Washington DC: The United States has decided to retain Zalmay Khalilzad as the US special envoy to Afghanistan. He has been asked to stay in his post under US President Joe Biden. “We’ve asked him to continue the vital work that he’s performing,” US Secretary of State

Cairo: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has called on the EU to play a bigger role in reviving the peace process. He underlined the humanitarian role of the bloc and its member countries to provide aid to the Palestinians, including refugees in the occupied

United Nations: Russia backed a Palestinian proposal for a Middle East peace conference, suggesting on Wednesday it could be held at ministerial level in spring or summer, as the US said it would move towards renewing ties with the Palestinians under Joe Biden. The United States

Washington: The administration of President Joe Biden has temporarily frozen some of arms deal to the UAE and Saudi Arabia for a review, officials said. The nearly week-old administration has already signalled it plans to end support for the Saudi-led, UAE-backed offensive in Yemen, which is

Kabul: The inclusion of women in peace negotiations and other decision-making processes has been the focus of a series of discussions currently taking place across Afghanistan, marking ‘Global Open Days’. Hundreds of women and representatives from government, religious institutions, academia and civil society have taken part

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called upon the international community to see the reality of India as state-sponsor of terrorism and also a purveyor of anti-Pakistan propaganda globally. The Foreign Office Spokesperson at a weekly press briefing said India, which masqueraded itself as a victim of terrorism for

Srinagar: President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti has said that the Modi-led BJP government is persecuting Kashmiri politicians for not toeing its line. Mehbooba Mufti, in a series of tweets, said that the party’s detained youth leader Waheed Para’s persecution by the Indian govt

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has announced a token contribution of 25,000 dollars to the Secretary General’s Peace-building Fund. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, while speaking in a virtual High Level Replenishment Conference for UN Secretary General’s Peace-building Fund, said that the pledge underscores

Cairo: Egypt opened a new center for training UN Peacekeeping Police Force personnel on Tuesday January 26 . This move testifies to Egypt's commitment to supporting UN peacekeeping operations at large and the UN peacekeeping police force in particular, UN Police Adviser and Director of the

New Delhi: The Indian capital turned into a militarized zone on Wednesday with a heavy presence of police and other law enforcement agencies to maintain law and order a day after violent clashes with protesting farmers who stormed New Delhi’s Red Fort and hoisted Khalistan