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Munir Akram included among 14 influential diplomats, officials

Posted on February 26, 2024 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (Online): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has been included among 14 influential diplomats and officials at the U.N. in the “Power List” published by a noted news and analysis website. In introducing Ambassador Akram, the website said he is […]

Vaccine holdouts in New York, San Francisco won’t be paid: NBA

Posted on September 30, 2021 by News Desk

Los Angeles, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):The NBA said Wednesday players who do not comply with local Covid-19 vaccination mandates will be docked pay for games they are forced to miss because of their status. The policy means players with teams based in San Francisco and New […]

Fashion Week returning to New York with in-person energy

Posted on September 5, 2021 by News Desk

New York, Sept 5 (AFP/APP):After a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York is opening its Spring/Summer 2022 Fashion Week with the return of in-person runway shows featuring big names like Tom Ford and Altuzarra. But Covid-related curbs will deprive the series of […]

New York declares state of emergency as heavy rains wreak havoc

Posted on September 2, 2021 by News Desk

NEW YORK, Sep 02 (APP):A state of emergency has been declared in New York City after it was hit on Wednesday evening by record rainfall and flash flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Ida that brought to a grinding halt underground trains and turned […]

Big Martyrs’ Day rally in New York’s Times Square demands Kashmir’s freedom from Indian yoke

Posted on July 13, 2021 by News Desk

NEW YORK, Kashmiris and Pakistanis, who were joined by Sikhs, Monday staged a protest demonstration in New York’s Times Square denouncing Indian atrocities in Kashmir and calling on the United Nations to to honour its pledge to grant the Kashmiris their right of self-determination. Raising […]

PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in New York on private visit

Posted on July 12, 2021 by News Desk

NEW YORK, The Chairman of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, arrived in New York on Sunday for a short private visit to the United States, according to a party official. He was received at John F Kennedy international airport by PPP office-bearers, including […]

Dr Nishtar briefs Pakistani community in New York about Ehsaas programmes

Posted on July 8, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr Sania Nishtar in a meeting held with the UN Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Mr Liu Zhenmin discussed ways to ensure the fulfillment of the Sustainable […]

FM Qureshi, along with his counterparts from 3 nations, arrives in New York for UNGA session on Mideast crisis

Posted on May 20, 2021 by News Desk

NEW YORK, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrived in New York Wednesday night to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the urgent session of UN General Assembly to debate the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, which takes place […]

FMs of Pakistan, Palestine & Turkey leave for New York to attend UNGA meeting

Posted on May 19, 2021 by News Desk

ANKARA, The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Palestine and Turkey left here for New York on Wednesday to participate in the urgent meeting of the UN General Assembly to discuss the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Foreign Minister […]

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