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 NEW YORK, 10 October, 2026 (Ghufran): Pakistan has urged the United Nations to take steps to prevent an arms race in the region, emphasizing the need for negotiations on all outstanding issues, including Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, while reaffirming its commitment to maintaining necessary defence capabilities. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative, Tahir Hussain Andrabi, said that the scope of wars around the world was expanding, international law was weakening, and restraint was increasingly being abandoned. He called for de-escalation in the Middle East, noting that mediation between Iran and the United States had led to a ceasefire and the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. Andrabi said the Mecca defence agreement betwee...

New York, 8 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Pakistan has told the United Nations that India is providing material and logistical assistance to Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to facilitate attacks against Pakistan. Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, Counsellor at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN, made the remarks while exercising Islamabad’s right of reply to comments made by the Indian representative at the world body on October 7. Ajmal said Pakistan was aware of the challenges posed by what he described as Indian-sponsored terrorism and alleged that New Delhi was using Afghanistan as a base to support militant groups operating against Pakistan. He said India’s expanding engagement with the Taliban authorities was not merely aimed at providing humanitarian assistance, alleging that such support ...

 United Nations, 6 October, 2026 (Nosheen): Intense fighting between government forces and Houthi rebels along Yemen’s southwestern coast has forced more than 184,000 people to flee their homes since the beginning of August, with most displacement recorded since early September, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In the week ending October 3 alone, nearly 21,800 people were displaced at least once, marking a 26 percent increase from the previous week, while another 6,474 people were displaced on October 4. The displaced population is in urgent need of food, shelter and other basic humanitarian assistance. IOM Director General Amy Pope warned that the intensifying conflict was pushing more people into repeated displacement and called on the internation...

United Nations, 6 October, 2026 (Ghufran): Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, paid a farewell call on President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Dr. Khalilur Rahman on Monday. During the meeting, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad assured the UN General Assembly president of Pakistan’s full support and continued constructive engagement with the work of the organization during the 81st session of the General Assembly. The two sides also discussed issues related to various ongoing and forthcoming multilateral processes under the auspices of the General Assembly. Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad is due to leave for Pakistan soon to assume charge as Foreign Secretary.

Islamabad, 6 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for a three-day official visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Guterres will remain in Pakistan from October 6 to 8. Upon arrival, he was received by Acting Foreign Secretary Ambassador Nabeel Munir. During his visit, the UN secretary-general is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir. Guterres will also visit the headquarters of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) and attend a briefing at the National Disaster Mana...

Islamabad, 6 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar warmly received United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the start of his official visit to Pakistan. The two leaders are scheduled to hold talks on Pakistan-UN cooperation and a range of regional and international issues. The meeting is expected to provide an opportunity to discuss matters of mutual interest, strengthen cooperation between Pakistan and the United Nations, and exchange views on regional and global developments. The visit reflects the importance of Pakistan’s engagement with the United Nations on issues of international peace, security, development and multilateral cooperation.

New York, 26 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): A week of intense diplomacy at the United Nations produced no major breakthroughs on the world’s most difficult conflicts, but talks on Iran and Ukraine showed limited movement, while global leaders and technology executives also debated the risks posed by artificial intelligence. On Iran, US and Iranian officials held indirect talks through mediators, with Tehran reviewing Washington’s response to proposals involving the lifting of a US naval blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, although no immediate agreement appeared likely. On Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Russia and Ukraine had expressed interest in a limited ceasefire covering grain and energy-related targets, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov showed no ...

Islamabad, 26 September, 2026 (Ghufran): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretary-General Dr. Asad Majeed Khan in New York on the sidelines of the Informal Meeting of the ECO Council of Ministers. According to the Foreign Office spokesperson, Ishaq Dar appreciated the Secretary-General’s efforts in advancing the ECO agenda and emphasized the importance of close coordination during Pakistan’s chairmanship to strengthen regional economic cooperation, connectivity and integration.