Mumtaz Hussain

NEW YORK: New York City has entered a historic chapter as 34-year-old Democratic leader Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor, becoming the city’s first Muslim, first South Asian, and first African-descended mayor. Mamdani took the oath of…

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has rejected Israel’s announcement recognizing Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, declaring any attempt to displace Palestinians from Gaza as unacceptable and a clear violation of international law.…

NEW YORK: Pakistan warned the UN Security Council that militant groups operating from Afghanistan are expanding their reach, and pressed the Council to confront Kabul’s failure to contain cross-border terrorism. Speaking at Council meeting…

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong support for China’s Global Governance Initiative during the first meeting of the Group of Friends of Global…

WASHINGTON DC: The International Monetary Fund completed Pakistan’s second review under the Extended Fund Facility and the first review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility. The Board approved immediate disbursements of US$1…

WASHINGTON: Paakistan presents profitable opportunities for U.S. entrepreneurs, particularly in the fast-growing and lucrative IT, energy and minerals sectors,” stated Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United…

NEW YORK: Zohran Mamdani, a Ugandan-born Muslim politician and former New York State Assembly member, has been elected Mayor of New York City, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent candidate, and Republican…

NEW YORK: New York City has recorded its lowest number of shootings in history, Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced the October 2025 crime report. Through the first ten months of the year, police reported 596 shooting…

NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced a new investment in the upcoming November 2025 Financial Plan Update that will increase the uniformed headcount of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) by 5,000 officers,…

NEW YORK: The New York Police Department (NYPD) is rolling out its largest security operation of the year to safeguard the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced during a press briefing on Wednesday.…