NEW YORK: The UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday it would hold a special session on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, amid Israel’s deadly violence against the Palestinians in Gaza. The session, planned for next Thursday, will address the grave human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, the […]
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SEPCO workers held a protest rally against Israeli aggression
SUKKUR:SEPCO workers held a protest rally under All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union CBA here on Thursday to condemn Israel’s brutalities. The rally was addressed by workers’s Chairman, Shujja Ghumro, Arshad Indhar, Abdul Malik, who urged all Muslim countries and freedom loving nations of the world to condemn brutalities of Israel and urged the […]
Pakistan suggests independent Palestine with Al-Quds as its capital
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri reaffirmed Pakistan’s abiding commitment to Palestine cause and called for the establishment of a viable, independent, and contiguous Palestinian state with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. During a weekly briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he said that since the current escalation in Palestine, Pakistan was […]
Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian journalist in his house
WEB DESK Palestinian journalist Yusef Abu Hussein was killed in an Israeli air strike that hit his house in Gaza on Wednesday. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned the killing of journalist ‘Yusef Abu Hussein’, whose house in Gaza was hit by Israeli missiles. The IFJ wrote to the UN Security Council, the Secretary-General […]
Fifty schools in Gaza damaged by Israeli airstrikes
WEB DESK According to Humanitarian Aid Organization ‘Save The Children’, around 50 schools in Gaza have been damaged by Israeli airstrikes in the past few weeks. As a result, over 41,000 children have been impacted. Of the 219 people who have been killed in Gaza, at least 63 are children, according to the health ministry. […]
11 children receiving trauma care killed by Israeli airstrikes
WEB DESK The Norwegian Refugee Council confirmed on Tuesday that 11 of over 60 children killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza over the last week were participating in its psycho-social program aimed at helping deal with trauma. “We are devastated to learn that 11 children we were helping with trauma were bombarded while they […]
FM Qureshi leaves for New York to draw world’s attention on Gaza crisis
ANKARA: The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Palestine and Turkey left here for New York on Wednesday to participate in the urgent meeting of the UN General Assembly to discuss the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Turkish FM counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and […]
Turkish President praises for Pakistan’s unflinching support to Palestinians
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has applauded Pakistan’s unflinching support to the oppressed Palestinian people. He was talking to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi who called on him at the presidential palace in Ankara. Discussing bilateral relations, the Turkish President said his country will host the seventh meeting of Pakistan Turkey high level strategic […]
FM says all Muslims stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Palestine
ANKARA – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday reaffirmed that the international community had a collective responsibility in ensuring necessary steps to help address the dire situation in Palestine, restore peace, and facilitate a just solution. Pakistani minister is currently visiting Turkey to exchange views on […]
EU foreign policy chief urges ceasefire, protection of civilian
BRUSSELS – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday called for the implementation of a ceasefire to stop fighting between Israel and Palestine. “The priority is immediate cessation of all violence. And the implementation of a ceasefire, not only agreed but to implement a ceasefire,” he said, after a video conference of the […]