United Nations & Pakistan
On September 30, 1947, Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) just over a month after it came into existence and attaches great importance to international cooperation through this organisation.
India bars Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photographer Sanna Mattoo from flying to US
New Delhi: Indian authorities have prevented an award-winning photographer Sanna Irshad Mattoo from flying to the United States to collect her Pulitzer Prize, making her the latest person among several Kashmiri journalists barred from leaving the country. Mattoo was one of four journalists working for Reuters
FM Bilawal’s letter on ‘alarming’ situation in Indian occupied Kashmir delivered to UNSC president
United Nations: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram met the UN Security Council President for the month of October, Michel Biang of Gabon, and handed over to him a letter from Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari about the “alarming” situation in Indian
UN human rights experts show concerns over unmarked graves in IIOJK
Srinagar: UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances made a public communique which was sent to Indian government. UN Special Rapporteurs expressed severe concerns over the longstanding lack of identification and preservation of unmarked graves containing the remains of unidentified persons as well as
Vote rule change in India-occupied Kashmir angers parties
Srinagar: A new law that allows new residents of India-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir to register as voters has angered political parties, which see it as an attempt by India to change the demography of the Muslim-majority region. India stripped the status of the occupied state in
Modi’s claims of ‘resolving’ Kashmir dispute oblivious of ground realities, says Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks about resolving the Kashmir issue are false and misleading and they also reflect how oblivious the Indian leadership has become of the ground realities in Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK). The Foreign Office,
Western ‘commentary’ on Kashmir dispute rattles India
Islamabad: The German foreign minister’s rare backing of Pakistan’s position on the Kashmir dispute has deeply upset Delhi because the two happenings may be more than a coincidence. Many in Pakistan have been quick to present these developments as a sort of diplomatic coup, but one
Kashmiris condemn Amit Shah’s IIOJK visit
Muzaffarabad: Thousands of people in seven cities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) took to the streets to condemn the visit of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The massive anti-India rallies were taken out from Sudhanoti, Mirpur, and
India’s Chenab railway bridge attempt to keep Kashmir under subjugation
Qaisar Mansoor Jammu and Kashmir is an Indian Illegally Occupied territory under the United Nations Security Council resolutions but India is continuously taking steps to colonize the region through military means. Chenab Railway Bridge has been illegally constructed by India on the Chenab River, it will connect
Complete shutdown observed in IIOJK against Amit Shah’s visit
Srinagar: Complete shutdown was observed on October 5, 2022 to register protest against the Indian Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the UN-designated disputed territory. Call for the strike has been given by APHC and other parties to convey a strong message to India and the