Category: International News

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

ISLAMABAD, Aug 4 (APP):The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Sunday expressed its deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the Indian occupied (IoK), including the reports of deployment of additional paramilitary forces there. The Muslim world body, in a statement, also voiced its concern over the use of banned cluster ammunition… Continue reading OIC concerned over additional military deployment in IoK, use of cluster bombs by India

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (APP):The UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, has underscored the need for Security Council to “come together” on the current plight of children affected by armed conflicts across the globe. Recalling that 2019 marks 20 years since the 15-member Council first passed a resolution on children and… Continue reading UN envoy calls on Security Council to address plight of children trapped in armed conflicts

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (APP):United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his “deep regret” that the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States and Russia came to an end. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, the UN chief recalled that he had “consistently called on both the United States and… Continue reading UN chief regrets ending of US-Russia arms control pact

BEIJING, Aug 3 (APP):More than 11,000 Muslims from Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions have been airlifted by chartered flights to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. These intending pilgrims began their journey for Makkah, Saudi Arabia from Urumqi, the provincial capital on July 23, Head of Xinjiang Muslim Hajj Group, Aibaidula Saidula told… Continue reading Over 11,000 Chinese Muslims from Xinjiang proceed to Saudi Arabia for Hajj

BEIJING, Aug 2 (APP):Pakistan-China relationship is close and solid, and it is based on mutual respect and mutual trust, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat told Chinese media. He also stressed that Pakistan-China relationship is far beyond the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, but the projects of CPEC are a… Continue reading Pak-China relationship solid, based on mutual trust: Chairman CJCSC

BEIJING, Aug 2 (APP)::The US is not the first country to offer to mediate on Kashmir conflict. Former South African President Nelson Mandela and incumbent Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg had also offered third-party mediation. But India has paid no heed to any offer, which has escalated tensions in Kashmir, according to an article published… Continue reading India needs third-party mediation on Kashmir conflict: Global Times

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 01 (APP):Global warming and rising political tensions around the world are dangerous and avoidable, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday, previewing the UN’s upcoming Climate Action Summit, while also making a reference to Pakistan’s massive reforestation campaign. The UN chief told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York that while there have always… Continue reading UN chief warns about dangerously hot climate; spotlights Pakistan’s mega tree-plantation drive

NEW YORK, Jul 31 (APP):A prominent Kashmiri leader has underscored the critical importance of United Nations resolutions on Kashmir as he said they provide an agreed plan for settling the 71-year-old dispute between India and Pakistan. “These resolutions bind both India and Pakistan to respect the verdict of the people of Kashmir to be obtained… Continue reading Kashmiri leader stresses UN resolutions for resolving Kashmir dispute amid renewed focus on it

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “strongly” condemned Wednesday’s attack on a bus traveling along the Kandahar-Herat Highway in Afghanistan. According to press reports, dozens of civilians, mainly women and children, were killed when the bus they were traveling in hit an improvised explosive device.

LONDON, Jul 31 (APP):The Commercial section of Pakistan High Commission London was planning to explore markets for Pakistani products in big retail stores of the United Kingdom (UK) to propel exports, a senior official said. “We are making efforts to make the access of Pakistani products to mega retail stores of the United Kingdom to… Continue reading Pak HC to explore markets in UK retail stores to boost exports

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 30 (APP):More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year – a record number – with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen topping the casualty list, according to a new U.N. report. The report found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in… Continue reading Record number of children killed, maimed in conflict; UN report