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New York, 22 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over growing divisions and polarization in the world, warning that further global fragmentation could have serious consequences. Addressing the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, Guterres said the world was increasingly divided into two camps and urged countries to prevent further polarization. He said wars that began over the past decade had caused devastating consequences, while conflicts continued amid growing indifference. The UN chief said innocent civilians had been targeted in wars, human rights had been violated and hunger had been used as a weapon. Guterres called on all parties to respect international law and stressed that no problem could be r...

UNITED NATIONS, 21 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has arrived in New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was received at Kennedy International Airport by Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Consul General in New York Aamer Ahmed Atozai and senior officials of the Pakistan Mission and Consulate General. During his visit, Dar is scheduled to participate in OIC meetings, including the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, where he will highlight Pakistan’s position on the right to self-determination of Kashmiris. He will also attend high-level meetings on Palestine, artificial intelligence, pandemic preparedness and other international is...

ISLAMABAD, 20 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): A delegation representing international human rights organisations and civil society groups has raised concerns over the human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), highlighting what it described as widespread restrictions on civic, political, social and cultural rights in the region. According to a press release received here on Saturday, the delegation addressed the Council during the General Debate under Item 3, while the 63rd session is being held in Geneva from September 7 to October 7, 2026. The delegation comprised Advocate Parveez Shah of United Villages, Dr Raja Sajjad of the World Muslim Congress, Dr Shugafta Ashraf of the Comm...

NEW YORK, 18 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Pakistan has called for immediate de-escalation of tensions in key maritime routes, stressing the need to ensure the safety of commercial shipping and restore normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-Al-Mandab. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council Arria Formula meeting on “Safe Seas, Shared Security: Protecting Freedom of Navigation in an Evolving Security Environment,” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said maritime security had become increasingly complex due to geopolitical competition, piracy, terrorism, human trafficking and climate-related risks. He expressed deep concern over disruptions and attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, noting their serious implic...

 ISLAMABAD, 15 September 2026 (Kamran Raja): Six United Nations workers and civilians were killed in Israeli strikes on a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said, as humanitarian needs continue to grow across the enclave. UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders said the safety of humanitarian workers, premises and operations had been blatantly disregarded since the beginning of the war, warning that continued impunity would further undermine international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), at least 1,334 people have been killed and 4,429 injured in Gaza since the fragile ceasefire agreement of October 10, 2025. OCHA said mil...