Tag: Geneva
World powers meet in Geneva on Afghan reforms, peace prospects
KABUL: Afghan leaders and international diplomats meet in Geneva on Tuesday to evaluate whether strategies and aid offered to Afghanistan are helping resolve the...
Roadside event in Geneva highlights HR violations by Indian forces in...
ISLAMABAD: A roadside roundtable was conducted in Geneva on the sidelines of 39th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to raise awareness...
Yemen peace talks collapse in Geneva after Houthi no-show
GENEVA: Yemen peace talks collapsed on Saturday after three days of waiting for the Houthi movement delegation, but the United Nations envoy vowed to...
UN special envoy awaits Houthis at Yemen peace talks in Geneva
GENEVA: The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, has discussed issues including prisoners, humanitarian access and the reopening of Sanaa airport with...
Ayaz Sadiq terms Turkey as Pakistan’s best friend
GENEVA: The Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that Pakistan associated great importance to the relations with Turkey as both the fraternal countries...
UN staff in Geneva set to strike in protest at pay...
GENEVA: United Nations staff in Geneva have called a strike for Friday after winning backing from 90 percent of more than 1,000 employees who...
Situation in IOK a matter of grave concern: UN high commissioner
GENEVA: United Nations High Commissioner (UNHC) for Human Rights Zeid al Hussein declared the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) as a matter of...
‘Plight of Christian Minorities in Pakistan’ ads appear on Geneva buses
A film festival on "Plight of Christian Minorities in Pakistan" is scheduled to be showcased in Geneva, Switzerland on March 12, during the 37th...
Sports should be used to improve Pak-India relations: Shahid Afridi
GENEVA: Shahid Afridi has called for sports to be used as a tool to improve relations between India and Pakistan. Cricket has been one...
Jahangir Tareen’s trust deed signed, formalised in Geneva: report
ISLAMABAD/LONDON: The 38-page trust deed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen had provided in the Supreme Court (SC) regarding the offshore trust had...
Switzerland imposes lifetime ban on Mehran Marri
Mehran Marri -- son of Balochistan nationalist movement’s stalwart Khair Bux Marri (late) -- has been detained at Zurich airport for three hours by...
Largest diamond ever sold for $34 million in Geneva
GENEVA: The largest diamond ever offered at auction went under the hammer in Geneva Tuesday evening for nearly $34 million, a world record for...
Pakistan concerned over transfer of armaments in volatile South Asian regions
GENEVA: In a veiled reference to India, Pakistan has voiced concern over the growing transfer of conventional armaments in volatile regions, saying it has potential...
Pakistan renews proposal for a bilateral nuclear-test ban
Ambassador Amil cites growing mistrust, insatiable desire for military dominance on part of few countries
GENEVA/ISLAMABAD: Reaffirming commitment to promote peace and stability in South...
After ‘Free Balochistan’ posters, ‘Jammu and Kashmir seeks attention’ posters crop...
Days after "Free Balochistan" posters appeared on local transport services in Geneva, posters demanding freedom for Jammu and Kashmir and Indian states Tripura, Nagaland,...
Balochistan Assembly adopts unanimous resolution against Geneva campaign
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution against the anti-Pakistan propaganda campaign in Switzerland.
The resolution was tabled by the Provincial Health Minister Rehmat...
Pakistan protests BLA poster campaign in Geneva
Envoy says Switzerland shouldn’t let dissident Baloch leaders use its territory
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lodged a protest with the Swiss government for letting a...