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UN chief urges Taliban to show restraint, protect women’s right; UNSC set to meet Monday

UNITED NATIONS, As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the the group and all other parties “to exercise utmost restraint to protect lives and ensure that humanitarian can be addressed.” A statement issued to the UN press corps on […]

UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the situation arising from the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, it was announced Sunday. The 15-nation Council’s meeting has been requested by Estonia and Norway. India holds the presidency of the […]

India breaches its responsibility by not acceding to Pak’s request to brief UNSC on Afghan issue: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday said that India, as president of United Nations Security Council (UNSC), did not act objectively and by refusing Pakistan’s request to brief a session on Afghan issue, it had breached its obligations. The foreign minister said after […]

India’s nuclearization of Indian ocean threatens int’l, regional peace, Pakistan tells UNSC

UNITED NATIONS, Pakistan Monday told the UN Security Council that India’s “belligerent and aggressive” policies posed an immediate and pervasive threat to international and regional peace and security, especially as the Indians had nuclearized the Indian Ocean, an important avenue for global trade. “In pursuance […]

FM again writes to UNSC calling attention to India’s ‘illegal, draconian’ steps in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on completion of two years since India’s illegal and unilateral actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), has sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary General (UNSC) and UN Secretary General, highlighting the continuation of draconian […]

UNSC ‘deeply concerned’ over Afghan situation, but peacekeeping force not under consideration: Indian envoy

UNITED NATIONS, The situation in Afghanistan is of deep concern to all members of the United Nations Security Council, but there is no proposal under consideration to send a peacekeeping force to the war-torn country, according to T S Tirumurti, the Indian ambassador to the […]

UNGA decides to continue UNSC reform talks through consensus during 76th session after G-4’s bid to change negotiating format fails

UNITED NATIONS, The UN General Assembly Tuesday adopted a draft decision, by consensus, paving the way to continue intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on restructuring the Security Council during its 76th session after the aspirants of permanent seats on the 15-member body — India, Brazil, Germany and […]

FM expects UNSC to take decision on Palestine issue

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will no no longer in a position to fudge the Palestine issue and they would have to take a decision over it. In an interview with the TRT World, […]

Pakistan calls upon UNSC to initiate action against Indian agencies involved in terrorism

Pakistan has called upon UNSC Sanctions Committee to initiate immediate action against Indian agencies involved in sponsorship of terrorism against Pakistan. In a series of tweets, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram said that recent UN reports validate Pakistan’s actions against all terrorist […]

Pakistan urges UNSC to stop India from making demographic changes in Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS, :Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council to prevent India from carrying out its “criminal colonial project” to convert occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s Muslim majority into a minority, saying it was the 15-member body’s “direct responsibility” to do this under the […]

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