Category: International News

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (APP):The Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO), a Rome-based United Nations agency, Wednesday called for bolder action to make healthy, sustainable diets affordable and accessible for all, while marking World Food Day. FAO said the shift away from seasonal, mainly plant-based and fibre-rich food has occurred in recent decades, as a result… Continue reading UN calls for bolder action to make healthy diets available to all

BEIJING, Oct 16 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi has said that the goodwill between the peoples of Pakistan and China was the firm bedrock of the unshakable Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership for a shared future in the new era. “To enhance this vital aspect of our cooperation, Pakistan and China are celebrating… Continue reading Pak-China unshakeable strategic cooperative partnership based on peoples ‘goodwill: Ambassador Hashmi

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (APP)::The UN Secretary-General welcomes Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative to de-escalate tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, after a recent attack on the kingdom’s oil industry, his spokesman said Tuesday. Asked about the Pakistani leader’s current mediation move, Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the regular noon briefing in New York… Continue reading UN chief welcomes PM Khan’s initiative to ease Iran-Saudi tensions

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (APP):Eighty five civilians were killed and an another 373 wounded during the recent presidential electoral process in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported on Tuesday. In a special report, UNAMA blames more than 80 percent of the casualties on the Taliban’s deliberate campaign of violence and intimidation… Continue reading UN says 85 civilians killed, 373 wounded during Afghan election campaign

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (APP):Rural women and girls across the world are a “powerful force” in global action to respond to climate change, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said . In a message to mark the International Day of Rural Women, observed annually on October 15, the UN chief said that “listening to rural women… Continue reading UN chief calls rural women a ‘powerful force’ for global climate action

BEIJING, Oct 15 (APP):India’s first homemade aircraft carrier Vikrant, which is under construction at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), had a break-in recently. The hard disks, memory chips and processors of four computers onboard the carrier were dismantled and taken away, and local police has set up a team to investigate the case. The Indian… Continue reading Indian military industry suffocated by troubles: China Military Online

LONDON, Oct 14 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has called upon the Pakistani students to enrich their academic experience in Britain and use the same for the development of Pakistan. High Commissioner, Mohammad Nafees Zakaria stated this while addressing Pakistani Chevening scholars over a Dinner Reception hosted at the… Continue reading Nafees urges Pakistani students to enrich their academic experience in UK

BEIJING, Oct 14 (APP):The pace of shifting global alliances is baffling even the most avid international relations observers. Big powers are abandoning their allies and developing countries are leaving their neighbors behind to partner with distant nations. But one relationship has transcended generations. As the People’s Republic of China celebrated the 70th anniversary of its… Continue reading China-Pakistan ties weather global storm: Global Times

BEIJING, Oct 14 (APP):China-Nepal relations have become a model for the harmonious coexistence of countries of different sizes, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang Monday said. “Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal, they have always respected each other, trusted each other, and supported each other. They have become a model for… Continue reading China-Nepal relations model for harmonious coexistence of countries of different sizes: Spokesperson

NEW YORK, Oct 14 (APP):An influential American newspaper Monday called on the Trump administration to press India to end its “harsh” crackdown in Kashmir imposed after it annexed the disputed state more than two months ago, saying its repression there was not compatible with democracy. “India has become a close ally of the United States,… Continue reading Leading US paper urges India to end its ‘repressive’ crackdown in Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (APP):UN Secretary-General said Monday that the ongoing Turkish military operation in northeast Syria could unintentionally lead to the release of scores of people associated with the terrorist group ISIL/D’esh, and called for an immediate de-escalation of the fighting that has led to civilian casualties and displacement of 160,000 people in less… Continue reading Turkey’s northeast Syria military operation could result in unintentional release of ISIL/Da’esh affiliates: UN chief

LONDON Oct 13 (APP):Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from October 14 (Monday) to October 18 (Friday), at the request of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This will be their Royal Highnesses’ first official visit to Pakistan, a UK government… Continue reading Prince William, Kate Middleton to undertake five-day official visit to Pakistan from Oct 14

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (APP):Pakistan’s Ambassador for United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi has unleashed yet another blistering attack on India for it’s “brutal suppression” of the Kashmiri people, and said world body’s decolonization agenda would remain incomplete without a settlement of the Kashmir dispute based on Security Council resolutions that pledged to them the right… Continue reading At UN, Pakistan’s envoy delivers another blistering attack on India for ‘brutal suppression’ of Kashmiris

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner — for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region. Abiy Ahmed was announced the winner of the prestigious award on Friday for his efforts to resolve two decades of… Continue reading UN chief congratulates Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed on winning Nobel Prize, hails his ‘people first’ agenda

LONDON, Oct 11 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Mohammad Nafees Zakaria organized a ceremony to announce the appointment of Julian Martin Hamilton Barns as Honorary Consul of Pakistan for the United Kingdon (UK) on October 10, 2019. A statement of Pakistan High Commission issued here Friday said the appointment of Julian Martin Hamilton had… Continue reading Julian Martin Hamilton appointed Honorary Consul of Pakistan for UK