LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. She was 96. Her death brings to an end the longest reign in the history of the United Kingdom, and one of the longest reigns by any head of state. Her family had […]
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that he will appeal for massive support for Pakistan during his upcoming visit to the country, as one third of its territory is underwater. “Tomorrow I will be flying to Pakistan to express my deep solidarity with the Pakistani people and to appeal for the […]
UNITED NATIONS — UN chief Antonio Guterres will travel to Pakistan next week for a solidarity visit as the country and million of its people reel from the impact of “epochal” levels of rain and flooding, as a USD 160 million emergency plan was launched to help the cash-starved nation deal with the climate calamity. […]
BRUSSELS — Nearly half of Europe is at risk of drought, according to a report by the European Commission’s science and knowledge service (JRC). The report, published on Monday, said that, as of August 10, 47 per cent of Europe’s territory has reached a warning level for drought while 17 per cent of the surveyed […]
WASHINGTON — Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, US officials told Reuters on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor and surgeon, helped coordinate the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in which […]
UNITED NATIONS — While admitting to a “fragile” food situation in his country, Pakistan’s Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has thrown a warning that India’s policies in Kashmir could have “potentially catastrophic consequences” from another conflict. “If the tensions created by India’s current policies in occupied Kashmir and aggressive postures are left unattended, it […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan government has decided to reach out to G20 countries in an attempt to stop India from holding an event or meeting of the grouping in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Pakistan foreign office, has categorically rejected any such attempt by India claiming that “Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognised disputed territory between […]
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he was saddened by the tragic loss of life in the earthquake that struck Afghanistan. “Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed and injured, and this tragic toll might continue to rise,” he added on Wednesday in a statement. “My heart goes out to the […]
UNITED NATIONS — China has blocked a joint proposal by India and the US to designate Pakistan-based top LeT militant Abdul Rehman Makki as a global militant under the UN sanctions committee, a move Beijing’s claimed were in accordance with the relevant procedures and rules. Makki, a US-designated militant, is the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) […]
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday condemned remarks by Indian ruling party officials about the Prophet Mohammed that have sparked an uproar in Muslim countries. “We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those comments,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told […]