China on Monday applauded Pakistan for devising guidelines to implement the National Action Plan (NAP) as per United Nations Security Council’s resolution and said it shows its resolve to fight terrorism. “China has noticed the relevant report. The newly released guidelines are Pakistan’s latest measures to implement National Action Plan,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu […]
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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 […]
China warns US against blacklisting Masood Azhar
WASHINGTON: China has warned the United States that its actions against Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Masood Azhar could aggravate the situation in South Asia. The response came on April 3, after the United States of America vowed to utilise “all available avenues” to hold the JeM leader to account. When asked how the US planned to deal […]
‘Selective’ Responsibility to Protect reflects double standards of International Community: Maleeha Lodhi
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s representative to United Nations (UN) Dr Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday condemned international community’s double standards for implementing its international responsibility to protect civilians and prevent crimes against humanity. Lodhi while addressing the General Assembly debate on ‘Responsibility to Protect and Prevent Crimes against Humanity’ said that “selectivity” of the international community has […]
‘Pakistan stands in solidarity with the Palestinian cause’: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Monday issued a statement expressing solidarity to the Palestinian cause and its people. The statement affirmed that Pakistan stood by its call for establishment of a viable, sovereign and contiguous State of Palestine that is in accordance with the internationally agreed parameters, the pre-1967 borders and with Al-Qudus as […]
Ethics and war
The Syrian war has quite recently gotten ugly; as incomprehensible as that seems to be. For one week onwards from the lethal chlorine gas assault on the city of Douma — for which the West accuses the Assad administration, another coalition of the eager has acted as one and singularly. The US, Britain, and France […]
Don’t sleepwalk into war over North Korea: Antonio Guterrres
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned the world against “sleepwalking into war” over North Korea, as he called for diplomatic efforts to banish nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula. Speaking on a visit to Japan, Secretary-General Guterres said: “The worst possible thing that could happen would be for us all to sleepwalk into […]
UNSC condemns terrorist attack in Egypt
The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that took place on Friday in Egypt’s El Wahat desert, and called for bringing the perpetrator to justice. According to reports, more than 50 police personnel were killed and many injured. “Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of […]