At the United Nations, Pakistan has urged Human Rights Council not to remain a passive bystander as India intensifies the suppression of fundamental rights and freedoms of the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, reiterated Pakistan’s call on the Council members

The Third Inter-Parliamentary Union Regional Seminar on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals for Parliaments of Asia Pacific adopted an outcome document in Islamabad today, expressing the resolve to find solutions to climate change and implement Sustainable Development Goals. The outcome document was presented by Convener of the Parliamentary Task Force on SDGs Romina Khurshid Alam at

Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to hold by-polls on eight seats of National Assembly on the 16th October instead of earlier announced date of 9th October. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the ECP chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja in Islamabad on Wednesday. The change in

Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar says Pakistan’s effectiveness in Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism regime has significantly mitigated risks and threats of money laundering and financing of terrorism. He said this in a statement on Wednesday, while responding to media queries about news stories that recently appeared in domestic media about Pakistan’s