American military jury slams US treatment of Pakistani detainee, urges clemency By: APP on November 1, 2021NEW YORK: Seven U.S. military officers, who heard graphic descriptions last week of the brutal treatment of a Pakistani detainee at the hands of CIA, have urged that he be granted clemency in a letter addressed to the officer who will review the case, The New York Times reported Monday. The officers, all but one […]
Pope calls for urgent response to climate crisis at COP26 By: AFP on October 29, 2021Pope Francis on Friday said in a message released ahead of the COP26 summit that leaders must respond “urgently” to the climate crisis. “The political decision makers who will meet at COP26 in Glasgow, are urgently summoned to provide effective responses to the present ecological crisis,” the Pope said in a message played on BBC radio, translated from Italian. He added […]
Pakistani, Kashmiri diaspora in Austria condemns Indian occupation in IIOJK By: APP on October 29, 2021VIENNA: The members of Pakistan and Kashmiri diaspora in Austria and Slovakia on Friday called upon the international community to notice the plight of people in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and work towards the resolution of the longstanding dispute. In their remarks at a seminar organised by the Embassy of Pakistan in […]
US grants $144M in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan By: Web Desk on October 29, 2021WASHINGTON: The United States has announced $144 million in humanitarian aid for the people of war-torn Afghanistan. “The United States is providing nearly $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to the people affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan,” National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement. “This brings total US […]
Pakistan will standby Kashmiris, Amb. Munir Akram tells New York audience By: APP on October 28, 2021UNITED NATIONS: On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Consulate in New York organised a special event to observe Kashmir Black Day, with Ambassador Munir Akram urging a youthful audience to get involved in building public opinion in support Kashmiri people’s struggle for their right to self-determination. Almost half of the gathering at the event, which marks the anniversary […]
At UN, Pakistan urges developed countries to deliver on climate action By: APP on October 27, 2021UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for urgent action to limit global warming, which poses an existential threat to humanity, during a high-level debate in the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The day-long meeting came just ahead of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow for countries to deliver on the promise of keeping global temperature […]
India probes Kashmir students for cheering Pakistan cricket win By: AFP on October 27, 2021Police have launched an investigation after several hundred students in Indian-administered Kashmir celebrated India’s recent defeat to Pakistan in the cricket World Cup, officials said Wednesday. Anti-India sentiment is widespread and deep in the Muslim-majority territory where an armed rebellion has raged for decades by Kashmiris wanting independence or to be part of Pakistan. Around […]
Qureshi calls for devising roadmap on Afghanistan for political engagement, economic integration By: APP on October 27, 2021TEHRAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on called for devising a long-term roadmap for Afghanistan in order to advance the agenda of political engagement, economic integration, and regional connectivity. Addressing at the second Ministerial Meeting of Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan, the foreign minister stressed the need for exploring possibilities of collaboration with key international actors […]
Putin urges West to unfreeze Afghanistan’s financial assets By: APP on October 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed the key demand of the Taliban, asking the western countries to unfreeze the financial assets of Afghanistan to resolve socio-economic problems of the war-torn country. Vladimir Putin, while speaking at Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi Thursday, said the Western countries had the “the main responsibility” for what was […]
UN Security Council calls for de-escalation of violence in Yemen By: AFP on October 21, 2021The UN Security Council called on Wednesday for “de-escalation” in Yemen in a unanimously adopted statement to counter “the growing risk of large-scale famine” in the country. The 15 council members “stressed the need for de-escalation by all,” demanded an immediate nationwide ceasefire and called for an end to the escalation by Huthis in the strategic city […]