Tag: United Nations (UN)
UN urged to end IOK curfew
ISLAMABAD: Mushaal Hussein Mullick, the wife of Hurriyet leader Yasin Malik, on Friday said that United Nations should play its part to bring an end...
UN urges India, Pakistan to exercise restraint as tensions mount in...
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has appealed to India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" amid escalating tensions between the two countries along the...
Pakistan presents progress report on anti-poverty development plans to UN
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Wednesday presented its progress report and future plans on meeting the globally agreed and nationally adopted anti-poverty Sustainable Development Goals...
In UN, Pakistan stresses on inclusive political process for durable peace
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan said that the sustainability of gains in peacekeeping operations needs a political process which prevents any relapse into conflict.
Speaking in the United Nations...
Pakistan urges UN to address Kashmir, Palestine disputes
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has again called for a just and lasting resolution of the Kashmir dispute, which along with the Palestine issue needs to be addressed by the...
US, Afghan forces now kill more civilians than insurgents, UN says
--Pro-govt forces responsible for deaths of 305 civilians during first three months of 2019 whereas insurgent groups killed 227 people
KABUL: Afghan civilians are for...
UN adopts resolution as Pakistan warns of rising Islamophobia
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution, co-sponsored by Pakistan, that strongly condemns continuing violence and acts of terrorism...
India’s ‘divisive policies’ could hurt economic growth: UN
The United Nations human rights chief has warned India that its "divisive policies" could undermine economic growth, saying that narrow political agendas were marginalising vulnerable people in an...
Indian aggression: ‘UN, Turkey assure Pakistan of full cooperation’
--FM Qureshi says UN secretary general has guaranteed to play ‘any role he can’
--Turkish FM says will stand with Islamabad in pace of Indian...
Government to improve health services for Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Aamer Mehmood Kiani on Friday has pledged to support all residents of the country, including Afghan...
US and Israel exit UN cultural agency, claiming bias
PARIS: The United States and Israel officially quit of the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of...
UN General Assembly ratifies migrant pact
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday formally ratified a UN deal on migration by a large majority — but without the...
Pakistan gets key slot in UN climate change body
Pakistan has been elected as the vice president and the rapporteur of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Yemen peace talks due to begin in Sweden
SWEDEN: Peace talks between the Yemeni government and rebels, aimed at ending four years of war that has pushed 14 million people to the...
Pakistan down to 150th spot in human development index
Pakistan has gone down one place, from 149 to 150th spot, in the latest human development index (HDI) ranking issued by the United Nations...
Indian rejection of the UN Kashmir human rights violation report disappointing:...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed disappointment over rejection by India of the United Nations (UN) report on gross human rights violations in Indian held Kashmir...
Indian army chief accuses UN of publishing ‘motivated’ reports
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the recent report on human rights violations in Kashmir, released by the United Nations, was...