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PM Imran Khan took Tayyip Erdogan into confidence over his decision to not attend the Malaysia-led Kuala Lumpur Summit, said sources.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Switzerland are co-hosting the forum.

PM Imran Khan will arrive in Switzerland on December 17 to attend the session of Global Refugee Forum being organised in Geneva on December 17-18.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for an immediate lifting of curfew from Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), as he departed after a three-day trip.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that over 50 countries supported Pakistan’s narrative on occupied Kashmir.

Dr Muhammad Faisal revealed today that the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi would depart for Geneva to attend a congregation of the Human Rights.

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, told lawmakers on Sunday that Iran will restart activities at the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, the ISNA news agency reported.

Geneva: Former Chairman Senate Farooq H. Naek has said that peace, development and democracy are part of parcel of each other in the present day world. While addressing the 139 General Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Farooq H. Naek said being hub of collective national and political wisdom, parliament by dint of its linkages with the people, multilateral connectivity, legislation, public awareness, and revisiting existing laws, can make it possible to achieve peace and development at the domestic,…

GENEVA: Syria's government met with United Nations envoys on Wednesday for talks aimed at ending the civil war, in a small boost for the negotiations that Damascus had threatened to boycott. The government had initially refused to confirm it would attend the talks, which began on Tuesday, after the rebels signalled they would continue to insist on President Bashar al-Assad's ouster. But a government delegation held initial meetings with UN mediator Staffan de Mistura in Geneva on Wednesday, reportedly after securing…

GENEVA: The largest diamond ever offered at auction is set to go under the hammer in Geneva Tuesday evening, with bids expected to top $25 million. The “sensational" 163.41-carat flawless diamond, suspended from an emerald and diamond necklace called The Art of Grisogono, will be one of the highlights at the Christie’s autumn jewel auction. "To date, this is the largest D flawless diamond ever to appear for sale at auction," Christie’s said when it first announced the gem would be part of its annual Magnificent Jewels…