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ISLAMABAD: The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously passed Pakistan's resolution on the right of self-determination. In a tweet, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi said a record number of 83 countries co-sponsored the resolution. She said the resolution was reaffirmation of the international community's continued support for the people's right to self-determination. Introducing Pakistan’s resolution on the right of self determination which was…

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Saturday said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), through several of its resolutions, had validated the Kashmiris’ right to decide their future through a fair and impartial plebiscite. "October 27 marks one of the darkest chapters of the Jammu & Kashmir history. On this day, seven decades ago, Indian forces landed in Srinagar to occupy, subjugate, oppress and terrorise the innocent people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoK) in blatant violation of international law," he…

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said Kashmir is cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy and we will continue political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiris struggling for their just right to self-determination. "The wave of Indian brutalities continues unabated in the occupied valley," he said while addressing a weekly briefing in Islamabad. The FO spokesperson said Indian forces killed eight Kashmiris last week alone and also injured 170 innocent civilians. He said…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullh Khan on Thursday said India is a democratic country but denies the right of Kashmiris of holding plebiscite. "The presence of 0.7 million Indian army personnel is negatively impacting environment of the area. They are using fossil fuels and weapons and deteriorating the environment," he said while talking to a delegation of All Parties Hurryiat Council in a meeting at Ministry of Climate Change, Islamabad. He also told the delegation that ideology…

Cricket Australia has signed a new six-year broadcast agreement worth A$1.2 billion (£655.7 million) allaying fears of a financial blow in the wake of last month’s ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in U.S. magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv appearing to grow closer. Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman was quoted as saying: “I believe the Palestinians and the Israelis have the right to have their own land. But we have to have a peace…

DURBAN: Durban has lost the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) president Gideon Sam told Reuters on Monday. "This is a huge disappointment for us and for the whole African continent. But without the necessary government guarantees, we couldn’t move on," the Commonwealth Games Federation vice-president said by telephone. "Everybody was very excited to see the Commonwealth Games staged in Durban, which was very well equipped to host the event, but…

BRUSSELS: Wikipedia fought back against Europe's "right to be forgotten" by listing the online encyclopaedia's articles removed from search results, snubbing a court ruling that allows people to stop personal information appearing under Internet searches.