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UNGA adopts Pakistan-sponsored resolution targeting disinformation

Posted on December 26, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 26 (APP):The UN General Assembly Saturday unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution that calls for multidimensional response to counter all forms of disinformation that erodes human rights. The resolution entitled, “Countering Disinformation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,” […]

Bodies of 16 killed in Channel boat disaster repatriated to Iraq

Posted on December 26, 2021 by News Desk

Arbil, Iraq, Dec 26 (AFP/APP):The bodies of 16 people killed when their boat sank in the Channel while trying to reach England were repatriated early Sunday to Iraqi Kurdistan where their families were awaiting them, an AFP photographer saw. The plane carrying them arrived around […]

Pope calls for humility in Christmas Eve mass

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Vatican City, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis Friday called on the faithful to value the “little things in life” and show solidarity with the poor in his Christmas Eve mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Some 2,000 members of the public and 200 religious figures attended, wearing […]

32 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire: police

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Dhaka, Dec 24 (AFP/APP):At least 32 people died on Friday when a packed ferry caught fire in southern Bangladesh, police said. “The three-storey Obhijan 10 caught fire mid-river. We have recovered 32 bodies. The death toll may rise. Most died from the fire and a […]

Assange lawyers launch appeal against extradition

Posted on December 24, 2021 by News Desk

London, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):Lawyers for Julian Assange have launched an appeal before Britain’s Supreme Court against a High Court ruling that he may be extradited to the United States, the WikiLeaks founder’s fiancee said Thursday. The December 10 decision by the High Court in London […]

Belgium will close all nuclear reactors by 2025

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Brussels, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):Belgium will shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025 but will not close the door on new-generation nuclear technology, according to a deal reached Thursday by the coalition government. A government source told AFP the all-night negotiations included an […]

UN Security Council adopts resolution to ease Afghan aid

Posted on December 23, 2021 by News Desk

United Nations, United States, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help humanitarian aid reach desperate Afghans, while seeking to keep funds out of Taliban hands. The resolution — a first step by the UN after months of […]

OIC session example of collective determination to help people of Afghanistan: Blinken

Posted on December 23, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 (APP):United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday said the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary session on Afghanistan last Sunday was a prime example of our collective determination and action to help those most in-need. In another tweet on social media […]

Armed groups deploy in Libya capital amid tensions over election

Posted on December 22, 2021 by News Desk

Tripoli, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Armed groups deployed in the suburbs of Libya’s capital on Tuesday, sparking security fears ahead of an expected delay of presidential elections, as three key candidates met in the country’s east. The vote was meant to cap a UN-led peace process after […]

Foreign debt worth 12.27 repaid by PTI government this year alone: Fawad Chaudhry

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said the incumbent government had returned foreign debt worth US $12.27 bln this year alone and about US $ 12.5 bln would be due next year. In a tweet, he said overall […]

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