Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan attaches importance to the promotion and protection of the rights of minorities. Talking to the US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain who called on her in New York, she said the parliament of Pakistan takes the protection of […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on the sidelines of 77th Session of UNGA in New York, held meetings with Federal Chancellor of Republic of Austria, Karl Nehammer, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi. In a meeting with Chancellor of […]
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has proposed creation of a separate loss and damage financing window by the international financial institutions for generating an immediate response to climate induced natural disasters in the developing countries. He was chairing a high level event on Loss and Damage: New and Additional Financing organized by Pakistan on the […]
Ms. Maria ARENA, Chair Subcommittee on Human Rights alongwith Mr. Peter Van Dalen and Mr. Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Members of the European Parliament met with the members of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights at the Parliament House. Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, leading the delegation from the Pakistani side, thanked EU for support in flood […]
The shortage of wheat production in the recent past, set against the domestic requirements of an ever-increasing population, has triggered price hikes, while imports strained the country’s foreign exchange reserves, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bank in its latest report “Asian Development Review” stated that in the wake of population growth, urbanization, and […]
A blast near the entrance to the Russian embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Monday killed at least six people, including two employees of the diplomatic mission.An “unidentified terrorist activated an explosive device” when a Russian diplomat ste…
