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World cannot afford to ignore referendum on streets of Kashmir: Masood Khan
“The world community has a stark choice to make: to be hamstrung by the dictates and dynamics of realpolitik or to take steps to help resolve the Kashmir dispute in pursuance of the UN Charter’s core...September 25, 2016 883 0 -
UN Security Council asks India, Paksitan to ratify nuclear test ban treaty
The United Nations Security Council Friday called on Pakistan, India and six more nations to ratify a treaty banning nuclear explosions, which would allow the deal negotiated two decades ago to come into effect. The other...September 23, 2016 854 0 -
UN chief urges Pakistan-India talks for Kashmir settlement
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan through talks when Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met him on Wednesday, according to a U.N. statement. “The Secretary-General stressed the...September 22, 2016 842 0 -
Pakistan: Peace with India linked to Kashmir; renews dialogue offer; seeks UN probe
Condemning Indian state repression in the disputed Kashmir region, Pakistan on Wednesday made a case to the international community that peace and normalization between Pakistan and India cannot be achieved without a resolution of the Kashmir...September 21, 2016 891 0 -
China backs Pakistan on Kashmir; ready to help deescalate Pakistan-India tensions
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, while indicating Beijing’s support for Pakistan’s stance on the longstanding Jammu and Kashmir dispute, has offered to help improve deteriorating relations between its two South Asian neighbors. The US has also expressed...September 21, 2016 826 0 -
US, Pakistan express strong concern over Kashmir violence
The United States and Pakistan have expressed “strong concern” over recent violence in Kashmir including the army base attack in Uri, stressing the need for all sides to reduce tensions. America’s top diplomat John Kerry and...September 20, 2016 991 0 -
World’s 47% people online; Pakistan has more than 34 million Internet users
In a sign of importance the Internet holds for the future, the number of global network users has increased rapidly as 3.5 billion people will be using it by the end of the year- a jump...September 20, 2016 1207 0 -
Nawaz Sharif seeks US push toward Pakistan-India dispute resolution
In the face of rising tensions between between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday urged the United States to mediate the “bilateral issues” between the two South Asian neighbours. The Pakistani leader...September 19, 2016 922 0 -
Uri attack: Pakistan rejects Indian allegations
Pakistan has rubbished Indian allegations that Islamabad was behind an attack on military camp in Uri, in Indian controlled Kashmir that left 18 Indian troops dead. “Pakistan has noted with serious concern the recent spate of...September 19, 2016 925 0 -
Kashmir killings heighten South Asian tensions on eve of UNGA session
Pakistan and India traded allegations over Kashmir on Sunday, as both countries looked to voice their case on the longstanding dispute at the United Nations General Assembly session in New York next week. Following months of...September 18, 2016 1008 0