Kashmir situation: OIC to submit assessment report to member countries MUZAFFARABAD: The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha has said that... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 09:42am
Print ‘All bets off’ if Iran gets nuclear weapon: Saudi Arabia DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbours would act to shore up... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 09:43am
Pakistan Human Rights Day: World community urged to take notice of Indian atrocities ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reiterated its call to the world community to stop India from its blatant human rights... Published 10 Dec, 2022 06:44am
Editorials Dealing with climate challenges EDITORIAL: As climate emergencies, the war in Ukraine and other conflicts, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic pushed ... Published 10 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Print ‘Funding’ major challenge to achieve SDGs, says Aisha Pasha ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has said that funding is a major challenge in ... Updated 07 Dec, 2022 09:49am
Pakistan ESCAP official calls on Dar ISLAMABAD: Under Secretary General of the UN/ Executive Secretary of ESCAP Arminda Salsiah Alisjahbana called on... Published 06 Dec, 2022 07:41am
World More than 20pc have suffered violence, harassment at work: UN GENEVA: More than one in five people in employment worldwide have experienced some form of workplace harassment or... Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Pakistan Flood-affected families: Lari plans to build emergency shelters for 1m households KARACHI: Pakistan’s first female architect, and CEO of UN-recognized Heritage Foundation Pakistan Professor ... Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Print Bilawal to visit US later this month ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit the United States later this month to chair the... Published 03 Dec, 2022 06:54am
Editorials Violence against women EDITORIAL: It is one of the most common human rights violations in the world. According to a UN report issued last... Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Print UN launches record $51.5bn funding appeal Estimates that 339 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency assistance next year Updated 02 Dec, 2022 10:11am
Print Flood relief activities: ‘Pakistan has received $738.53m foreign aid so far’ This is around 22 percent against total commitment of $3.4 billion from multilateral and bilateral partners Updated 02 Dec, 2022 12:34pm
Opinion Restoring nature could depend on how countries help farmers Famous for its lamb, New Zealand’s agriculture industry was once so well-subsidised that slaughterhouse workers... Published 30 Nov, 2022 06:28am
Business & Finance FPCCI proposes three-pronged plan for swift social uplift KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has acknowledged progress pertaining to United Nations Sustainable... Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am
World UN experts to contribute in Zambian lead poisoning case JOHANNESBURG: A top South African court on Friday granted UN experts a role in proceedings against Anglo American,... Published 25 Nov, 2022 06:26pm
Markets Ukraine grain exports sputter after extension deal with Russia ISTANBUL: Ukraine’s grain exports have gotten off to a slower start after a UN-brokered deal was extended last ... Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am
Print Flood relief operations, reconstruction: ‘Pakistan has received $3.4bn,’ NA body told Out of which $170 million converted to firm commitments Updated 25 Nov, 2022 10:03am
Opinion Historic accord The climate summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has produced a historic accord on funding to help vulnerable... Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am
Pakistan ‘Loss and damage’ fund: Pakistan greets historic COP27 deal ISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomes the establishment of a fund to address loss and damage caused by climate-induced... Published 21 Nov, 2022 08:05am
World Ukraine, Russia trade blame over nuclear plant shelling MOSCOW: Kyiv and Moscow on Sunday traded accusations of shelling on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power... Published 21 Nov, 2022 07:20am
Opinion Joy at ‘historic’ climate damages deal Vulnerable nations least responsible for planet-heating emissions have been battling for three decades for wealthy... Published 21 Nov, 2022 06:40am
Pakistan UNGA panel adopts four Pakistan-piloted resolutions UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee has adopted four resolutions submitted by Pakistan, on... Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am
World G7 calls for 'significant' U.N. response to North Korea missile launches ROME: The United Nations' Security Council needs to take "significant measures" in response to thelatest... Published 20 Nov, 2022 10:33pm
Business & Finance Pakistan calls for reviving Afghan economy on priority basis NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for steps to end the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, saying the... Published 20 Nov, 2022 04:16am
World Taliban ban Afghan women from gyms and public baths KABUL: Gyms and public baths are now also off limits to Afghan women, the Taliban confirmed Sunday, days after... Published 14 Nov, 2022 06:42am
Pakistan Pakistan votes against draft calling for death penalty moratorium at UN UNITED NATIONS: A committee of UN General Assembly has adopted a western draft resolution calling for a moratorium ... Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Print Global food import bill to jump to record $1.9trn UN’s FAO issues grim warning Updated 12 Nov, 2022 09:32am
Opinion If they don’t do it, there will be more human misery United Nations’ chief Antonio Guterres has, indeed, issued a profound warning to world leaders at a climate summit... Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am
Editorials Climate catastrophe EDITORIAL: While a positive outcome of the COP27 now in session at Egyptian resort Sharm-el-Shaikh is eagerly ... Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am
World Climate change is speeding up, warns major UN report SHARM EL SHEIKH, (Egypt): Each of the last eight years, if projections for 2022 hold, will be hotter than any year... Published 07 Nov, 2022 07:37am