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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (APP): Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza Strip has been “particularly intense” in the southern city of Khan Younis, UN humanitarian officials warned on Monday, as the UN agency that assists the Palestinians, UNWRA, reported that its shelters were now four times […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (APP): A Pakistani peacekeeper serving the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei, an area disputed by South Sudan and the Sudan, was killed Sunday in line of duty to protect civilians amid inter-communal violence there, the UN announced Monday, warning all […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (APP): The UN Security Council will meet on Wednesday over the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in besieged Gaza. Algeria requested the meeting late Friday after a […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (APP):The United Nations Friday welcomed as a “positive development” that Pakistan and Iran have formally resumed their friendly relations following the recent tensions between the two neighbouring countries. Earlier in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the envoys of […]

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (APP): Pakistan is the most attractive and profitable investment destination for US investors, and urged them to take advantage of the country’s improved business climate, Ambassador Masood Khans said Wednesday. “The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would provide every possible facilitation and […]

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP): Pakistan and Switzerland affirming the value of Bilateral Political Consultations in strengthening bilateral relations, agreed to continue cooperation in all matters of mutual interest. The bilateral ties were discussed during the 12th Round of Pakistan-Switzerland Bilateral Political Consultations held in Berne […]

Washington, Jan 25 (Online): The US Supreme Court has denied a request to halt the execution of a convicted murderer by nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith will be the first death row inmate put down using this supposedly painless method later on Thursday. The court’s […]

JAKARTA, Jan 25 (Online): Indonesia condemned on Thursday Israel’s deadly attacks on a UN facility sheltering displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza. At least 12 people were killed and 75 others injured when Israeli forces shelled on Wednesday the Khan Younis Training Center, where thousands of […]

SLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP): The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) and the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) of Pakistan have reached an agreement for the inclusion of Urdu as a Category C subject for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 (APP):: A senior Pakistani diplomat has called for “concrete steps” by the United Nations to stop the Israeli slaughter of the people in Gaza, as he underscored that a lasting end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only come through a two-state […]