Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri has urged the United Nations to blacklist the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), describing the group as a global terrorist threat rather than a legitimate separatist movement. She argued that an international designation would help curb the group’s financing, restrict its leadership, and strengthen regional security while protecting Balochistan’s youth. In an […]
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UN imposes sanctions on Sudan paramilitary commanders over Darfur atrocities
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has imposed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over alleged atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher in Darfur. Read More: 114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan’s Darfur: medical sources The sanctioned individuals include RSF deputy commanders Abdelrahim Hamdan Daglo and Gedo Hamdan Ahmed, […]
Iran blocks UN nuclear inspections at sites hit by Israel
TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said the UN nuclear watchdog would not be granted access to Iranian nuclear sites damaged during its recent war with Israel without a formal agreement being reached. Araghchi made the remarks in an interview with Khabar Online ahead of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution demanding […]
Iran warns it may exit nuclear non-proliferation treaty if sanctions return
Iran has warned that it may legally withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European countries try to reimpose UN sanctions. The warning came as European powers Britain, France, and Germany push for a vote against Iran at the UN’s nuclear watchdog board. Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Saeed Iravani, sent a letter repeating […]