Pakistani peacekeepers serving the UN Mission in South Sudan have earned widespread praise for dedicatedly fighting the worst floods in the country’s Unity State and bringing relief to the affected people. According to a report received in New York, the Pakistani peacekeepers carried out their ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will award Dag Hammarskjold Medal at a ceremony in New York tomorrow to 119 military, police and civilian peacekeepers, including a Pakistani, who lost their lives in the year 2018 and early 2019. The ceremony is being held to mark the annual International Day ...

BAMAKO - Three UN peacekeepers in Mali have been killed by suspected bandits while travelling on leave along the road from the capital Bamako to neighbouring Guinea, sources said. Friday’s attack was a robbery, a Malian security source told AFP, adding that the three victims were from Guinea, ...

Bamako - Two UN peacekeepers died and several were wounded on Friday in central Mali after their vehicle hit a mine, the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a statement. "This morning at around 0600, a vehicle in a MINUSMA logistics convoy hit a mine near Douentza, Mopti region," the statement ...

At the United Nations, Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to backing initiatives aimed at improving peacekeeping in various parts of the world. Speaking in the UN Security Council in a debate on "Peace and Security in Africa", Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the world body, Maleeha Lodhi ...

In Mali, two UN peacekeepers have been killed and several others injured in attacks on United Nations base in the northern Timbuktu region. In a statement, the head of the mission Mahamat Saleh Annadif, condemned the attack and called for the arrest and prosecution of the attackers. 

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for ensuring that the mandates of U.N. peacekeeping missions are crafted to deal with the changing and growing asymmetric threats and equipped with resources commensurate with their operational requirements in the world's troubled regions. "That UN peacekeeping ...

Pakistan has called on UN Security Council to ensure that mandates of U.N. peacekeeping missions are effective and well-resourced. Speaking in a debate on peacekeeping operations at the UN Security Council, Pakistan's permanent representative to the world body Maleeha Lodhi said it is necessary to ...

International Day of UN Peacekeepers is being observed today. The theme for this year is “70 Years of Service and Sacrifice. APP

UNITED NATIONS: In the Central African Republic, a UN peacekeeper was killed and eight others injured in an attack on a convoy by a suspected Christian militia in central part of the country. The ambush took place as a contingent of Mauritanian peacekeepers were escorting a logistical convoy ...