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UNITED NATIONS, Dec 03 (APP): The resumption of Israeli bombardment in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between Palestinians and Israelis to be found, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 03 (APP): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar while lauding the United Arab Emirates’ announcement of a $30 billion fund to channel investments to mitigate climate change, has said that the climate fund initiative by the UAE is promising and will be translated into […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 02 (APP): Drought is starting to unfold as an unprecedented planetary-scale emergency, the United Nations has warned. A new Global Drought Snapshot report released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at COP28 in Dubai has warned that drought is becoming […]

DUBAI, Dec 02 (APP): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Bill Gates, co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), on Saturday met on the sidelines of COP-28 and discussed progress on Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts. The prime minister apprised Gates of the ongoing polio vaccination […]

WASHINGTON, Dec 02 (APP): Pakistan’s Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) Friday signed a letter of intent with United States’ Delaware State University (DSU) paving the way for cooperation between the two educational institutions in several areas, including student exchange programmes. The signing ceremony was held […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 02 (APP): As United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced his deep regret about the resumption of deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarian officials vowed to stay and help all those in need, while reiterating “nowhere is safe from attacks” […]

WASHINGTON, Dec 01 (APP): A senior US State Department official would leave for Islamabad next week to discuss with Pakistani officials a range of issues, the State Department announced Friday. The Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Julieta Valls […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (APP):At least 4,02,312 illegal foreigners including Afghans have so far been repatriated to their homeland in a dignified and safe manner. The process of repatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their homeland is continuing. “Thousands of Afghans are returning to […]