Category: International News

BEIJING, Aug 8 (APP):Indian government’s reaffirmation of its claim to Aksai China after unilaterally changing the administrative status of Indian occupied Kashmir has dragged China back into the dispute after the noticeable improvement of bilateral relations between the two countries following their standoff on the Donglang Plateau two years ago. “Indian Minister of Home Affairs… Continue reading India’s asking for trouble with its claims over China’s Aksai Chin: Chinese media

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 08 (APP):The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed its outrage at a Taliban attack in Kabul, that led to “scores” of civilians casualties on Wednesday. In a Tweet, the Mission said that such “indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks in heavily populated civilian areas must stop”. According to media reports, the Taliban claimed… Continue reading UN Afghan Mission slams Taliban attack in Kabul

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 (APP)::”’ The United Nations is making contacts with India and Pakistan at “various levels” amid deteriorating situation between the two South Asian neighbours resulting from New Delhi’s annexation of the disputed Kashmir region, the Secretary-General spokesman said Wednesday. Responding to questions at the regular noon briefing in New York, Spokesman Stephane… Continue reading UN in contact with India, Pakistan after Delhi’s Kashmir action: Spokesman

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 (APP):The UN’s top rights official has added her voice to condemnation of the weekend mass-shootings in the U.S. cities of El Paso and Dayton, insisting on Tuesday that “not just the US, but all States” should do more to stop discrimination. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet’s spokesperson, Rupert Colville,… Continue reading UN rights chief urges States to do more to stop discrimination after U.S. mass-shootings

BEIJING, Aug 7 (APP):China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu met with Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia-Pacific Affairs), Zahoor Ahmad and exchanged views on China-Pakistan cooperation under the multilateral framework such as the Asia-Europe Meeting,according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

BEIJING, Aug 6 (APP):China on Tuesday firmly opposed India’s move to include Chinese territories into its own administrative region at the Western section of the Sino-Indian border area, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday. “China has always opposed the Indian side’s entry of the Chinese territory in the western section of the… Continue reading Beijing opposes India including its territories into Indian administrative region

BEIJING, Aug 6 (APP):Expressing serious concern about the current situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Tuesday asked the parties concerned to avoid actions that unilaterally change the status quo and exacerbate the tension. “China is seriously concerned about the current situation in Jammu Kashmir,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua Chunying… Continue reading China is seriously concerned about current situation in Kashmir: Spokesperson

BEIJING, Aug 6 (APP):The mango festival held in Guangzhou, southern Chinese city last week was organized to introduce ‘king of fruits’ among Chinese people as well as enhance its export from Pakistan to China, a senior official said here on Tuesday. A large number of mango verities from Pakistan were showcased during the festival jointly… Continue reading Mango festival to help enhance export to Chinese market: Commercial Counselor

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (APP):Money earned by the Myanmar military from international and domestic business deals, “substantially enhances its ability to carry out gross violations of human rights with impunity” according to a report released by an independent United Nations group looking into military-business ties in the South East Asian country.

NEW YORK, Aug 06 (APP):The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent watchdog body, has expressed alarm at reports of a communication blackout and the arrest of a journalist in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir state amid an escalating political crisis. On Monday, the Indian government announced the revocation of a constitutional provision granting limited autonomy to… Continue reading CPJ calls on India to ensure access to communications services in Indian occupied Kashmir

NEW YORK, Aug 06 (APP):A leading American newspaper has denounced Indian government decision to strip Indian occupied Kashmir of its semiautonomous status and called for preventing “India’s folly from escalating into a perilous and unpredictable regional crisis.

BEIJING, Aug 5 (APP):Chinese Muslim pilgrims, currently in Saudi Arabia to perform annual Hajj, are introducing their culture to people in Makkah and Medina. During their month-long short stay in Saudi Arabia, Chinese Muslims organized an event on July 31 to teach easy daily Chinese dialogues to the staff of a travel guide agency for… Continue reading Muslims introduces Chinese culture to in Saudi Arabia

LAHORE, Aug 05 (APP):Experts and analysts on Monday termed quashing of special status of Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) was a blatant violation of the international law and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. Talking to APP, analysts urged the government to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and take other steps as India had violated… Continue reading Changing IHK special status defiance of UNSC resolution: experts

BEIJING, Aug 5 (APP):China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has made US$ 15.56 billion (107.93 billion yuan) of imports and exports to member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the first half of 2019. In the period, Xinjiang’s exports to the SCO member states reached 65.41 billion yuan, up 4.3 percent year on year,… Continue reading Xinjiang sees growing foreign trade with SCO member states

LONDOND, Aug 05 (APP):United Kingdom’s (UK) Christian community leader, James Shera in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson has voiced deep concerned over the latest interlinked troubling developments in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK), besides using of cluster ammunition against Kashmiris by brutal Indian occupation forces. In a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson,… Continue reading James Shera writes letter to PM Boris Johnson about latest troubling developments in IOK