February, 2024 - The Pakistan Times

Pakistan Continues Commitment to Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza

6Feb

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Pakistan Continues Commitment to Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza

Pakistan Continues Commitment to Providing Humanitarian Assistance to GazaIn accordance with the Government of Pakistan's directive to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with Al-Khidmat has coordinated a civil cargo plane for sixth tranche of relief assistance.Palestinian Ambassador in Pakistan Mr. Ahmed Rebai, officials of NDMA, MoFA and representatives of Al-Khidmat Foundation attended the send-off ceremony at Jinnah International Airport Karachi today.The humanitarian assistance flight will land at Al-Arish Egypt, where Pakistan Ambassador to Egypt will receive the tranche for further distribution to Palestinian people.This sixth relief consignment comprises 100 tons of assistance includ...

Prime Minister meets delegation of Commonwealth Observer Group

6Feb

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Prime Minister meets delegation of Commonwealth Observer Group

Prime Minister meets delegation of Commonwealth Observer GroupA delegation of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), led by former President of Nigeria, Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar earlier today.The meeting was part of the COG’s interaction with various stakeholders ahead of the upcoming general elections on 8 February, 2024.The Caretaker Prime Minister welcomed the COG delegation and said that Pakistan was proud to honor its commitment as a Commonwealth member state by inviting independent international observers to witness the general elections. He said despite numerous challenges, the best possible arrangements had been made to ensure peaceful and seamless conduct of elections on polling day, across the country.Th...

Kashmir is a powder keg in South Asia; Resolve it for enduring peace and stability: Masood Khan

6Feb

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Kashmir is a powder keg in South Asia; Resolve it for enduring peace and stability: Masood Khan

Kashmir is a powder keg in South Asia; Resolve it for enduring peace and stability: Masood Khan “We feel the pain of our Kashmiri brothers and sisters. Their wounds are our wounds,” Ambassador Masood Khan said while addressing a special event to observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day here in Embassy of Pakistan Washington DC. “Kashmir is the keystone of foundations of Pakistan. It cannot be separated from us,” he said. Masood Khan said that people of Pakistan have made huge sacrifices while fighting the case of Kashmir since the inception of the country. “We are not fighting this war for a piece of a land but because it is our moral and legal responsibility. We are fighting for the inalienable right to self-determination of our Kashmiri brothers and sisters that was promised to them by the...

Security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in North Waziristan District

6Feb

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Security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in North Waziristan District

Security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in North Waziristan DistrictOn night 5/6 February 2024, security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in North Waziristan District, on reported presence of terrorists.During the conduct of operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists as a result of which two terrorists were sent to hell including Terrorist ring leader Ayubullah @Mansoor.Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities including target killing as well as extortion & abduction of innocent civilians.Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area. Locals of the ar...

6Feb

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Event on the “Challenges in the realization of the right of self-determination in the contemporary global context” organized by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan at the United Nations, New York

06 February 2024, New York: Statement by Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan, Dear Colleagues, Friends! Thank you for being here at this event which the Pakistan Mission is hosting on “Challenges in the realization of the right of self-determination in the contemporary global context”.Dear colleagues, as we all know, the right of determination is bedrock of the modern international system. It is a fundamental principle of the UN Charter. It is reflected in both in Article 2 of both the international covenants and is the basis for the Declaration on Decolonization, it is now a peremptory norm of international law as such, and therefore, as we all know this has been the bedrock principle on the basis of which most of our nations, especially those who were under c...

Message by Ambassador Munir Akram Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN On Kashmir Solidarity Day

6Feb

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Message by Ambassador Munir Akram Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN On Kashmir Solidarity Day

Message by Ambassador Munir Akram Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN On Kashmir Solidarity DayOn Kashmir Solidarity Day, we commemorate the sacrifices made by heroic Kashmiri people in their enduring struggle for freedom and self determination against India's brutal occupation since 1947. Their right to self determination has been recognized in the UN Security Council resolutions prescribing a UN supervised plebiscite. This is a binding commitment on India, Pakistan and the UN.The future of international order, based on the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, and indeed global peace and security depends on ensuring the just and peaceful resolution of the festering Jammu and Kashmir dispute and securing freedom and self determination for peoples struggling again...

Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with the Kashmiri People on the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day

5Feb

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Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with the Kashmiri People on the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day

Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with the Kashmiri People on the ‘Kashmir Solidarity DayToday, the Government and people of Pakistan are observing the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ to express solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their struggle for realization of their right to self-determination.The President, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, in their special messages on the occasion, have renewed Pakistan’s unstinting moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmir Cause.The Foreign Minister has addressed letters to the Presidents of the UN Security Council and General Assembly, the UN Secretary General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the OIC Secretary General to update them on the latest developments in the Indian Illegally Occupied J...

PAKISTAN NAVY & PAKISTAN MARITIME SECURITY AGENCY SAVE LIVES OF SEAMEN AT SEA INCLUDING 9 INDIAN NATIONALS

5Feb

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PAKISTAN NAVY & PAKISTAN MARITIME SECURITY AGENCY SAVE LIVES OF SEAMEN AT SEA INCLUDING 9 INDIAN NATIONALS

PAKISTAN NAVY & PAKISTAN MARITIME SECURITY AGENCY SAVE LIVES OF SEAMEN AT SEA INCLUDING 9 INDIAN NATIONALSPakistan Navy in coordination with Pakistan Maritime Security Agency saved the lives of 9 Indian seamen at sea. An Ocean Tug SAS-5 registered at St Kitts & Nevis was disabled for last few days near the Indian coast at a pisition 167 NM South East of Karachi. The tug suffered a failure of its electric generators and had no electrical supply.In early morning of 04 Feb 24, Pakistan Navy Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Center (JMICC) received a distress signal from the Ocean. The Tug began its voyage from Indian port of Debhol at Maharashtra on 1st Feb 24 and was heading to Sharjah, UAE.Upon receipt of information, Pakistan Navy in coordination with HQ PMS...

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and General Syed Asim Munir (COAS) visited Muzaffarabad

5Feb

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Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and General Syed Asim Munir (COAS) visited Muzaffarabad

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and General Syed Asim Munir (COAS) visited MuzaffarabadPrime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Muzaffarabad. COAS later visited troops deployed on the front lines along Line of Control (LOC) in Sarian Sector.Upon arrival at Jammu and Kashmir Monument Muzaffarabad, PM of Pakistan, PM of AJ&K and COAS laid floral wreath at Martyrs' Monument and paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices of Shuhada.The leadership acknowledged that the fortitude, resilience and unwavering faith of Kashmiris in the face of unabated brutality of Indian occupation forces in IIOJK had been exemplary. The brewing humanitarian and...

5Feb

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Message by Ambassador Munir Akram Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN On Kashmir Solidarity Day

February 5, 2024, New York: On Kashmir Solidarity Day, we commemorate the sacrifices made by heroic Kashmiri people in their enduring struggle for freedom and self determination against India's brutal occupation since 1947. Their right to self determination has been recognized in the UN Security Council resolutions prescribing a UN supervised plebiscite. This is a binding commitment on India, Pakistan and the UN.The future of international order, based on the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, and indeed global peace and security depends on ensuring the just and peaceful resolution of the festering Jammu and Kashmir dispute and securing freedom and self determination for peoples struggling against colonization & foreign occupation.Despite India’s brutal campaign to sup...