Category: International News

UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the importance of unity in the 15-member body to effectively address human rights violations as well as to prevent mass atrocities. “Article 24 of the UN Charter is clear: the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security rests with this Council… Continue reading Unity within Security Council vital to prevent mass atrocities: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominated Achim Steiner of Germany as new administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a world body spokesperson said Tuesday. Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told the regular news briefing that Guterres has requested the General Assembly to confirm Steiner as the head of UNDP for a four-year term.… Continue reading Germany’s Achim Steiner nominated to head UNDP

UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (APP): The United Nations human rights office Tuesday expressed great concern about the safety of civilians being evacuated in Syria, saying a weekend attack on a convoy near Aleppo likely amounts to a war crime and the situation in Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court. “We add our… Continue reading UN says recent attack on evacuated civilians in Syria could be a ‘war crime’

BEIJING (China) April 18 (APP): With the development of Gwadar Port under China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, Gwadar, the Pakistani city where the port is situated, is transforming from a small fishing village into an international harbor and attractive destination for investment. As a flagship project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the construction… Continue reading Gwadar Port draws attention, investment: Hu Yaozong

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced his deep concern over the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, his spokesman said Monday, calling on all to return to “dialogue on denuclearization” and work towards implemention of Security Council resolutions. “We call on all to redouble their diplomatic efforts,” the secretary-general’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric,… Continue reading UN chief urges steps to de-escalate mounting tensions on Korean Peninsula

BEIJING (China) Apr 17 (APP): Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Parvez Khattak Monday said he had no reservations on the Western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the peoeple were unanimous to take Pakistan towards progress and development under this project. “The entire Pakistan is unanimous on CPEC project and taking the country forward and… Continue reading All parties unanimous to take Pakistan forward under CPEC: Parvez Khattak

BEIJING (China) April 17 (APP): China and the US should tap the potential for cooperation under the One Belt, One Road (B&R) initiative, taking the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a starting point. China is overtaking the US as the largest foreign investor in Pakistan. The US has been gradually losing its dominance… Continue reading US should change its attitude toward CPEC in order to avoid missing opportunities: Global Times

BEIJING (China) April 17 (APP): Pakistan Ambassador to China Masood Khalid has visited the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area and met with the enterprise representatives in steel, energy, chemical and textile industries. During the meeting, both sides shared thoughts about the possibility for cooperation, official sources said here on Monday. Masood Khalid said that Pakistan and Tianjin… Continue reading Pak Ambassador visits Tianjin Economic Technological Development Area

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (APP): Noting that nearly half a million people have fled Iraqi city of Mosul since the start of military operations to retake the city from ISIL/Da’esh terrorists, a senior United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq warned that the scale of the displacement has stretched relief efforts to their “operational limits”. “Our… Continue reading Scale of civilians fleeing Iraq’s Mosul ‘staggering’: UN

NEW YORK, April 16 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, in a television interview broadcast Sunday, said the United States was in a unique position to defuse the tensions between India and Pakistan over the decades-old Kashmir issue as it had good relations with both countries. Speaking in the television programme of… Continue reading Pakistan urges US to help defuse tensions with India over Kashmir

  BEIJING, April 16 (APP): Chief Minister, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pervez Khattak on Sunday said he was looking forward to sign agreements with Chinese companies for development of energy and transport infrastructure projects in the province. “The Chinese companies would be offered to invest in these projects including 1200 MW hydel power generation project, running of… Continue reading KP CM hopeful to sign accords with Chinese firms for energy, transport infrastructure

UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (APP): Expressing “horror” at the killing of three workers contracted by its office in Wau, South Sudan, during violence that wracked the city earlier this week, the United Nations emergency food relief agency has called on the authorities to bring those responsible to justice. The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in… Continue reading UN ‘outraged’ at killing of three workers in South Sudan city

BEIJING (China) April 14 (APP): Chief Minister, Parvez Khattak along with a high-powered delegation will arrive here on Sunday to host a road show aimed at offering investment opportunities and economic collaboration to Chinese state-owned and private enterprises in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Provincial ministers, senior government officials and chairmen of government-owned entities as well as some… Continue reading KP CM arrives on Sunday to offer investment opportunities to Chinese entrepreneurs