Washington, D.C,June 16, 2026, (TW NEWS) – (The following aide memoire was given to Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh Sahib, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. in person. The submission of this memorandum is guided by two primary objectives. First, it seeks to emphasize that most of the demands put forth by the Joint Awami Action Committee are...
Javed Kausar Visits IFTECH Pakistan 2026, Highlights Vast Potential for Pakistan-Belgium Cooperation in Food Industry
Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – Javed Kausar, President of PABOSI and the Pak-Benelux Overseas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PBOCCI), Brussels, Belgium, visited IFTECH Pakistan 2026 at the Expo Centre Lahore, one of the country’s leading international exhibitions for food and beverage processing, packaging, food ingredients, bakery, frozen foods, cold chain solutions, and related machinery. During his visit, Kausar toured various...
Historic Islamabad Accord Signed: Pakistan Mediates Landmark U.S.-Iran Understanding.
Islamabad/Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in his capacity as mediator, marking a major step toward strengthening dialogue and cooperation between the United States and Iran. The agreement was also formally signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a high-level ceremony...
National Budget 2026-27: Only Rs 433 Per Capita for Education — A Serious Mockery of the Nation’s Future.
The National Budget 2026-27 has once again raised a serious question mark over Pakistan’s national priorities. Allocating only Rs 433 per person annually for education clearly demonstrates that education, the most fundamental and decisive sector for national development, has not been given the importance it deserves in our policy-making process. This allocation is not merely insufficient; it represents a serious...
Afzal Khan MP Calls for Stronger UK-Pakistan Economic Ties and Greater Diaspora Engagement.
London/Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – Member of Parliament Afzal Khan has emphasized the need to deepen economic, trade, and strategic cooperation between the United Kingdom and Pakistan, highlighting the vital role of the British Pakistani community in strengthening relations between the two countries. Speaking in an interview, Khan described the UK-Pakistan relationship as a long-standing and mutually beneficial partnership, but stressed...
Kashmir: The Unfinished Business of Decolonization.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi FaiChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & Justice June 17, 2026 United Nations,New York : As the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) convenes its 2026 session at UN Headquarters in New York, which began on June 15, 2026, chaired by Ambassador Menissa Rambally of Saint Lucia, the international community has an opportunity to revisit one of the...
Pakistan Warns Any Attempt to Block Water Flow Will Be Treated as Direct Aggression: Musadik Malik
Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Senator Dr. Musadik Malik, has said that any attempt to stop or manipulate the flow of water to Pakistan would be considered a direct act of aggression. Speaking in Brussels ahead of the international conference “Transboundary Water Resources: A Weaponized Global Commons,” Dr. Malik emphasized that water...
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s Message on the World Day to Combat Desertification.
Islamabad/Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – On the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Pakistan joins the international community in reaffirming its commitment to effectively address the grave issues of land degradation, desertification, and drought. This year, the Day is being observed under the theme “Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.” The theme itself highlights the critical importance of rangelands...
The Fingerprint Genocide: How India is Stealing Kashmiri Identity One Biometric at a Time.
The mention of the circular issued by the Indian government on 1st June, 2026, to “comprehensively re-verify every citizen of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)” should have been taken for what it actually is: the most silent genocide ever “designed.The order demands all citizens to provide new iris scans, fingerprints and facial recognition data by September 1, 2026. The...
Afzal Khan MP Urges UK Government to Comply with ICJ Ruling on Occupied Palestinian Territories.
London/Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – British Member of Parliament Afzal Khan has called on the UK Government to clarify its position on the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion regarding Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and the obligations of third-party states. Speaking in Parliament, Afzal Khan noted that the ICJ had directed third states not to enter into trade dealings...