The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on 21 May 2025. This reprehensible act of terrorism resulted in the grievous loss of at least 6 Pakistani nationals including 4 school going children along with 53 injured, 39 of them children. The...
Digital advertising trucks flash messages of appreciation for President Trump
Washington, D.C. May 22, 2025, (TW) __ The World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF), a Washington-based advocacy group, rented digital advertising trucks in Washington – to appreciate President Triumph’s statesmanship in defusing tension between two nuclear countries in South Asia – India and Pakistan. The electronic screens on the trucks carry messages such as: “With President Trump’s Intervention Hostilities Cease: He...
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
Geneva, Switzerland/Islamabad, Pakistan, (TW) __ Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world’s first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and driven by the goal of making...
FAO Signs LoAs with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan Under EU-Funded RBWRP to Enhance Community Mobilization and Promote Sustainable Resource Management in Balochistan
Islamabad, May 21, 2025 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has formalized two strategic partnerships with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan under the European Union (EU) funded Revival of Balochistan Water Resources Programme (RBWRP). These collaborations aim to strengthen community mobilization and deepen local support of sustainable water, agriculture, and livestock management practices in Balochistan. Signed...
Pakistan, Greece Discuss Enhanced Cooperation in Higher Education
Athens, (By Pervaiz Ahmed Mughal) Ambassador of Pakistan to Greece, Mr. Aamar Aftab Qureshi, met with Mr. Dimitris Bourantonis, Secretary General for Higher Education at the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports of the Hellenic Republic. During the meeting, both sides engaged in a productive discussion focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of higher education. Key areas...
Seminar Organized By Embassy of Pakistan and Vienna School of International Studies
Vienna, (Muhammad Amir Siddique) __ Seminar Organized By Embassy of Pakistan and Vienna School of International Studies in Vienna on Challenges & Opportunities For Middle Powers In The Geopolitical Order, A large number of Ambassadors, included Ambassadors of Austria,China,Turkey, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mexico (CDA) and representatives from several embassies, UN diplomats, international students and the Pakistani community participated in the...
Echoes of War: Why South Asia Can’t Afford Another Conflict
Between two nuclear-armed states, the only triumphant is death. The recent four-day military escalation along the Line of Control and international borders between Pakistan and India brought the region to the edge of catastrophe, only narrowly defused by urgent U.S. mediation. Yet, the ceasefire is no guarantee of peace. As nationalist fervor and religious extremism continue to drive aggressive posturing,...
78th World Health Assembly: Pakistan receives recognition for its contribution to global health
Geneva/Islamabad,19 May 2025,(TW) __ Pakistan was one of the countries that received recognition for outstanding achievements in global health in 2024 – particularly for the elimination of trachoma – during the 78th World Health Assembly taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 27 May. The World Health Organization (WHO) praised Pakistan for being one of the 11 countries that eliminated...
Stakeholder consultation on draft national fisheries and aquaculture policy 2025–2035 held in Peshawar
Peshawar, 20 May 2025, (TW) – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with The Ministry of Maritime Affairs (MoMA), organized a provincial stakeholder consultation workshop on the draft National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy 2025–2035 at the FAO Khyber Pakhtunkhwa office in Peshawar. The consultation aimed to gather feedback from provincial stakeholders on the initial draft...
JKNF pays homage to Mirwaiz Farooq, A G Lone & others
Srinagar (TW), Jammu and Kashmir National Front has paid eulogizing tributes to Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq,Shaheed-e-Hurriyat Abdul Ghani Lone and martyrs of Hawal on their martyrdom anniversary. In a statement issued here on today, the JKNF spokesman Muhammad Hasib Wani, while highlighting the supreme sacrifices of both the leaders, stated that the duo played a significant role in the Kashmiris’...