Iftikhar Ali
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Coronavirus is now a pandemic affecting 114 countries
The novel coronavirus has spread to pandemic levels, the World Health Organization said as the countries scrambled to deal with the outbreak, which has also collapsed stock markets. The Geneva based UN body defines pandemic as...March 11, 2020 561 0 -
Coronavirus outbreak likely to cost world economy $1 trillion
The coronavirus-triggered uncertainty is likely to cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2020 with possible ramifications for all countries, the UN’s trade and development agency said Monday in its latest report as stocks plunged in...March 10, 2020 685 0 -
American Muslim political body Emgage endorses Bernie Sanders
Emgage, one of the largest American Muslim political organizations, has endorsed Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, citing his inclusive campaign and commitment to equality of all citizens. “More than any other presidential candidate, Senator Sanders has built...February 21, 2020 935 0 -
Americans hold demonstrations in several cities to say no to war with Iran
American peace activists staged demonstrations in several cities to express their opposition to another war in the Middle East as U.S.-Iran tensions spiraled up in the wake of killing of a top Iranian general and attack...January 5, 2020 760 0 -
UN says India’s Citizenship Act is fundamentally discriminatory
Amid widespread protests against exclusion of Muslims from seeking Indian citizenship, the United Nations has called the BJP Government’s Citizenship Amendment Act as “fundamentally discriminatory.” The UN Human Rights Office reacted to the passage of the...December 14, 2019 795 0 -
‘Let Kashmiris decide their destiny’
India’s repression has turned Kashmir into a “volcano waiting to erupt,” and it is time that New Delhi lets the people of Jammu and Kashmir to decide their destiny, a top Pakistani diplomat argued. Writing an...November 23, 2019 909 0 -
World needs multilateralism to address root causes of conflicts
With a stark warning that the world may be heading for “great fracture” in the face of dysfunctional relations between major powers, UN Chief Antonio Guterres is prescribing multilateralism as the only way to save the...November 12, 2019 748 0 -
UN slams Indian repression in Kashmir; says political decisions taken without Kashmiris’ consent
In a forceful denunciation of Indian restrictions still in force in the Indian-administered Kashmir, the United Nations has said major political decisions about the disputed territory are being taken without consent of the affected people. Rupert...October 29, 2019 629 0 -
American Jewish leader rebukes India’s Kashmir atrocity; Israeli-Palestinian conflict shows force not a solution
An influential Jewish-American leader, Jack Rosen, has called for addressing the plight of the people in Jammu and Kashmir as India’s month-long clampdown and August 5 repeal of autonomous status for the disputed region draws sharp...September 4, 2019 817 0 -
UN Secretary General raises Kashmir issue with Modi; urges restraint
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the festering Kashmir imbroglio with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting in France, reaffirming the world body’s position which expresses concern and urges restraint in the disputed territory. The...August 26, 2019 863 1
