UN must take note of HR violations in Palestine, IIOJ&K: CM KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Former Justice Maqbool Baqar on Sunday dubbed the Genocide in Palestine and... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Print Israel steps up its offensive in Gaza GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces on Sunday fought Palestinian around southern Gaza’s main city,... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:03am
World Israel pounds Gaza after US vetoes rare UN ceasefire bid GAZA CITY: Israel bombarded targets in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid for ... Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am
World Battles rage across Gaza as UN holds rare vote GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Israeli forces maintained a relentless bombardment and ground invasion across... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:47am
World UN SC ‘complicit’ in Gaza ‘slaughter’: MSF GENEVA: The UN Security Council is “complicit in the ongoing slaughter” in the Gaza Strip and must vote Friday ... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:47am
Pakistan COP28 Pak Pavilion in Dubai: Sherry urges early action, accountability to address challenge of climate change ISLAMABAD: Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday delivered an address at the COP28 Pakistan Pavilion in Dubai, urging... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Markets OPEC chief urges members to reject any COP28 deal that targets fossil fuels DUBAI: OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has urged OPEC+ members to reject proposals for any text under... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
World US tells UN it does not support call for Gaza ceasefire UNITED NATIONS: Ahead of a delayed Friday vote by the United Nations Security Council on a demand for an immediate... Published 08 Dec, 2023 11:59pm
World UN aid chief sees ‘promising signs’ of Gaza access via Israel crossing GENEVA: UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said Thursday he saw promising signs that the Kerem Shalom crossing... Published 07 Dec, 2023 10:51pm
World UN chief invokes rare Article 99 of UN’s charter UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a rare move on Wednesday to formally warn the... Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am
World UN slams COP28 ‘posturing’ as fossil fuel debate sizzles DUBAI: UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Wednesday accused nations of “posturing” at the COP28 talks in Dubai,... Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am
World Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack CAIRO: Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into the Rafah area on Gaza’s border with Egypt to... Published 06 Dec, 2023 11:11pm
World COP28 fossil fuel battle hardens DUBAI: Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global... Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am
Pakistan Quetta hosts UN Women’s ‘#Koi Jawaz Nahi’ campaign QUETTA: Quetta welcomed the arrival of UN Women’s impactful campaign titled #Koi Jawaz Nahi, marking the 16-day... Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am
Pakistan World Soil Day observed LAHORE: The World Soil Day, observed throughout the world on December 05 every year on the call of Food and... Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am
Opinion Israel bent on genocide Only the naïve could have imagined that Israel would continue the truce that allowed the exchange of some of the... Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am
Pakistan ‘Aalmi Urdu Conference’ urges UN, global powers to help stop growing Israeli aggression KARACHI: The 16th Aalmi Urdu Conference on Sunday concluded here at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. The... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Print PM explains Pakistan’s climate challenge: It’s ‘primarily a water challenge’, needing attention Says climate challenge needs immediate action Updated 04 Dec, 2023 10:00am
World World Bank, UAE lead climate financing boost at COP28 DUBAI: Governments, development banks and companies announced on Friday initiatives to mobilise billions in climate... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
World China seeks ‘concrete’ roadmap for two-state solution to solve Gaza conflict BEIJING: China called on the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to formulate a “concrete” timetable and... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
Pakistan Kakar for utilising loss & damage fund on merit DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday stressed the need to immediately operationalise the... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
Opinion Alarming threat of global warming and lagging climate finance The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
World UN peacekeepers try to stay safe amid Lebanon-Israel border flare-ups LEBANON: While trying to fulfil their mandate to keep the peace, U.N. soldiers deployed along Lebanon’s border with... Published 30 Nov, 2023 10:58pm
World Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza: WHO GENEVA: More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if its health system is not ... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am
World Extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming: study WASHINGTON: State-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
World Hamas releases 24 hostages, including Thai farm workers GAZA STRIP: Hamas said a group of hostages seized in the deadliest attack in Israel’s history were handed over on... Updated 25 Nov, 2023 07:36am
World UN vote challenges OECD global tax leadership PARIS: The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s leadership on global tax coordination has come... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
World 27 dead in Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian doctor said Thursday at least 27 people had been killed and 93... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
Pakistan UN agency urges Pakistan to halt expelling Afghans during winter ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency on Wednesday urged Pakistan to halt deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees... Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am
Print Shamshad says expecting 2-2.5pc GDP growth ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, reported... Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:07am
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