UN to vote on Russian, US resolutions on Gaza war UNITED NATIONS: A divided UN Security Council will vote Wednesday on competing draft resolutions on the Israel-Hamas... Published 25 Oct, 2023 10:37pm
Supplements PAKISTAN'S COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL PEACE, SECURITY, AND DEVELOPMENT: A JOURNEY WITH THE UNITED NATIONS TEXT: Since its inception, Pakistan has been an active and committed member of the United Nations, embodying the... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
World UN pleads for Gazans’ safety, cites humanitarian law violations UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded on Tuesday for civilians to be protected ... Updated 25 Oct, 2023 06:53am
World UN says no aid trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday UNITED NATIONS: Twenty trucks were unable to transport aid to Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip on... Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:18am
World Countries deadlocked on ‘loss and damage’ fund as UN climate summit nears WASHINGTON: Countries are deadlocked over how to design a fund to help countries recover and rebuild from climate... Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am
Opinion The Palestinian resistance The ongoing Israel-Gaza war began with the spectacular attack by Hamas into Israel on October 7, 2023. Hamas... Updated 24 Oct, 2023 05:52am
Opinion ‘Crisis resilient urban futures: The future of Asian and Pacific cities 2023’ Cities have always been dynamic hubs of culture, education, economic growth and opportunity, and most importantly,... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Editorials Refusal to reckon with colonial past EDITORIAL: The outcome of the recently held referendum in Australia that sought to address the entrenched inequality... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
World Climate ‘loss and damage’ talks end in failure PARIS: A crucial meeting on climate “loss and damages” ahead of COP28 ended in failure Saturday, with countries... Published 22 Oct, 2023 03:20am
Print First relief convoy enters Gaza RAFAH: The first aid trucks arrived in war-torn Gaza from Egypt on Saturday, bringing urgent humanitarian relief to... Updated 22 Oct, 2023 09:36am
World UN agencies call for ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout Gaza U.N. agencies called on Saturday for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza after 20 ... Published 21 Oct, 2023 11:06pm
World Israel readies invasion RAFAH, (Palestinian Territories): Thousands of tonnes of “life and death” aid for Gaza should be delivered soon,... Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am
Print Palestinians await aid trucks as Israel pounds Gaza GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday eagerly awaited the arrival of aid... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 08:58am
Pakistan Israeli war crimes: JI starts drive to file 10m petitions with UN KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced that this party has initiated ... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
Pakistan PM urges UN to play role in stopping Israel’s violence against Palestinians BEIJING: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday urged the United Nations Secretary-General ... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
World Strike kills 500 at Gaza hospital on eve of Biden visit GAZA: An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed about 500 Palestinians at a Gaza City hospital crammed with patients... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:55am
Pakistan Speakers for joint action to stop unfolding humanitarian disaster ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national political leadership along with civil society and intelligentsia, Tuesday while... Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am
Pakistan PDA, in collaboration with FAO, commemorates World Food Day LAHORE: The Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and... Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am
Pakistan Pakistan asks Israel to lift illegal blockade on Gaza UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called on Israel to lift its inhumane blockade on the Gaza Strip and allow unhindered... Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am
World UN warns Gaza civilians being 'packed in ever-smaller area' UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations warned on Tuesday that Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip are being "packed... Published 17 Oct, 2023 11:44pm
Pakistan Gaza: Pakistan underscores need for immediate ceasefire ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for an immediate ceasefire and lifting of the blockade in Gaza Monday, adding that... Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am
Business & Finance HBL joins UN Principles for Responsible Banking and NZBA KARACHI: HBL has become an official signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framework ... Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am
World 1m Gazans displaced as Israel readies for ground attack GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): More than one million people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip in the ... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Pakistan Human catastrophe in Palestine: Alvi urges UN, OIC to meet urgently ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday strongly condemning the brutalities and massacre of Palestinians in ... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Print Govt mulling slapping carbon tax on exports to EU ISLAMABAD: The government is mulling imposing carbon tax on exports to the European Union (EU) to deal with Carbon... Updated 16 Oct, 2023 08:45am
World Israel says one killed in fire from Lebanon as Hezbollah claims strikes BEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel exchanged deadly cross-border fire Sunday, with the Iran-backed group ... Published 15 Oct, 2023 10:16pm
World EU to triple humanitarian aid to Gaza to 75m euros BRUSSELS: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Saturday the EU is tripling humanitarian aid... Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am
World Food, fresh water rapidly running out: WFP ROME: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that crucial supplies were running ... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am
Print Govt condemns Israeli siege of Gaza ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, Wednesday, reiterated the principled stand of the government of Pakistan that the... Updated 12 Oct, 2023 09:40am
World Thousands of Afghans out in cold after deadly quakes NAYEB RAFI (Afghanistan): Thousands of Afghans who survived a powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,00 people... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am