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The United Nations has been sidelined in the dispute over Kashmir, says AJK president

Inquiry launched into violation of restriction imposed to stem virus spread

Climate change leaving women and girls vulnerable to sexual assaults, domestic violence 

In 2019, Pakistan had proposed designating four Indian nationals under the United Nations 1267 Sanctions List

AJK President Masood Khan says India going to the council to promote its own heinous agenda of occupation

France, Britain and Germany call on Iran to stop denying agency access to nuclear sites

Says 88 per cent of countries have key laws in place, only 47 per cent said they were strongly enforced

Chinese scholar says India’s constitutional amendment changed status quo of Kashmir and triggered regional tensions

Sardar Masood Khan terms fresh spate of shelling from across the LoC as India’s war hysteria

Coalition says some people were slightly injured by fragments of the weapon when it was destroyed

The world must play its role in preventing the situation from escalating further in South Asia, says FO

Pakistan's peacekeepers through the decades

Unknown gunmen fired on people praying inside a mosque during iftar time, say Parwan province officials

FM Qureshi emphasises need for addressing debt distress which could eventually become a debt crisis

Although no location was given, the vote is likely to be held at UN headquarters

Kashmir is an issue very much alive on UN agenda and discussed in Security Council recently, says TeK UK chief

Top world body appeals for $4.7b more to fight virus pandemic

Monday session to identify steps for enhanced coordination among member states in their common fight against pandemic

Guterres’ remarks come after US President Donald Trump reignited his war of words with China during an interview

Coronavirus pandemic is expected to leave some 130 million people acutely hungry this year

Govt official says it is in contravention of International Health Regulations

Guterres believes that debt relief must be an important part of the response to COVID-19

Developing countries don't have resources to spend on already overstretched health services, says the premier

Guterres' call for release of Kashmiri prisoners in Indian jails commendable, says Altaf Ahmed Bhat

Secretary general’s spokesperson says there is no region in the world in which the call does not apply

The world health body says it has not endorsed specific products or services in Pakistan

It is, indeed, time for some international attention

Even though the situation has been classified as a pandemic, it is one we can control

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells non-essential employees to telework until April 12

Guterres blames the spread, severity of the virus on 'alarming levels of inaction'

Taliban commanders say they will honour the deal by handing over 1,000 government troops

Aurat March organised in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and other cities to observe International Women’s Day

Everywhere, women are worse off than men — simply because they are women

Altaf Ahmed Bhat condemns illegal and unjustified arrest of Tariq Ahmed Shah and his 23-year-old daughter Insha Jan

Maj Samia Rehman conducts intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions for air operations

Michelle files application with top court to join plea challenging controversial law

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet stresses on the need for urgent action on human rights

Speakers agreed that a new World Order is in making

India has been on a diplomatic blitz, but it isn’t going to win any friends doing so.

António Guterres in a press conference in Islamabad thanked Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees for 40 years

On Sunday, Guterres had offered UN could play its role to de-escalate Indo-Pak tensions

Pakistan to send textile sector delegation to Turkey before resumption of negotiations, says commerce secretary

The attack is an apparent Saudi-led retaliation after Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim to shot down one of its jets

The incident was the 19th attack since October to target either embassy or roughly 5,200 US troops stationed in Iraq

From Europe to Africa, Pakistan has always stepped up to offer troops for maintaining peace in strife-torn regions

Antonio Guterres calls Pakistan 'one of the most consistent and reliable contributors to UN peacekeeping missions'

China drew international condemnation for covering up cases during the 2002-03 SARS outbreak

With the UN restrained by competing interests and govt treading cautiously, mediators are increasingly taking over

AJK president urges UN to come off the fence and help liberate the Kashmiris from decades-long captivity

It hopes to double its impact by 2030 and help more than 250 million people living in rural areas