Mumtaz Hussain

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans, citing harvesting of over a third of global fish stocks at unsustainable levels as an example of how human activity is harming the…

WASHINGTON: The United States gets in touch with Pakistan directly on the issues that are of importance to Washington and also to broader regional security and stability, State Department Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel has said. The…

NEW YORK: Eight Pakistani peacekeepers, among 103 United Nations peacekeepers from around the world, were honored at a special ceremony on May 25, marking the 75th anniversary of the UN Peacekeeping. Pakistan's Acting Permanent…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan says Al-Shifa Trust’s charitable services are fully recognized and the whole nation pays tribute to Trust’s founders and its leadership for remarkable philanthropic work in…

UNITED NATIONS (APP): Pakistan highlighted in the UN Security Council the desperate plight of Kashmiri people under Indian military occupation and slammed New Delhi for convening a G20 meeting in the occupied region. Speaking during a…

UNITED NATIONS: The UN health experts have warned that cholera, a 19th-century disease, may be making a ‘devastating’ comeback after years of decline. In a new alert, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, and UN…

By holding a G20 meeting of the working group on tourism on May 22-24, the government of India is seeking to normalize what some have described as a military occupation by instrumentalising a G20 meeting and portray an international seal of…

WASHINGTON: The United States wants India to condemn persistent religious violence, a senior official said one month before a state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The State Department released an annual report on religious freedom…

BEIJING, May 14 (APP): Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has advised Pakistani students studying in Chinese universities to focus on their studies and learn from China’s high-quality development and progress. Speaking at…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again stated that it has no favorites in Afghanistan and it sees all sides in the conflict as Afghans who need to decide about their future themselves. Responding to the queries of media persons, Foreign Office…