NEW YORK: Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi has been selected to help organise a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Convention …
مزید پڑھیں »A lethal lottery
Last week, a record number of 120 out of 193 United Nations member states voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, with a view of …
مزید پڑھیں »Asma Jahangir posthumously wins UN Human Rights Prize
NEW YORK: Late Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir has posthumously been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize 2018. The prize was awarded to Jahangir, who passed away on February 11 after suffering a stroke …
مزید پڑھیں »Merkel, Netanyahu seek to brush past differences for Israel talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a press conference after a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 4, 2018. Photo: AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with …
مزید پڑھیں »Pakistan wants ties with US based on mutual respect: FM Qureshi
NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said Pakistan desires a broad based relationship with the United States based on mutual trust and respect. The foreign minister’s comments came during a meeting with …
مزید پڑھیں »Back at UN, Trump to herald upturn with North Korea
Twelve months on from his explosive debut on the world´s biggest diplomatic stage, Donald Trump returns to the UN General Assembly on Monday to trumpet a turnaround in ties with last year´s number one enemy, …
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