US migrant children policy reversal still doesn’t address address problem: UN right experts

UNITED NATIONS, June 23 (APP)::The United States government decision to end its border policy of forcibly separating migrant children from their parents, does not help thousands of youngsters already in detention, who should be released and reunited with their families, a group of UN rights experts said on Friday. The group comprising 11 independent Special… Continue reading US migrant children policy reversal still doesn’t address address problem: UN right experts

Hussain Nawaz denies his mother’s death

LONDON, Jun 22 (APP):Hussain Nawaz here on Friday contradicted the media reports that his ailing mother Begum Kalsoom Nawaz has passed away. Talking to Pakistani media outside the Harley Street Clinic this afternoon, where his mother was admitted after a cardiac arrest, a few days back, he said “She is still gravely ill and risky… Continue reading Hussain Nawaz denies his mother’s death

First-ever global conference of national counter-terrorism chiefs to be held at UN next week

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (APP):Heads of counter-terrorism agencies from across the world will be meeting at UN Headquarters in New York next week for the first time, to pool expertise, resources and ideas to fight back against the growing scourge of international terrorism, the official who heads the world body’s year-old Office of Counter-Terrorism has… Continue reading First-ever global conference of national counter-terrorism chiefs to be held at UN next week

UN ‘pleased’ with Pakistan’s willingness to allow its inquiry commission to visit AJK

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (APP)::The United Nations Friday expressed its appreciation for Pakistan’s willingness to the visit of U.N.’s Commission of Inquiry (COI) to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and hoped that all countries would cooperate with the world body’s human rights mechanisms. “We are always pleased when member states cooperate with the work of… Continue reading UN ‘pleased’ with Pakistan’s willingness to allow its inquiry commission to visit AJK

UN Envoy confident of deal to avert further violence around key Yemeni port city

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (APP):The United Nations envoy for Yemen has expressed confidence that a solution can be found to prevent further violence in and around the port city of Hodeida. Fighting between Houthi rebels who control the city, and government forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, has put hundreds of thousands of civilian… Continue reading UN Envoy confident of deal to avert further violence around key Yemeni port city

India may resist China-Nepal cross-border railways construction project: Analysts

BEIJING, June 22 (APP):Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of International Relations said on Friday India may resist the joint construction by China and Nepal of a cross-border railway connecting the Tibet Autonomous Region with Kathmandu as the country believes Nepal is heavily dependent on it. China has… Continue reading India may resist China-Nepal cross-border railways construction project: Analysts

HEC delegation calls on High Commissioner

LONDON, June 22 (APP):A delegation of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan headed by Professor Dr. Mahmood ul Hassan Butt, its Chairman, called on Syed Ibne Abbas, the High Commissioner of Pakistan to United Kingdom (UK) here on Friday. Ms. Rosemary Hilhorst, Country Director, British Council Pakistan was also accompanying the delegation, said a… Continue reading HEC delegation calls on High Commissioner

Pakistani exporters participate in Safety and Health Expo 2018

APP12-22 LONDON: June 22 – Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK (4th from left) with Pakistani Exporters At Safety And Health Expo 2018 at Excel. APP

LONDON, Jun 22 (APP): Pakistani exhibitors participated in the three-day Safety and Health Expo 2018 which concluded at Excel, London on June 21, 2018. A statement of the Pakistan High Commission London issued here said that the Commission facilitated the visiting exporters. This year Emerging Pakistan brand was highlighted during the event which generated lot… Continue reading Pakistani exporters participate in Safety and Health Expo 2018

4th Councillors Convention to be held in Manchester tomorrow

LONDON, Jun 22 (APP):The High Commission for Pakistan, London and Consulate General of Pakistan, Manchester will be hosting the “Fourth Councillors Convention-2018” on Saturday, June 23 at Manchester. According to a statement issued by the High Commission here Friday, the theme of the event will be Celebrating Diversity & Multiculturism in Northwest UK. A large… Continue reading 4th Councillors Convention to be held in Manchester tomorrow

