* Pakistan is among 23 countries which are facing drought emergencies over the past two years, according to the report released by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. link* The report stated that 23 countries including Pakistan have experienced drought emergencies in the last ...

*UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has underscored the need for flexibility to achieve the required consensus among all United Nations’ member states to overcome the stalemate in the long-running negotiations to restructure the UN Security Council.* “The admittedly slow pace of progress in Security ...

A foreign policy independent of America is difficult for countries where the elite have parked their progeny in the United States. In Pakistan, this elite will gouge out Imran Khan’s eyes if his anti-Americanism persists. This elite is influential, but numerically small. Imran has decided ...

BRASILIA: After revelations that the Brazilian military had bought Viagra pills for its troops, a lawmaker claimed Tuesday it had also acquired 60 penile implants — for reasons that were not divulged. Congressman Eliaz Vaz, who also exposed the Viagra spending, said the defense ministry had ...

NEW YORK – The UN General Assembly has voted to suspend membership of Russia from the Human Rights Council amid allegations of attacking civilians in ongoing military operation in Ukraine. The resolution titled ‘Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human ...

LAHORE – Pakistan's military has been ranked as the 9th most powerful Army in the world, according to the 2022 World Military Strength Ranking. The Global Firepower has issued the ranking, utilising over 50 individual factors to determine a given nation's PowerIndex ('PwrIndx') score ...

ISLAMABAD – Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority Thursday announced that it would allow direct entry to travelers from six countries, including Pakistan. Saudi Arabia suspended all international flights in March 2020, following the coronavirus outbreak. The suspension was lifted in May ...

ISLAMABAD – Despite the legislation by the parliament, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is still not sure if electronic voting machines (EVMs) will actually be used in the next elections. This observation came from the ECP during a meeting of the members of the National Assembly’s ...

At the United Nations, Pakistan has reaffirmed its strong opposition to the drive by the Group of Four including India, Brazil, Germany and Japan for permanent seats on the Security Council. Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the world body Munir Akram taking part in a debate said there is no ...

Those who miss the first major social network to reach the world can already celebrate: a new function link on WhatsApp link only Orkut link had arrived. The application is working on a feature called “Community”, which promises to be similar to what existed on the most beloved social ...