Mumtaz Hussain

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a new push to rid the world of nuclear weapons, warning that “the drums of nuclear war are beating once again”. In a message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic…

NEW YORK: Marking the fourth anniversary of India's brutal siege of occupied Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan on Friday described as "a fantasy and a myth" New Delhi's claim of progress, development and normalcy in the disputed territory.…

UNITED NATIONS: The world is entering a ‘humanitarian doom loop’ as Russia has not offered free grain to the World Food Programme (WFP), said a Rome-based UN agency. At a press briefing in New York, Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of…

NEW YORK: Six people were injured in New York on Wednesday when the top portion of a construction crane caught fire and crashed into a Manhattan street during the morning rush hour, authorities said. Firefighters and rescue personnel…

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.…