Perpetrators of anti-Rohingya attacks in Myanmar must be held accountable: UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (APP):The new UN envoy for Myanmar has told authorities in her first visit to the strife-torn country that those behind atrocities and attacks against persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state “must be held accountable.” In a statement released by the UN Spokesperson’s office Thursday, the envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, said that… Continue reading Perpetrators of anti-Rohingya attacks in Myanmar must be held accountable: UN envoy

US, India trade friction could roil strategic partnership: Report

WASHINGTON, June 22 (APP):“While the media has been focused on trade war between the United States and its three main trade partners“ The EU, China and NAFTA, a potential trade friction is brewing between the US and India that could negatively impact strategic partnership between the two countries. India has begun imposing tariffs on American… Continue reading US, India trade friction could roil strategic partnership: Report

US envoy irked by UN report on poverty in America, calls it ‘misleading’

UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (APP):Stung by a United Nations report criticizing the U.S. government on poverty in America, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley called it “misleading and politically motivated.” “It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations to examine poverty in America,” Haley wrote in letters to Senators Bernie Sanders, an independent, and… Continue reading US envoy irked by UN report on poverty in America, calls it ‘misleading’

State, rebels committed war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 21 (APP):A high-level UN inquiry commission says that during a five-year Syrian government siege and two months of fighting earlier this year in which government forces captured eastern suburbs of Damascus from rebels, both sides committed war crimes. In a report released Wednesday in Geneva, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry condemned… Continue reading State, rebels committed war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta

Americans own nearly half world’s guns in civilian hands: survey

NEW YORK, Jun 21 (APP):Americans own 40 percent of the world’s firearms, despite making up only four percent of the global population, according to a new study. There are more than one billion firearms in the world, but 85 percent of those are in the hands of civilians, with the remainder held by law enforcement… Continue reading Americans own nearly half world’s guns in civilian hands: survey

US jobless claims fall for fourth straight week

Washington, June 21 (AFP/APP):US claims for unemployment fell for the fourth week in a row last week, extending an unprecedented streak of low levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The continued scarcity of layoffs suggested June was likely to be another strong hiring month as the data were collected during the survey week for the… Continue reading US jobless claims fall for fourth straight week

British commander says Taliban attack after Eid-ceasefire disappointing

WASHHINGTON, June 21 (APP):British army Lt. Gen. Richard J. Cripwell, the deputy commander for the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan expressed his disappointment over the Taliban attack that came after a ceasefire between the militants and the government for Eid-ul-Fitr. Speaking to reporters in Washington via tele-conference from Kabul, Gen. Cripwell said that the ceasefire… Continue reading British commander says Taliban attack after Eid-ceasefire disappointing

State, rebels committed war crimes in Syrias Ghouta

UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (APP)::A high-level UN inquiry commission says that during a five-year Syrian government siege and two months of fighting earlier this year in which government forces captured eastern suburbs of Damascus from rebels, both sides committed war crimes. In a report released Wednesday in Geneva, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry condemned… Continue reading State, rebels committed war crimes in Syrias Ghouta

China and Nepal ink 14 agreements including cross-border railway network

BEIJING, June 21 (APP)::China and Nepal have signed 14 agreements including a cross-border railway, infrastructure, post-disaster reconstruction and human resources here on Thursday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Nepali counterpart Khadga Prasad Sharma Oil who held bilateral talks also witnessed the signing of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on capacity. The Nepali prime minister is… Continue reading China and Nepal ink 14 agreements including cross-border railway network

Americans own nearly half world’s guns in civilian hands: survey

NEW YORK, June 21 (APP)::Americans own 40 percent of the world’s firearms, despite making up only four percent of the global population, according to a new study. There are more than one billion firearms in the world, but 85 percent of those are in the hands of civilians, with the remainder held by law enforcement… Continue reading Americans own nearly half world’s guns in civilian hands: survey

Beijing Film Academy offers scholarships to filmmakers from SCO countries to study cinema in China

BEIJING, June 21 (APP):The Beijing Film Academy, one of China’s top film schools, has launched a training program offering scholarships to young filmmakers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries to study cinema in China. Operating under a quota system, the scholarships will be offered annually over the next three years, it was stated… Continue reading Beijing Film Academy offers scholarships to filmmakers from SCO countries to study cinema in China

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