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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (APP): Pakistan has called on the United Nations to actively seek to resolve festering disputes, such as Kashmir and Palestine, with several modalities for conflict resolution being available under the UN Charter. “The current threats to peace and security emanate mainly […]

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 […]

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 […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (APP):: Economic recovery in Afghanistan hinges on international support for boosting productivity and reinstating women’s rights, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a new report released Friday. The report paints a bleak picture of socio-economic conditions since the Taliban returned […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for “maximum restraint” after Pakistan’s precision retaliatory strikes in Iran, and called for the security concerns between the two countries to be resolved peacefully. “The Secretary-General is very concerned about the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (APP): The UN Security Council has called for an immediate end to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi on shipping in the Red Sea, adopting a resolution which received four abstentions including those from Russia and China. The resolution also called on the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (APP): Pakistan Tuesday warned that failure of international efforts to halt the “brutal” Israeli war on Gaza risked escalation that could engulf the entire region, as the UN General Assembly debated the use of the veto by the United States in […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 09 (APP):: With no let-up in Israeli bombardments across Gaza, the UN health agency pleaded on Tuesday for better access across the enclave, where relief is arriving “too little, too late” to help civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict. “Even if […]