Mumtaz Hussain

UNITED NATIONS: Reaffirming that a just and peaceful international order depends on the consistent and universal application of international law, Pakistan told the UN Sixth Committee that impunity and selective adherence to legal norms…

NEW YORK: The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a sexually motivated burglary in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The disturbing incident occurred early Monday morning within…

NEW YORK: The United Nations Secretary-General welcomed the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump of a comprehensive plan to achieve a ceasefire and sustainable peace in Gaza. He emphasized the crucial role of Arab and Muslim states…

NEW YORK: Thousands of demonstrators flooded Manhattan streets Friday, marching from Times Square to United Nations headquarters to denounce Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the 80th UN General Assembly. The…

UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, opening his speech with the recitation from the Holy Quran and extending warm congratulations to the President of the…

UNITED NATIONS: President Donald Trump warned global leaders that recognizing a Palestinian state would be “an enormous prize for Hamas,” as he delivered a combative address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. In a…

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has declared that the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state is a fundamental right of the Palestinian people that cannot be ignored. Addressing the…

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, strongly condemned Israel’s strikes on Qatar during a UN Security Council emergency meeting on Thursday, 11 September. The meeting,…

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned the recent Israeli strikes on Doha, carried out on 9 September. Council members expressed deep regret over the civilian casualties and stressed the urgent need to prevent…

Sixty years have passed since the September 1965 war between Pakistan and India, the second full-scale war between the two nations. Since then, they have fought three more conflicts, leaving the subcontinent in a state of near-constant…