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UNITED NATIONS, :The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday expressed her dismay over India’s crackdown on human rights activists and non-governmental organizations. In a statement issued in Geneva, she appealed to New Delhi to safeguard the rights of human rights […]

BEIJING,: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier, who went missing while helping local herdsmen find the lost yak near the China-India border on Sunday, has been returned to the Chinese border troops by the Indian army early Wednesday morning, according to a statement of […]

NEW YORK, : The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent watchdog body, has condemned authorities in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir for closing the Srinagar office of The Kashmir Times (KT), a leading English daily and one of the oldest newspapers in the disputed […]

UNITED NATIONS, : Pakistan has called on the United Nations to closely monitor the situation in the restive Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir where reprisals and attacks against human rights defenders were growing amid a harsh security clampdown. “Acts of intimidation and reprisals against those who […]

BEIJING, : China on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister’s Advisor on National Security, Moeed Tusuf for his remarks about the situation in Xinjiang and upholding a fair and objective stance on the relevant issue. “China commends this position. It proves that seeing is believing. China commends […]

BEIJING, Oct 19 (APP): A special flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with around 260 Pakistani passengers on board will arrive at Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu, China on Thursday (October 22). In view of the disruption in commercial flight operations, it will be tenth special […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an “indiscriminate” attack on Sunday against a provincial police headquarters in Afghanistan’s province of Ghor, saying those responsible for such crimes must be held accountable. According to preliminary reports, the attack claimed the […]

NEW YORK, Oct 19 (APP): A former United States Treasury Secretary and a top economist has praised Pakistan’s strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic, saying the U.S.would have saved trillions had it followed a similar plan. Larry Summers, who headed the National Economic Council under […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (APP):Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including coronavirus , billions of people around the world do not have ready access to a place to do it, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. According […]