Category: International News

BEIJING, Feb 7 (APP)::The Kashmir Day was observed to express solidarity with Kashmiri people in their just and fair struggle for right to self-determination promised in the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, at Pakistan Embassy College Beijing (PRCB) here on Wednesday. Speaking as chief guest, Ambassador of Pakistan to China, Masood Khalid reaffirmed… Continue reading Kashmir Day observed at Pakistan Embassy College, Beijing

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (APP):Thousands of Yemenis with kidney failure are at risk of dying unless the country’s remaining dialysis centres receive more supplies and its medical staff are paid, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned. “An astonishing 25 percent of dialysis patients in Yemen have died every year since conflict… Continue reading Thousands of Yemeni dialysis patients risk death: Red Cross

NEW YORK, Feb 7 (APP):Pakistan plans to use its national identity database to build profiles of potential taxpayers in a renewed bid to broaden its tax base, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said. In an interview with Bloomberg, a New York-based international news agency, he said the plan seeks to plug leakages, encourage correct… Continue reading PM Abbasi says plans on anvil to broaden Pakistan’s tax base

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 (APP):More than 175,000 children go online for the first time every day “a new child every half second” UNICEF said Wednesday as it marked Safer Internet Day. At the same time, the UN agency warned that the Digital access exposes these children to a wealth of benefits and opportunities, but also… Continue reading On Safer Internet Day, UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect children and their digital footprint

WASHINGTON, Feb.7 (APP):Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal met Senator Lindsey Graham on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and briefed him on Pakistan’s success in combating terrorism, and the investment climate which has improved significantly after improvement in security situation. The Minister, who is on a visit to Washington, was accompanied by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States,… Continue reading Pakistan, US engagement necessary for ensuring stable Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 (APP):Pakistan Tuesday proposed that the UN Security Council periodically discuss implementation of its resolutions, especially those on longstanding disputes like Jammu and Kashmir, while stressing the need for enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness and transparency in the 15-member body’s work. “Failure to enforce its own resolutions undercuts not just the Security Council’s… Continue reading Highlighting Kashmir dispute, Pakistan urges UNSC to implement its resolutions

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (APP):Female genital mutilation is a violent act that causes infection, disease, childbirth complications and death, the chiefs of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Children Fund (UNICEF) said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the UN agency… Continue reading Female Genital Mutilation must end — UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb, 6 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Maldivian government to uphold the rule of law and ensure the safety of people “including members of the judiciary” following the declaration of a state of emergency in the island nation, after which soldiers forced their way into the Supreme Court. The… Continue reading UN chief calls on Maldives to lift state of emergency

  LONDON, Feb 06 (APP):Speakers, including United Kingdom Members of Parliament (MPs), here called upon India to immediately stop atrocities and human rights violations being committed by its occupation forces on innocent people of Kashmir, who were struggling for their birth right to the self-determination in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions. To… Continue reading India urged to stop gross HR vioilation in Kashmir, give right of self -determination to Kashmiris

  WASHINGTON, Feb.6 (APP):The US-based World Kashmir Forum urged the world community on the Kashmir Solidarity Day to fulfill its decades-old promise and help the innocent Kashmiri people being brutally suppressed by the Indian occupation forces in the held-valley. The gathering was organized to mark the day around the world, observed every year to show… Continue reading US-based Kashmiri forum asks world to help suppressed Kashmiri people

BEIJING, Feb 6 (APP):While strongly condemning the criminals for their violent acts against Chinese citizens after killing of a Chinese citizen in a gun attack in Karachi, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Tuesday that both China and Pakistan were maintaining close communication to closely monitor progress of the case. “We strongly condemn the… Continue reading Beijing condemns violent actions targeting Chinese citizens

Washington, Feb 6 (AFP/APP):President Donald Trump’s first year in office saw the US trade gap leap to its highest level in seven years due to record imports, the government reported Tuesday. The annual trade deficit rose 12.1 percent from 2016 to $566 billion, driven higher by rising crude imports and a ballooning goods deficit with… Continue reading US trade gap spikes 12% in 2017 on record imports

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (APP):Pakistan has called for global cooperation to eradicate poverty and achieve social development for all, as the effort required multi-pronged solutions. “It is only through realistic and determined social and economic policymaking and implementation that we can combat poverty,” Ambassador Maleela Lodhi, permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, told… Continue reading Global cooperation key to ending poverty: Pakistan

NEW YORK, Feb 5 (APP)::The Trump administration said Monday it is worried about the slump in the U.S. stock market. “We’re always concerned when the market loses any value, but we’re also confident in the economy’s fundamentals,” a white House official told CNBC television network. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 400 points… Continue reading Trump admin voices concern about stock market drop

UNITED NATIONS, FEB 5 (APP)::UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday described the Gaza Strip as a constant humanitarian emergency and said he was extremely concerned about the financial cuts made to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza remains dire,… Continue reading Gaza is a constant humanitarian emergency’: UN chief

NEW YORK, Feb 5 (APP):Braving freezing temperatures, Kashmiris and Pakistanis, who were joined by Sikhs, Monday staged a demonstration in New York’s Times Square denouncing Indian atrocities in Kashmir and calling on the United Nations to to honour its pledge to grant the Kashmiris their right of self-determination. Raising vociferous anti-India slogans and waving placards,… Continue reading Big rally in New York’s Times Square demands Kashmir’s freedom from Indian yoke

BEIJING, Feb 5 (APP):Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage, Marriyum Aurangzeb has welcomed the proposal by the Chinese Vice Minister of State Administration of Press Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) Mr. Tong Gang for working on an agreement between the two countries for cooperation in the area of film… Continue reading Marriyum welcomes Chinese cooperation in film and infrastructure in Pakistan

NEW YORK, Feb 5 (APP:):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that little progress towards ending the long-running conflict in Afghanistan would be made until all sides entered into peace talks, saying there was no military solution. The prime minister, in an interview with Bloomberg, a new York-based international news agency, voiced skepticism over US… Continue reading No military solution to Afghan war: PM Abbasi