United Nations

Pak says Maleeha Lodhi not sacked; replaced as she completed tenure

Pak PM Imran removes Lodhi, appoints Akram as new UN envoy

8:06 pm October 1, 2019

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan in a surprise move has appointed Munir Akram, known for his hard anti-India stand, as Pakistan’s new permanent representative to the United Nations, replacing Maleeha Lodhi, merely a day after he returned from the US. The Pakistan Foreign Office gave no reason for Lodhi’s removal in a statement on Monday. […]

Respect towards India increased significantly in last 5 yrs: PM Modi

11:31 pm September 28, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the respect and enthusiasm for India has increased significantly on the world stage in the last five years, as he was given a rousing welcome by BJP workers here on his return from nearly a week long trip to the US. Addressing the gathering outside the […]

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gets call from Pakistan PM Imran Khan ahead of her India tour

Modi, Hasina reiterate zero tolerance for terrorism

9:19 am September 28, 2019

United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina reiterated their zero-tolerance approach to terrorism and violent extremism, and agreed that a strong security partnership has built trust and mutual confidence between the neighbours. Modi met Hasina here for a bilateral meeting on the margins of the High Level Segment of the […]

Give energy, new direction to multilateralism, UN: PM Modi to UNGA

10:15 pm September 27, 2019

United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday the world was witnessing a “new era” with modern technological advances and urged the international community to give a new direction to multilateralism and to the United Nations. Prime Minister Modi delivered his much-awaited second address to the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session here. […]

Pakistan's counter-terrorism steps important but not irreversible: US

UNSC allows Hafiz Saeed to withdraw money from his bank account for basic expenses

9:00 pm September 26, 2019

United Nations: Mumbai attack mastermind and banned JuD chief Hafiz Saeed has been allowed by an anti-terror committee of the UN Security Council to withdraw money from his bank account for basic expenses on Pakistan’s request. Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) is the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai […]