Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
NEW YORK: More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said on Wednesday.
In its...
Pakistan calls for UN action to combat Islamophobia
NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for new United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action to combat Islamophobia and hate speech.
Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN said this at a special meeting in New York.
She...
UK wants Pakistan to take back thousands of migrants: FM Qureshi
LONDON: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that Britain wants Pakistan to take back thousands of Pakistanis who have overstayed their visit visa in the United Kingdom and have no status...
Pakistan’s population to reach 403 million by 2050: UN
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s population is expected to climb to 403 million by 2050, a United Nations (UN) report released Monday said.
The earth's population is expected to rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7...
Former Egyptian president Mursi buried in Cairo, says son
CARIRO: Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son, Ahmed Mursi, said on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
The burial was attended by...
FM Qureshi lauds British MPs role to boost Pak-UK ties
LONDON: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that British parliamentarians of Pakistan origin have key role in bringing the two countries closer.
Talking to Pakistani-origin members of British parliament in London, he said the...
FM Qureshi meets UK Home Secretary
LONDON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with British Home Secretary Sajid Javid in the House of Commons, a press release issued Monday read. High Commissioner Mohammad Nafees Zakaria was also present in the...
‘Iran to surpass uranium stockpile deal limit from June 27’
TEHRAN: Iran will surpass the uranium stockpile limit set under the nuclear deal agreed with world powers from June 27, a top Iranian nuclear official said on the state television on Monday.
“Today the countdown...
Two more youth martyred in Indian Occupied Kashmir
SRINAGAR: At least two more innocent Kashmiris were martyred on Monday in Indian Occupied Kashmir, the Kashmir Media Service reported.
According to reports, Indian forces carried out a cordon and search operation at Bidoora-Achabal in...
Pakistan wants to build new synergies and cooperation with Russia: FM Qureshi
LONDON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Prime Minister Imran Khan and he had very high powered meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on sidelines of SCO summit in...
