Category: International News

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 (APP): The United Nations has removed Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Hizb i Islami leader and a veteran of the decades of Afghan war, from its list of designated terrorists following his recent peace agreement with the Kabul government. “Therefore, the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo … no longer apply to… Continue reading UN removes Gulbadin Hekmatyar from designated terrorists list

NEW YORK, Feb 4 (APP): Top Hollywood star and human rights activist Angelina Jolie has said that President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Programme is like ‘playing with fire’ and will ‘worsen America’s war against terrorists.’ “Shutting our door to refugees or discriminating among them is not our way, and… Continue reading Trump’s refugee ban is ‘playing with fire’: Angelina Jolie

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, Professor Dr. Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said the government was committed to developing quality human resource for the future of the country to transform Pakistan’s economy into a Knowledge economy. The minister reviewed the progress in implementation of “Pakistan US Knowledge Corridor”, envisioned by… Continue reading Govt committed to developing quality human resource for Knowledge economy: Ahsan Iqbal

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 3 (APP): The military campaign to oust ISIL/Daesh terrorists from Iraq is nearly won, but the humanitarian crisis is expected to continue for months, if not years, the United Nations top official for the country has said. “Three months after the Mosul military operation started, combat operations in the eastern part of… Continue reading Days of Daesh in Iraq are numbered, says UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 3 (APP): More than 250,000 women are killed by cervical cancer every year with 85 per cent of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The UN health agency underlined the importance of vaccinating girls against the cancer-causing virus and screening programmes to… Continue reading 250,000 women die of cervical cancer yearly: WHO

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 3 (APP): The widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya Muslim population by Myanmar’s security forces in the country’s northern Rakhine state indicate the very likely commission of crimes against humanity, the United Nations human rights arm said in a new report. The flash report, released Friday by the Office of the… Continue reading UN report details ‘devastating cruelty’ against Rohingya population in Myanmar’s Rakhine province

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Professor Dr. Ahsan in a meeting held in Washington urged the US officials to expedite formalities for producing 10,000 Pakistani Ph.Ds in the next 10 years as part of cooperation in educational field between the two countries. Attended by Pakistan’s ambassadors to the United… Continue reading Pakistan urges US officials to expedite formalities on training 10,000 Ph.Ds in America

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (APP): Jenna Bush, a correspondent for NBC News and the daughter of former President George W. Bush, has come out against the executive order barring immigration, travel, and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries that was issued by President Trump last week. “This is not the America I know,” she wrote Wednesday… Continue reading Ex-US First Daughter quotes father’s speech to oppose Trump’s Muslim ban

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 01 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that resettlement of refugees was often “the only possible solution” for people fleeing conflict and persecution, and that the US policy, which bars entry of Syrians into the country, “should be removed sooner rather than later.” Asked about the impact of the Executive Order signed… Continue reading UN chief urges lifting of US measures suspending refugee resettlement

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (APP): The recent announcement by the Israeli Government to advance 5,000 settlement units in the occupied West Bank could be an “obstacle” to peace, a spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General today said. In a statement, Spokesman Stephane Dujarric, reiterated that unilateral actions threaten to unravel plans for a two-State solution… Continue reading UN voices concern over planned Israeli settlements, urges return to talks

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underscored the need for nondiscriminatory border controls, a statement seen as a rejoinder to U.S. Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily halt immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. “Countries have the right, even the obligation, to responsibly manage their borders to avoid infiltration by members of… Continue reading U.N. chief warns border control policies must not discriminate

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (APP): The United Nations has condemned the terror attack on a mosque in Quebec, Canada, in which six persons were killed. “We are following developments in the investigation of the horrific attack on a mosque in Quebec. We condemn this apparent act of terrorism on a place of worship,” Stephane Dujarric,… Continue reading UN slams mosque shooting in Quebec, Canada