Mumtaz Hussain

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly adopted, by consensus, a Moroccan resolution co-sponsored by Pakistan, calling for countering hate speech and strongly deploring attacks against places of worship, religious symbols and holy books.…

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has welcomed as "bold and timely" the UN Secretary-General's new policy to boost peace and security in the world. Commenting on Antonio Guterres' New Agenda for Peace, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the…

UNITED NATIONS: A candlelit ceremony was held at the United Nations in memory of its employees who lost their lives in the service of the world organization. The ceremony was organized by Secretary General, President Security Council and…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that millions of people facing hunger will “pay the price” of Russia’s decision to exit the Ukraine grain deal. He told reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York that the…

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has denounced a UN report on conflict-related sexual violence for not including the crimes of violence committed in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIoJK) and Israeli-occupied Palestine. “There is…

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has raised at the U.N. last month’s tragic sinking of an overloaded boat off the Greek coast where 700 people, including Pakistanis, were killed while calling for scaling up rescue operations to save lives.…

A mix of Pakistan cricket’s cream and some familiar expats will be in action in the United States when the inaugural season of the Major League Cricket (MLC) — a long-awaited T20 tournament — kicks off on Friday (July 14). Fast bowler…

WASHINGTON: As expected, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met here today and formally approved the $3 billion standby arrangement for Pakistan, which was finaliszed at the end of June. The IMF said the programme…

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday approved a disputed resolution on religious hatred in the wake of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Last month, a man desecrated the Holy Quran in Sweden’s capital Stockholm,…

WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Wednesday said Pakistan is not being pressured to pick sides between US and China and that relations with Islamabad “build on our close people-to-people ties”. State Department spokesperson Matthew…