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                                                            'India's war hysteria is threatening peace and security in the region'AJK president strongly condemns Indian shelling along LoC referring it as a 'cowardly act' 
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                                                            NA resolution calls for public hanging of child molestersS&T and HR ministers oppose non-binding resolution 
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                                                            Govt efforts have forced UN to notice Kashmir issueAIOU bags HEC speech competition on Kashmir situation 
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                                                            UN resolutions on Kashmir termed key to finding solutionKashmir committee chairman says India’s negative measures in IOK would have a global impact 
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                                                            UN fears 'escalation in clashes' after Trump's Mideast planUS plan,seen as heavily biased towards Israel, is angrily rejected by Palestinians 
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                                                            Palestinians push UN action over US peace planPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to speak at UN Security Council 
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                                                            ‘India stokes flames of war in region’AJK president says New Delhi’s war claims are an existential threat that cannot be taken lightly 
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                                                            UN says six civilians killed in Afghanistan airstrikeFighting continues to rage across the country despite hopes the US and Taliban were hammering out a ceasefire 
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                                                            Pakistan begins exporting furnace oil, cargo to leave todayIt remains unclear what is the export destination 
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                                                            Iran's Zarif skips Davos over programme changeWorld Economic Forum organisers abruptly changed schedule: Iranian foreign ministry 
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                                                            UN's decarbonisation target for shipping to cost over $1 trillionThe estimates were based on ammonia being the primary zero carbon fuel choice 
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                                                            UN forecast ‘slight recovery’ in Pakistan economy in 2021According to the report, youth population in South Asian region faces systemic barriers to employment 
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                                                            Occupied Kashmir, Persian Gulf tensions in focus during Qureshi’s UN visitFM urges UNSC, UNGA to take action against barbaric treatment of Kashmiri's by Indian government 
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                                                            UN warns of 'much extreme weather' ahead after hottest decade on recordCurrent pledges to cut emissions put Earth on a path of several degrees warming by the end of the century 
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                                                            Oceans were hottest on record in 2019Oceans absorb more than 90 per cent of excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions 
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                                                            Lebanon regains UN voting rights after paying arrearsTemporary loss of voting rights sparked a social media outcry in Lebanon 
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                                                            No web, no jobs: People in Occupied Kashmir board 'Internet Express'Himalayan disputed territory has been facing internet shutdown among other restrictions for the last 162 days 
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                                                            In pictures: Climate change threatens Afghanistan's crumbling heritageExperts suggest uncertain climate changes are putting war-torn country's historic architecture at risk of destruction 
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                                                            NUST seminar stresses Kashmir’s right to self-determinationIllegal attempt at annexation violates UN resolutions, speaker says 
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                                                            US denies Iran's Zarif a visa to attend UN: US officialUN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric declined to comment on the matter 
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                                                            US slams Russia, China at UN for failure to condemn embassy attackUS mission to UN says Moscow and Beijing's silence undermined Security Council 
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                                                            Bangladesh to ban use of single-use plastic in hotels and restaurantsWorldwide, around 100 million tonnes of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year 
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                                                            Right to self-determination: India's unrestrained oppression in IOK is unprecedented, says FM QureshiShah Mehmood Qureshi says every additional second on the curfew clock is a burden on the world's collective... 
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                                                            Arab League opposes 'interference in Libya' after Turkey accordsLibya has been mired in conflict since a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi 
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                                                            'Afghan war caused 100,000 civilian casualties in last decade'War continues to rage across the country, with ordinary Afghans frequently bearing the brunt of the violence 
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                                                            2010-19: UN highlights Malala Yousafzai's work in favour of girls educationYoungest Nobel Peace Prize laureate continues to shine bright 
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                                                            UN moot adopts Pakistan’s resolution against graftInitiative highlights role parliaments can play in the campaign against corruption 
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                                                            AJK president calls for national unity to thwart India’s sinister designs in IOKSardar Masood Khan pays glowing tributes to Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas for his lifelong struggle for Kashmir freedom 
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                                                            China postpones UNSC discussion on Kashmir: diplomatsChina says it will request the meeting again when the peacekeeping mission is ready to give a detailed briefing 
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                                                            World cares more about Syria's oil than its children: ErdoganAnkara currently hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee population worldwide 
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                                                            India's citizenship law 'fundamentally discriminatory' against Muslims: UNUnited Nations hopes Indian Supreme Court will carefully review Modi govt's Citizenship Amendment Bill 
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                                                            New Indian citizenship law 'fundamentally discriminatory' against Muslims: UNNew law doesn't extend the same protection to Muslim migrants as to six other religious minorities fleeing persecution 
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                                                            Three times genocide was argued at the UN's top courtAung San Suu Kyi's referrs to a number of previous international cases where genocide could not be proven 
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                                                            Climate activist Greta Thunberg named Time's Person of the YearOther nominees for Time's person of the year included President Trump and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 
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                                                            Iran says ready for more US prisoner swapsTrump thanked Iran for what he called a 'very fair negotiation' after an American scholar was released on Saturday 
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                                                            165,000 people affected with AIDS in Pakistan'Only 36,902 people are registered with the NACP, of which, around 20,994 are undergoing treatment' 
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                                                            '2010s is set to be the hottest decade in history'Even if all Paris pledges were honoured, Earth is still on course to be more than 3°C warmer by the end of the... 
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                                                            Houthi prisoners released by Saudi Arabia arrive in Yemeni capitalDetainees are from Iran-aligned movement that the Saudi-led military coalition has been fighting since 2015 
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                                                            Slash emissions now or miss 1.5C goal, UN warnsUNEP insists that the 1.5-C goal is still attainable 
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                                                            Afghanistan must do more to prevent violence against women: UNThe rate of violence against women in Afghanistan has increased in recent months, research reveals 
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                                                            Foreign national killed, five others injured as UN vehicle hit in Kabul blastAttack happens on a road frequently used by UN traffic shuttling workers between central Kabul and UN compound 
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                                                            EU countries at UN criticise America's shift on settlementsThey said their position on Israeli settlement policy is clear, remains unchanged 
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                                                            In Pakistan, oil refineries in hot water as low prices dent marginsPrices crashing due to Jan 1 deadline for stopping production of high sulphur oil 
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                                                            Ocean could provide over six times more food than it does todayCultivating food from the ocean generally has a lower impact on the climate than land-based agriculture 
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                                                            Pakistan's envoy elected to head UN convention on conventional weapons'Election reflects recognition of the country’s longstanding contribution to promote international security' 
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                                                            UN chief condemns live fire at Iraqi protesters as 'disturbing'The violence has left nearly 280 dead 
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                                                            India pursuing ‘water offensive’ against PakistanNew Delhi turns down multiple requests to share design details, allow visits to controversial dams and reservoirs 
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                                                            UNSC chief's statement on Kashmir highly disappointing: AJK presidentUNSC president said the council would not be discussing Kashmir this month 
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                                                            Pakistan’s most visible diplomatic rockstarFor Lodhi, diplomacy has never been a 9 to 5 bureaucratic career: it has been a lifelong calling to serve the country 
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                                                            Teen climate activist seeks lift back across Atlantic to climate meetThunberg's highly publicised journey has so far involved crossing on a zero-emission sailboat from England to New York 
 
    



















































