Tag: Un
PM AJK seeks UN fact-finding mission in Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD: Expressing deep concern over the deteriorating health conditions of detained Hurriyat leader Yaseen Malik and increasing custodial killings in Kashmir.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)...
Pakistan meets UN goal on female participation in peacekeeping, says Maleeha
NEW YORK: Pakistan is increasing women's participation in United Nations’ (UN) peacekeeping missions and has met the 15 per cent goal of female peacekeepers set...
UN to hold Libya conference as planned despite surge in fighting:...
TRIPOLI: The United Nations is determined to hold Libya’s national conference on possible elections on time despite eastern forces’ advance on the capital Tripoli...
Diplomats, activists decry Chinese ‘threats’ at UN rights council
Diplomats and activists on Monday denounced intense Chinese lobbying, pressure and even threats to rein in criticism of Beijing during last month's session of...
Pakistan warns UN against using FATF as political tool
NEW YORK: Pakistan has warned against politicisation of the United Nations’ counter-terrorism machinery, saying such a course would only compromise the integrity of the system.
"It...
UN investigator calls on Saudi Arabia to open Khashoggi murder trial
GENEVA: Saudi Arabia’s secretive hearings for 11 suspects accused in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi fall short of international standards and should be...
Frustrated US defies rules to move UNSC resolution to list Masood...
UNITED NATIONS: Stung by China's rejection of the recent move to put Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar on the United Nations (UN) sanctions blacklist, the...
Dozens killed, injured by new airstrikes in western Yemen: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Monday condemned new airstrikes that hit residential areas in Yemen’s Hajjah Governorate over the past two days, killing scores...
Eco-terrorism: Pakistan files FIR against IAF pilots for bombing trees
--Minister says Pakistan is assessing environmental damage and plans to approach UN and other forums soon
The forestry department filed a First Information Report (FIR)...
UN chief reiterates call to India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has once again reiterated his call for Pakistan and India to seek a resolution of the latest conflict and...
Onus on India now to de-escalate situation, says envoy to UN
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said that the onus is now on India to de-escalate the situation.
She said this in an interview after a meeting...
Indian aggression could have serious impact on region, Qureshi tells UN...
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying Indian aggression had serious implications for the...
Masood calls upon UN to appoint special envoy for Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has called upon the United Nations to appoint a special representative for Kashmir to play its role in...
Kashmir continues to bleed
The fifth of February marks the Kashmir Solidarity Day in Pakistan. The day is held to recognize the struggle and plight of Kashmiris as...
Yemen govt, rebels meet aboard UN ship
SANA'A: The head of the United Nations mission in Yemen launched talks between the government and Houthi rebels aboard a boat in the Red...
Saudis, UAE, Yemen ask UN to pressure Houthis
SANAA: Yemen's government and its allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) asked the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to turn...
Pakistan will need 81,200 more schools in next 20 years
Pakistan will require at least 81,000 new schools in the next 20 years in the wake of rising population and dismal condition of educational...