UNITED NATIONS: Reaffirming its support for the full and equal participation of women in UN peacemaking, conflict prevention, and peace-building efforts, Pakistan Thursday called for protecting females in situations of conflict and foreign occupation. “Women and girls in these situations are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence, including the use of rape as a weapon of […]
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Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday, a rare public rebuke after Donald Trump lashed out at Islamabad with threats to cut aid over “lies” about militancy. Ambassador David Hale was asked to go to the foreign office in the Pakistani capital on Monday night, after Islamabad responded angrily to the […]