provides COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan Army

BEIJING, The second batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was delivered to the Pakistani military. The vaccine was provided with the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of Pakistani military and for the implementation of […]

Pakistani diaspora in China terms ‘voting rights to overseas Pakistanis’ a historic step

BEIJING, : The Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government’s landmark decision of giving voting rights to overseas Pakistanis in the next general elections has kindled a great enthusiasm among members of the Pakistani community in China who have termed the new law as a historic initiative. […]

Modi’s mishandling of Covid crisis shatters his ambition to make India a global power: US magazine

NEW YORK, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mishandling of the deadly coronavirus pandemic is an “embarrassing” setback for India, leaving “in tatters” his hyper-nationalistic domestic agenda that includes the ambition of making the country a “Vishwaguru” (or master to the world), according to an article in […]

Fai pays tributes to senior Kashmiri leader Ashraf Sehrai, died in Indian police custody

WASHINGTON, : Prominent Kashmiri leader Ghulam Nabi Fai paid high tributes to Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Tehreek-e-Hurriyet, who died in police custody in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Wednesday, saying he was a courageous leader. “A man […]

KGC urges WHO and UN to ask India to release Kashmiri political prisoners from overcrowded COVID-riddled Indian jails

MIRPUR [AJK]: Kashmir Global Council (KGC), a US based Kashmiri political advocacy group has urged upon the WHO and UN must ask Indian government to release Kashmiri political prisoners from overcrowded Indian jails to prevent the spread of Covid-19, stop the Amarnath religious pilgrimage in […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for partnerships to recover from coronavirus crisis

UNITED NATIONS, The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underscored the need for building partnerships between states, companies and civil society across the world to respond and recover from the devastating coronavirus crisis. “If ever there was need […]

UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push

UNITED NATIONS, Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has called on the world’s richest nations to underwrite coronavirus vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the need to raise some $60 billion over the next two years. Speaking during the regular briefing by the World Health Organization […]

UNGA President Volkan Bozkir to visit Pakistan ‘later this month’

UNITED NATIONS, The UN General Assembly President, Volkan Bozkir, said Tuesday he will be visiting Pakistan and Bangladesh during a trip to South Asia “later this month” at the invitation of the two governments. Addressing a press conference at UN Headquarters, he said that he […]

U.S. approves $2.4 billion sale of maritime patrol jets to India as part of moves to counter China: Report

WASHINGTON, :The United States announced it will sell six P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and related gear to India worth $2.42 billion that an American newspaper said Saturday was part of Washington’s move to push New Delhi into “greater regional efforts” to counter China. The jet […]

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