Category: International News

BEIJING, April 28 (APP):Students from Pakistan served their specialities at an international food and culture expo in Wuxi, Jiangsu province of China. Pakistan’s traditional food especially Kebab, Biryani, Nan and Kheer delighted the food-loving participating students. Jiangnan University hosted the food and culture expo aimed at serving local people, and particularly its students, a grand… Continue reading Pakistan students showcase specialities at food and culture expo in China

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28 (APP):The top United Nations human rights official has strongly condemned Israel’s use of excessive force on Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip, which has led to the deaths of dozens of them over the past month. On March 30, the Gazans began holding the Great March of Return rally in support… Continue reading UN rights chief denounces Israel for excessive use of force and deaths in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, April 27 (APP)::United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders of North and South Koreas, who met in a Summit Friday, to swiftly implement all agreed actions, including ridding the Peninsula of nuclear arms. The Secretary-General applauds todays truly historic summit, Guterres Spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement issued at UN Headquarters in… Continue reading UN chief urges Korean leaders to act swiftly on agreements at historic summit

GENEVA, Apr 27 (APP):Saudi Arabia is drafting a national human rights strategy, covering more than 100 initiatives of all areas of human rights, Dr. Nasser bin Rajeh Al-Shahrani, Vice President of Human Rights Commission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said. Dr Al-Shahrani told the 59th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial… Continue reading Saudi Arabia drafting national human rights strategy

UNITED NATIONS, April 27 (APP):United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns about racism rooted in the fabric of the United Kingdom’s society, given the disproportionate number of people of African descent and of ethnic minorities dying due to excessive use of force by state security. “The deaths reinforce the experiences of structural racism,… Continue reading UN rights experts voice concerns about ‘structural racism’ in UK

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 27 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for peaceful dialogue between warring parties to end the 17-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, as the Taliban announced the start of its annual spring offensive. “We need to see less fighting and more dialogue,” the secretary-general’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, told reporters at the regular noon briefing… Continue reading UN chief urges dialogue between Afghan parties to end prolonged conflict as Taliban launch spring offensive

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 27 (APP):The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is continuing with no prospects for a political resolution and “Gaza is about to explode,” a senior United Nations official has said. “Old wounds continue to bleed and deepen as we speak, risking the outbreak of another war,” Nikolay Mladenov, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East… Continue reading “Gaza is about to explode,” UN envoy warns Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, April 27 (APP):Reaffirming its support to the Palestinians’ cause, Pakistan has told the UN Security Council that international peace and stability cannot be promoted by denying freedom and justice to peoples living under foreign or alien occupation. Peace in the Middle East could only be built on the foundations of a two-State solution,… Continue reading Pakistan calls for justice for suffering Palestinians in bid to promote Mideast peace

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 26 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a Swiss diplomat to serve as his special envoy on Myanmar, his spokesman announced Thursday. The diplomat, Christine Schraner Burgener, is currently Switzerland’s ambassador to Germany. Schraner Burgener served as the Swiss ambassador to Thailand from 2009 to 2015, and her husband was the Swiss… Continue reading UN chief picks Swiss diplomat as envoy on Myanmar

CHICAGO, Apr 26 (APP):Pakistan and the United States (US) have been working on to remove some misperceptions in an effort to rebuild a mutually beneficial relationship, a senior Pakistani diplomat has said. “Though there are some misperceptions on both sides, disengagement has never been a solution of issues in history,” Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, the consul… Continue reading Pakistan, US trying to remove some misperceptions to promote relations: Pakistani diplomat

LONDON, Apr 26 (APP):A group comprising faculty and course participants of the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, headed by Lt Gen Majid Ehsan, HI(M), President National Defence University, currently on a Foreign Study Tour of the UK, visited the Pakistan High Commission here the other day. A statement of the High Commission issued here Thursday… Continue reading NDU delegation visits High Commission London

JEDDAH, April 26 (APP):Imam-e-Kaaba Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Sudais has said that Saudi Arabia is promoting moderation and peaceful co-existence because Islam rejects all forms of terrorism, and media in Muslim countries have to play an important role in this regard. “Saudi Arabia is projecting Islamic moderation and peaceful coexistence and rejects all forms of… Continue reading Saudi Arabia promoting moderation, peaceful co-existence: Imam-e-Kaaba

CHICAGO, Apr 26 (APP):Pakistan and the United States (US) have been working on to remove some misperceptions in an effort to rebuild a mutually beneficial relationship, a senior Pakistani diplomat has said. “Though there are some misperceptions on both sides, disengagement has never been a solution of issues in history,” Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, the consul… Continue reading Pakistan, US trying to remove some misperceptions to promote relations: Pakistani diplomat

BEIJING, April 26 (APP):A Chinese Foreign ministry’s spokesperson Thursday said that with the accession of India and Pakistan, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has become the most comprehensive regional organization with the largest population, the most extensive geographical area, and huge potential and hoped it would play a more active role in regional and international… Continue reading SCO becomes most comprehensive regional organization with accession of Pakistan, India: Chinese FM

UNITED NATIONS, April 26 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes that Iran’s nuclear agreement must be preserved, his spokesman has said. The secretary-general believes that the Iran nuclear deal is “very important and it should be maintained,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in response to a question at the regular noon briefing. But he added: “We… Continue reading UN chief says Iran nuclear deal must be preserved

BEIJING, April 26 (APP):China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan under a multilateral framework will carry out joint exercise and training on the counter-terrorism focussing on real combat experiences this year, Spokesman of Chinese Defence Ministry, Senior Colonel Wu Qin said on Thursday. “We will organize several joint exercises and training focusing on real combat experiences and… Continue reading China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan to conduct joint counter-terrorism exercise: Chinese Defence Ministry

BEIJING, April 26 (APP):A 30-year-old Pakistani man successfully received a transplantation of cord blood hematopoietic stem cells provided by China Stem Cell Group at Shanghai General Hospital’s Southern Division in Songjiang district. He was the first foreigner who used Chinese cord blood hematopoietic stem cells, a Chinese newspaper website “thepaper.cn” Thursday reported. Since he was… Continue reading Pakistani receives transplantation of cord blood hematopoietic stem cells in China

  BEIJING, April 26 (APP):The military band from Pakistan enthralled the audience with its exquisite and stunning performance by playing tunes of different national and traditional folk songs at Pakistan Embassy here on Thursday morning. Pakistan Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid was the chief guest on the occasion. Defence Attaché Brig Ahmed Bilal, senior diplomats,… Continue reading Pakistan’s military band enthralls audience with rare performance at Pak Mission

UNITED NATIONS, April 26 (APP):International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference have pledged nearly $4.4 billion to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018. Gathered in Brussels on Wednesday, alongside top officials from over 85 countries and organizations, UN and EU leaders also stressed that the stalled UN-led Syrian political negotiations,… Continue reading UN-EU conference raises $4.4 billion for war-ravaged Syria

  UNITED NATIONS, April 26 (APP):Pakistan has underscored the need for addressing the underlying causes of longstanding conflicts at a big gathering of world leaders convened to help strengthen a new approach to sustaining peace, which aims to put prevention at the heart of the UN’s work. “The path towards durable peace begins with a… Continue reading Pakistan calls for addressing causes of conflict at UNGA high-level debate on sustaining peace