Tag: UNGA
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Shehbaz Sharif slams Israel, warns India of decisive response over Kashmir in hard hitting speech
During a hard hitting address on Friday, Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif slammed Israel at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, highlighting the brutal assault on Gaza, the Ukraine conflict and India’s violent actions in occupied Kashmir. Declaring Israel’s actions in Gaza a “merciless genocide”, he said, “This is a systematic slaughter of…
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IMF urges Pakistan to increase taxation on the rich and ‘protect the poor’
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director (MD) Kristalina Georgieva has urged Pakistan to increase taxation for the rich and safeguard the well-being of the less privileged. She said that these actions align with the desires of the people in Pakistan.
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‘Changing threat matrix of terrorism is need of the hour’: PM Shehbaz responds to Kabul suicide blast killing 19
A suicide bomb attack on a classroom of hundreds of students preparing for exams in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 19 people. Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, extending his condolences, said, “Deeply grieved at the loss of young lives in a horrific suicide attack at a learning center in Kabul. Words can’t express…
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‘Modi is not Manmohan Singh or even Vajpayee’: Bilawal Bhutto
Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari once again talked about India being a different country now and said a lot has changed since 2010, pointing out that the current Indian Prime Minister, (PM) Narendra Modi, is not like his predecessors. In his address at Washington DC-based think-tank, Woodrow Wilson Centre, the minister stated, “This is a…
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PM Shehbaz speaks about Islamophobia, climate injustice, and India at UNGA
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, emphasizing that terrorism does not have a religion. “It is based on dogma, fueled by poverty, deprivation, injustice, and ignorance, and fanned by vested interests,” the Premier stated. During his debut speech at the United Nations General Assembly…
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‘Here to tell Pakistan’s story to world’: PM Shehbaz arrives in New York
After attending Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London on Monday, Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif arrived in the United States (US) on Tuesday ahead of his address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which is to be held on September 23 in New York. Talking about his trip, the…
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PM Shehbaz likely to meet US President Biden this month
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to visit the United States of America (USA) this month from September 19- 24 to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. During this visit, he may have a meeting with US President Joe Biden. Both PM Shehbaz and Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will…
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British government calls off Pakistan’s visit to the UK over stance on Russia
The British government called off National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf’s United Kingdom (UK) visit on Friday without giving a reason, reports The News. According to a report, the visit was called off because of Pakistan’s policy towards the Russia and Ukraine war. Previously, the European Union (EU) ambassadors in Islamabad issued their reply to…
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Pakistan finds EU diplomats’ letter to condemn Russia ‘unacceptable’
The Pakistan Foreign Office has taken a strong exception to a statement by European Union (EU) envoys on Pakistan’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine War in a weekly press briefing. A few days earlier, envoys of 22 countries — including EU member states — to Pakistan had jointly asked Pakistan to condemn the Russian invasion of…
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Pakistan chooses not to vote in the UNGA session to censure Russia
In the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) emergency session on Wednesday, Pakistan abstained from voting to censure Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram delivered a speech, in which he said, “Pakistan is committed to the fundamental principles of the UN Charter: self-determination of peoples, non-use or threat of use of force, sovereignty…