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UN Sec General urged to help resolve Kashmir dispute to ensure peace in South Asia

Posted on June 20, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD,The Jammu and Kashmir Peace and Justice Forum (JKPJF) on Sunday invited the attention of Secretary General United Nations, Antonio Guterres towards resolution of a longstanding Kashmir dispute, which has been a constant threat to peace, stability and security of the South Asian region. In […]

UN welcomes G-7 commitment of 870 million Covid vaccines for poor countries

Posted on June 15, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, A senior United Nations official has welcomed the Group of Seven (G-7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access and helping to end the acute phase of the pandemic. “Equitable access to […]

UN slams ‘horrendous attack’ on demining partner HALO Trust

Posted on June 10, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, The United Nations Wednesday called for an investigation into the deadly attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a humanitarian group working to rid the country of landmines. Ten people were killed, and 16 others injured, when gunmen burst into a demining […]

UN chief ‘appalled’ over killing of Pakistani Muslim family in Canada, urges united fight against Islamophobia

Posted on June 9, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, UN Secretary-GeneraI Antonio Guterres Tuesday expressed his outrage over the “targeted” killing of a Pakistani-origin Muslim family, and called for unitedly standing against Islamophobia. “I am appalled by the targeted and heinous attack on a Muslim family in Ontario, Canada,” the UN chief […]

UN report reiterates threats posed to Pakistan’s security by Afghan-based TTP, JuA terrorists

Posted on June 5, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, A new United Nations report on Afghanistan highlights the continued and ever-growing cross-border terrorist threat posed by proscribed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which according to the report, continues to operate from the eastern Nangarhar province of neighbouring country. The 12th report of the UN […]

Pakistan gives ‘high priority’ to eradicating corruption, NAB chief tells UN

Posted on June 4, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Pakistan attaches “high priority” to fighting corruption as part of the international commitment to end poverty, curb illicit financial flows and ensure peace and prosperity, Justice (r) Javed Iqbal, the head of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), told the United Nations Thursday. “We believe […]

UN experts say Kashmir leader ‘stripped naked, hung upside down’; voice ‘grave concern’ over repression

Posted on June 4, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, The Geneva-based office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has made public a letter from five UN experts to the Indian government expressing grave concern over the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment committed by Indian forces against Kashmiri […]

Pakistan urges ‘high priority’ for UN peacekeepers’ safety, security amid uptick in deadly attacks

Posted on May 25, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Pakistan has called for according “high priority” to the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers serving in hotspots around the world, pointing out that the blue helmets were facing an increasing number of attacks in their operations to maintain peace and security. […]

UN chief calls Gaza ‘hell on earth’ for children

Posted on May 21, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday. “If there is a hell on earth, it is the lives of […]

FM Qureshi meets UN General Assembly president, Volkan Bozkir