Pakistan has alerted the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) about the rising threat posed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Pakistani envoy, Munir Akram, claimed that the TTP is becoming an umbrella organisation for various militant groups in the region. He accused the Taliban government in Afghanistan of providing safe havens for these militants, enabling […]
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UN split over ban on Taliban officials’ travel
UNITED NATIONS: UN split over ban on Taliban officials’ travel. Members of the United Nations Security Council remain divided over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan’s Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime. It includes asset freezes and […]
Hindutva Modi govt brazenly violating UNSC resolutions: PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday berated the Narendra Modi-led Indian government for “brazenly” violating the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir. The prime minister’s message comes as Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world over observe the Right to Self-Determination Day today in their bid […]
Russia defends veto of UN climate change resolution
Russia defended Tuesday its move to veto a Security Council resolution linking climate change and global security that was supported by a majority of UN member states. Backed by Niger and Ireland, the draft resolution called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “integrate climate-related security risk as a central component into comprehensive conflict-prevention strategies.” The text […]
UNGA decides to continue UNSC reform talks through consensus during 76th session after G-4’s bid to change negotiating format fails
The UN General Assembly Tuesday adopted a draft decision, by consensus, paving the way to continue intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on restructuring the Security Council during its 76th session after the aspirants of permanent seats on the 15-member body — India, Brazil, Germany and Japan — withdrew their amendment that was aimed at shaping the reform […]
Pakistan expresses ‘unwavering support’ to Palestine cause
ANTALYA: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday expressed Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and underscored the importance of a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders under the relevant UNSC resolutions for sustainable peace in the region. In a meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Riyad Al Maliki on the sidelines of Antalya […]
FM writes to heads of UN bodies calling for action against India’s repression in IIOK
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called upon the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the United Nations Secretary General to take note of the repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOK), calling for an urgent action. In a letter addressed to the top UN offices, the foreign minister expressed […]
Palestine FM criticizes India’s abstention at UN vote
The Palestinian FM criticized India’s abstention at UN vote. Following India’s abstention at the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution proposing to set up commission for the inquiry of human rights violations done during Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the Palestinian foreign minister has complained that New Delhi’s abstention “stifles the important work of… advancing […]
India replicating Israeli occupational model in occupied Kashmir: Shehryar Afridi
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi Thursday said that Indian occupational regime was replicating the Israeli occupational model in Jammu and Kashmir and the world must stand up to prevent another Palestine being removed from planet earth. Addressing the participants of a seminar titled ‘Palestine and Kashmir Crisis: Call for Justice’, held here jointly […]
Qureshi says UNSC will have to take a decision over Palestine
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will no longer fudge the Palestine issue and they would have to take a decision over it. In an interview with the TRT World news channel, he said that people who believe in the fundamental rights must speak […]