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Pakistan calls India mother of terrorism as South Asian rivals clash at UN
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Maleeha Lodhi accused India of being the “mother of terrorism” in South Asia as she cited several examples of New Delhi’s fueling and backing terror. Dr. Lodhi was...September 23, 2017 1325 0 -
PM Abbasi wants UN special envoy on Kashmir; sees no military solution to Afghan conflict
Kashmir Map by CIA being used via Wikimedia Commons Amid heightened South Asian tensions, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has told the United Nations that India is perpetrating state-sponsored terror against Pakistan including from acorss the...September 21, 2017 1236 0 -
US, Pakistan hold ice-breaking talks after weeks of tough diplomacy
A 45-minute frank discussion between Vice President Mike Pence and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was ice-breaking as both sides decided to continue dialogue to address mutual concerns, Pakistani officials said Tuesday. “It was a good...September 20, 2017 1432 0 -
UN: Myanmar’s cruelty against Rohingyas is ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’
A group of Rohingya people Photo: Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Wikimedia Commons The United Nations has condemned the ongoing security operation targeting the Rohingya minority population in Myanmar as “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. The High...September 11, 2017 1403 0 -
New report says record high number of civilians losing lives in Afghanistan conflict
Kabul after a massive explosion Photo: UNAMA/Jawad Jalali Calling the Afghan conflict an “ugly war, “the United Nations has said civilians lives – including those of women and children – continue to be lost at record...July 18, 2017 1544 0 -
UN asks India, Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute through dialogue
Amid lingering South Asian tensions, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday has asked India and Pakistan to settle the Kashmir problem through dialogue. “The secretary-general reiterates his call on the parties to resolve the issue through engagement...July 13, 2017 1489 0 -
Unprecedented heatwave, and more to come, warns UN weather agency
Photo by Jessie Eastland/Wikimedia Commons With mercury shooting up in several parts of the world, the United Nations weather agency is warning that more heatwaves to come. The World Meteorological Organization says extremely high May and...June 22, 2017 1924 0 -
Syrian refugee girl named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Muzoon Almellehan skips rope with students at the School of Peace at a internally displaced peoples site in the Lake Region, Chad. She visited the conflict-affected region in April 2017. UNICEF/Sokhin With millions...June 19, 2017 1505 0 -
Israeli occupation policies, blockade ‘key cause’ of Palestinian suffering: UN report
A Palestinian girl inside her family’s partially destroyed home, looks at the destruction outside, in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City. Photo: UNICEF Israel’s occupation in the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza are the...June 1, 2017 1166 0 -
Pakistan says Indian forces fire at vehicle carrying UN observers in Kashmir
Map of Kashmir Photo Credit: CIA/Wikipedia Indian forces reportedly fired at a vehicle carrying UN military observers during their visit to the areas on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir region....May 25, 2017 1333 0
