VIENNA, (Muhammad Amir Siddique) – The Government of Pakistan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) jointly convened a high-level Engagement Dialogue on Pakistan’s Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) 2025-2030 at the Vienna International Centre today. The event brought together representatives of UNIDO Member States, donor agencies, international financial institutions, development partners, private sector stakeholders, and the United Nations...
New student laws for foreign students in Belgium
Since 1 June 2026, Belgium has introduced stricter rules for non-EU students. Admission to a university alone will no longer be sufficient. Students will also need to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress throughout their studies. Under the new rules:Students must obtain at least 60 credits during their first two years.After that, they must complete at least 40 credits per academic year.Repeated...
Embassy of Pakistan Brussels Publishes Another “From the Archives” Story Featuring Ambassador Riffat Mehdi
Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – The Embassy of Pakistan in Brussels has published another feature under its “From the Archives” series, highlighting the distinguished diplomatic career of Ambassador Riffat Mehdi. According to the Embassy, “The Embassy of Pakistan Brussels proudly pays tribute to Ambassador Riffat Mehdi, who served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union from 1992 to 1995....
Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong calls on the PM Shehbaz Sharif.
ISLAMABAD/BRUSELLS, (Unib Rashid) – H.E. Amb. Jiang Zaidong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Pakistan, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House today. Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr. Syed Tauqir Shah, SAPM Syed Tariq Fatemi and Foreign Secretary Amb. Amna Baloch were also present. The Prime Minister conveyed his warm regards and...
Kashmir After 2019: Why Global Attention Has Not Faded.
When Harvard Law, UN Bodies, International Courts, and Pakistan’s Own Leadership Speak the Same Truth About Kashmir, the World Must Finally Listen The most revealing thing a government can do is not what it says but what it refuses to let others see. India has spent almost seven years constructing a narrative around its August 2019 decisions in Indian illegally...
The 35th UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice Conference held on United Nations in Vienna Austria.
Vienna, (Muhammad Amir Siddique) – The 35th session was chaired by Ambassador Rüdiger Bohn, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations in Vienna and was opened by the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Monica Juma, and other high-level speakers.The 35th session held on 1 to 5 June in Vienna, Austria. The 35th session brought...
Ambassador Rahim Hayat Qureshi Meets Ishaq Dar; Emphasis on Expanding Trade and Investment with the European Union.
Brussels, (Unib Rashid) Pakistan’s Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg, Rahim Hayat Qureshi, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Building on the positive momentum generated by the recent visit of the European Union’s High Representative/Vice-President to Pakistan, the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister instructed the Ambassador to follow up on the understandings reached...
Kashmir’s Silent Transformation: Education, Identity and the Politics of Erasure.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi FaiChairmanWorld Forum for Peace & JusticeJune 2, 2026 In August 2019, the Government of India revoked Article 370, ending the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and fundamentally altering the political and legal landscape of the disputed territory. Since then, New Delhi has steadily tightened its administrative and security control over the region while simultaneously introducing...
The Funeral of Education in Bhains Colony: A Government School Was Brutally Looted, Stripped, and Abandoned in Karachi.
Are educational institutions no longer safe in Sindh? During the blessed days of Eid-ul-Adha, when the entire nation was engaged in worship, sacrifice, compassion, and community spirit, a deeply disturbing and heartbreaking incident unfolded in Bhains Colony Road No. 5, within the jurisdiction of Police Station Sukhan, District Malir, Karachi. A government school — a place meant to nurture dreams,...
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Meets EU High Representative Kaja Kallas.
Islamabad/Brussels, (Unib Rashid) – H.E. Ms. Kaja Kallas, European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, at the Prime Minister House today. Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Sen. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Sen. Azam Nazeer Tarar, Attorney General...