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Pakistan PM Shehbaz to travel to Washington to meet President Trump on September 25

September 24, 2025 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel from New York to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (September 25, 2025), as the two sides made a renewed push to reset their bilateral relations. Mr. Shehbaz is in New York to attend the…

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World leaders gather for United Nations General Assembly

September 23, 2024 admin

Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across the fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual United Nations gathering are being challenged: Work together — not only on front-burner issues but on modernising the international institutions born after World War II so that they can tackle the threats and problems of the future. United Nations…

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India Abstains From UN Resolution Demanding Israel’s Withdrawal From Palestine

September 18, 2024 admin

Other countried that abstained included Australia, Canada, Germany, UK, Ukraine (File) India on Wednesday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Israel bring an end, “without delay”, to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution, with 124 nations voting…

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India Abstains From UN Resolution Demanding Israel’s Withdrawal From Palestine

September 18, 2024 admin

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India slams Pakistan for ‘baseless & deceitful narratives’ on Kashmir at UNGA

June 26, 2024 admin

Pratik Mathur. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy made references to Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA.) “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives, which is not a surprise,” Minister in India’s Permanent…

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Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict: UN expert Irene Khan

May 23, 2024 admin

“Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats,” a U.N. investigator said on May 22. Irene Khan said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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UNGA to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid

May 10, 2024 admin

In the Security Council vote on April 18, the Palestinians got much more support for full U.N. membership. The vote was 12 in favor, the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstaining. | Photo Credit: AP The U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution that would grant new “rights and…

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Hope Palestine’s Application For UN Membership Will Be Reconsidered, Endorsed: India

May 2, 2024 admin

India has voiced hope that Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations United Nations: India has voiced hope that Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the US last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world…

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India hits out at Pakistan for references to Ayodhya, CAA in UNGA

March 16, 2024 admin

Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan and described it as a “broken record” that remains stagnant while the world progresses, after Islamabad’s envoy made references to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during remarks to the United Nations General…

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Religiophobia against Hinduism, Sikhism must also be acknowledged: India abstains in UNGA on Pakistan’s resolution on Islamophobia

March 16, 2024 admin

India abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on a draft resolution introduced by Pakistan and co-sponsored by China on Islamophobia, asserting that the prevalence of “religiophobia” against Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and other faiths facing violence and discrimination must also be acknowledged rather than singling out just one religion. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution…

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