International
Maleeha gets applause in Security Council for her role
United Nations, October 30, 2019: Pakistan’s outgoing Ambassador, Maleeha Lodhi, Tuesday made an impassioned plea to the UN Security Council to “safeguard and protect” the suffering women in curfew-bound Indian Occupied Kashmir, with the chamber bursting into applause when she also announced that it was her last appearance in the 15-member body. “For almost three…
IOK people continue to suffer as military siege enters 81st day
Islamabad, October 24, 2019: People of the Kashmir Valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu region continue to suffer due to Indian military siege, which entered 81st running day on Thursday. According to Kashmir Media Service, restrictions imposed under section 144 and total ban on internet and prepaid cellular phones are badly affecting people across all…
Pakistan urges UN’s ‘corrective action’ as Indian occupation denies Kashmiris their basic rights
United Nations, October 24, 2019: Pakistan has told the United Nations that the people in Indian Occupied Kashmir, who are under a military lockdown for nearly three months now, continued to be denied their basic human rights, and urged the world body to take the necessary “corrective action.” “The situation remains a blot on our…
Pakistan to have access to UAE labour market’s database
Karachi, October 18, 2019: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered Pakistan to give access to its labour market’s database, which would help boost export of Pakistani workforce to the former. The offer was extended by UAE Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) Nasser Bin Thani Al Hameli during a meeting with Special Assistant…
Qatar’s new labour laws hailed as milestone for migrant workers
United Nations, October 18, 2019: New labour laws in Qatar that allow foreign workers to freely change jobs and leave the country without the approval of their employers has been praised by the International Labour Organization (ILO), a UN agency, as “a momentous step forward” in upholding the workers’ rights. The ILO said the reforms,…