The UN General Assembly Tuesday adopted a draft decision, by consensus, paving the way to continue intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on restructuring the Security Council during its 76th session after the aspirants of permanent seats on the 15-member body — India, Brazil, Germany and Japan — withdrew their amendment that was aimed at shaping the reform […]
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Pakistan expresses ‘unwavering support’ to Palestine cause
ANTALYA: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday expressed Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and underscored the importance of a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders under the relevant UNSC resolutions for sustainable peace in the region. In a meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Riyad Al Maliki on the sidelines of Antalya […]
FM writes to heads of UN bodies calling for action against India’s repression in IIOK
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called upon the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the United Nations Secretary General to take note of the repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOK), calling for an urgent action. In a letter addressed to the top UN offices, the foreign minister expressed […]
Palestine FM criticizes India’s abstention at UN vote
The Palestinian FM criticized India’s abstention at UN vote. Following India’s abstention at the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution proposing to set up commission for the inquiry of human rights violations done during Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the Palestinian foreign minister has complained that New Delhi’s abstention “stifles the important work of… advancing […]
India replicating Israeli occupational model in occupied Kashmir: Shehryar Afridi
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi Thursday said that Indian occupational regime was replicating the Israeli occupational model in Jammu and Kashmir and the world must stand up to prevent another Palestine being removed from planet earth. Addressing the participants of a seminar titled ‘Palestine and Kashmir Crisis: Call for Justice’, held here jointly […]
Qureshi says UNSC will have to take a decision over Palestine
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will no longer fudge the Palestine issue and they would have to take a decision over it. In an interview with the TRT World news channel, he said that people who believe in the fundamental rights must speak […]
UNSC supports two-state solution; humanitarian assistance in Palestine
NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council has called for the full adherence to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian fighters in the bombs-battered Gaza Strip. The 15-member council reached the required full consensus to issue an official statement after earlier attempts at a shared declaration were blocked by the United States during the […]
Qureshi discusses Palestine, Kashmir with Guterres in New York
NEW YORK: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and discussed grave situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, and also updated him on developments in the occupied Jammu Kashmir. The meeting took place on sidelines of the special session of the UN General Assembly on Palestine. The […]
Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire over Gaza conflict
Israel and Hamas have announced a ceasefire after they agreed to an Egyptian-brokered proposed to halt 11 days of fighting in the Gaza Strip. A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the security cabinet “unanimously accepted the recommendations to accept an Egyptian initiative for an unconditional ceasefire. Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic […]
Qureshi arrives in New York to attend UNGA emergency meeting on Palestine
NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has arrived in New York to attend the emergency meeting of United Nations General Assembly on situation in Palestine today. According to statement of Foreign Office, the foreign minister will represent Pakistan’s stance on the Palestine issue and raise his voice forcefully to call for an end […]