Members of the UN Security Council, meeting behind closed-doors on Monday, called for restraint and de-escalation leading to an India-Pakistan dialogue as tensions mounted between the two South Asian neighbours, with several members also underscoring early resolution of the Kashmir dispute, according to the Pakistani ambassador. In a statement made at the Council’s stakeout on […]
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Pakistan warns Kabul: Stop terrorists or face consequences
Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting national security by taking all necessary measures against terrorist threats from Afghanistan. Speaking at a UN Security Council briefing, Ambassador Munir Akram criticized Kabul for failing to curb groups like the TTP, Al-Qaeda, and Baloch separatist organizations operating from Afghan soil. He stated that the TTP, with 6,000 […]
Pakistan highlights it’s peacekeepers role in helping countries transition from conflict to peace
UNITED NATION: Pakistan has told the UN Security Council that it’s peacekeeping contingents serving the world body played a key role in some of the most successful transitions from conflict to peace, such as in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burundi and Timor-Leste. “Our peacekeepers have also supported host authorities in holding peaceful elections, disarmament of rebels, […]
‘Stronger United’: UAE returns to powerful diplomatic club
Brazil, UAE, Albania, Ghana and Gabon elected unopposed to the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term by winning votes of the General Assembly members. It is the second time the United Arab Emirates enters the most powerful diplomatic club that it previously served in 1986-87. Through its campaign titled ‘Stronger United’, the UAE pledges […]
APHC concerned over deteriorating situation in Indian-held Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyat Conference Working Vice Chairman Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating political, economic and demographic situation in the territory. According to the Kashmir Media Service, Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar in a statement issued in Srinagar said the subjugated people of occupied Kashmir have been besieged and their civil liberty […]
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 […]
Armed men stage show of force at Libya presidential council HQ
Libya Dozens of armed men staged a show of force late Friday at a hotel used as a headquarters by Libya’s presidential council as the nation’s deep divisions resurface. The country was plunged into chaos after longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi was ousted and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, and over the years the […]
US at UN warns of escalating crackdown in Venezuela
The United States told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was stepping up a crackdown on the opposition-controlled National Assembly and called on countries to respond with concrete actions. The council met behind closed doors at the request of European countries to hear a briefing on the political and humanitarian […]
Battle for Tripoli escalates as UN prepares to meet
The battle for Libya’s capital intensified as the UN Security Council prepared to meet Wednesday to discuss the crisis gripping the North African country, where armed rivals are locked in a deadly power struggle. The closed-door talks in New York come a day after the United Nations postponed a Libyan national conference aimed at drawing […]
UNSC Reforms: Pak vehemently opposes expanding council to protect collective good
Quoting the yet-to-be-implemented UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions to accord the right to self-determination to Kashmiris, Pakistan pointed towards the shortcoming of the 15-member body in fulfilling its responsibilities. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Dr Maleeha Lodhi, called to reform the global peacemaking body while speaking during the UN General Assembly’s inter-governmental negotiations on […]