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UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (APP): With Pakistan supporting, the UN General Assembly Thursday adopted a resolution designating 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, in which at least 8,372 Bosnian Muslims were killed by Bosnian Serbs, […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (APP): : Underscoring the need for upholding protection of civilians caught in conflict, Pakistan has called on the UN Security Council to take steps to end foreign occupation and promote the right to self-determination for the Kashmiri and Palestinian people. “It […]

NEW YORK, May 22 (APP): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based watchdog body, has issued a statement in support of South Africa’s urgent request to the International Court of Justice to order Israel to facilitate unimpeded media access to Gaza. The CPJ […]

TEHRAN, May 23 (PNI) — The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces on Thursday released the first report on the causes of a recent helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage. Following the crash, a senior investigation […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (APP):: Pakistani peacekeepers serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been honoured with UN medals for their exceptional service in protecting some 300,000 residents of Bentiu, the capital of the country’s Unity state, from catastrophic floods, according to […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, alongside members of the Security Council and UN diplomats, has extended heartfelt condolences to the people and Government of Iran following the death of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident on Sunday. The crash, […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (APP): Pakistan, speaking for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), told a resumed session of the long-running negotiations to reform the UN Security Council that the 57-nation group would not accept any proposal that does not ensure “adequate representation of the […]