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Here is the full text of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speech: “Mr President, Today, three decades after the end of the Cold War, our multipolar world is more free and vibrant, yet still chaotic and turbulent; more interdependent, but more unequal; more prosperous, yet still afflicted with poverty. We see spectacular progress, but also unprecedented human suffering. The world is …

National Oct 07: Through a resolution passed at the parliament’s joint sitting, Pakistan’s political leadership expressed its unequivocal solidarity with the people of India-held Kashmir. Oct 07: National Disaster Awareness Day was observed in Pakistan. About the Day National Day for Natural Disaster Awareness is observed annually on 8th of October. The Day was established in memory of the disastrous …

Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed & Dr Shezra Mansab Ali Khan at The Stimson Center (OCTOBER 6, 2016) Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed “Campaign against terrorism has to be comprehensive, clear, and has to be all out.” “We consider terrorism and extremism as the number one security threat in Pakistan. There is a consensus on this.” “Pakistan has waged one of the …

The Nobel Peace Prize, awarded Friday to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos despite a popular rejection of the terms of his deal with FARC rebels, has highlighted fragile peace processes several times in the past. Santos and FARC guerrilla chief Rodrigo Londono reached a historic deal after almost four years of talks, but Colombians rejected it in a referendum, leaving …

Kabul (AFP) – Nearly a month after the September 11 attacks that killed 3,000 people, the US launched its first major salvo in the “war on terror” by invading Afghanistan — where, 15 years on, thousands continue to die each year. Afghanistan, which the US invaded on October 7, 2001 in a bid to topple Al-Qaeda hosts the Taliban, has …

Terrorism has been on the national agenda once again, with two major meetings having been held over the last week to implement key NAP agendas. Strategies to deal with terrorist organisations were discussed on Wednesday; these included disarming terrorist organisations and curbing their sources of finance. Timelines have been agreed on. Earlier, in late September, the State Bank of Pakistan …

One year after reaching the global agreement on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, more than 140 world leaders went to the 71st session to review the progress so far and how best the world community can meet the enormous developmental and sustainability challenges. The theme of this year’s general debate for …

If the aim of the Israeli government is to prevent a peace deal with the Palestinians, now or in the future, it’s close to realizing that goal. Last week, it approved the construction of a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank, another step in the steady march under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to build on land needed to create …

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian civil war, and the intense new ground battle in the divided city of Aleppo, is often seen as a contest between a chaotic array of rebel groups and the Russian-backed government of President Bashar al-Assad. But the reality is that Mr. Assad’s side is increasingly just as fragmented as its opponents, a panoply of forces …

Over the past several days, media headlines in Pakistan have been dominated by the Prime Minister’s UN speech focusing on Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir and the growing India-Pakistan tensions following the attack on the Indian military camp in Uri for which, in a knee-jerk reaction, India has predictably blamed Pakistan without any reliable evidence. But an equally important development …