London: The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Dame Eleanor Laing, thanked Pakistani doctors and nurses in the United Kingdom for putting their lives at risk to provide healthcare services for others during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conservative MP and deputy speaker of the House

Muzaffarabad: President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan welcomed the report of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in which he expressed concern over state-sponsored violence against children, including the use of pellet guns. Commenting on the report titled “Children and Armed Conflicts ” unveiled

Ghaziabad: BJP workers and farm law protesters clashed in Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. According to eyewitnesses, the ruckus took place when the BJP workers were carrying out a procession on a flyway where the farm law protesters, chiefly supporters of the Bharatiya Kisan Union,

Paris: More than three billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally Tuesday from official sources. The pace of vaccination has so quickened that while it took 20 weeks to give the first billion, it only took four

United Nations: The 193 member states of the United Nations have thus far failed to agree on a peacekeeping budget for the year beginning July 1, which could lead to "a freeze on all missions" should a deal not soon materialize, according to diplomats. The roadblock

New York: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has urged global action including reparations to "make amends" for racism against people of African descent. Its new report also urges educational reform and apologies to address discrimination. The findings cite concerns in about 60 countries including the

London: Queen Elizabeth is making attempts of pacifying the tensions rife within the palace by extending an olive branch to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. According to a report by the Daily Mail, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to attend the Queen’s official

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his concern over “grave violations” against children in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) and called upon the Narendra Modi-led government to take preventive measures to protect children, by ending the use of pellets against them. The call was made

Islamabad: Acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan Mission at the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Aamir Khan welcomed the recent statement of UN Secretary General in which he sought an effective global role against Islamophobia. He said this during the 2nd high-level conference of heads of counter-terrorism agencies

Srinagar: Defense analysts have ridiculed the claim by Indian media that the high security Indian Air Force Station at Jammu airport came under drone attacks. Indian media reported that two explosions within a gap of five minutes rocked the airport. However, defense experts asked how a drone