ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, January 05, 2021 (WNP/DL): Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Tuesday said that India should be tried for criminally misleading the World opinion as EU Disinfo Lab had fully exposed a network of fake media outlets and NGOs created by India to mislead the world opinion. Addressing the audience […]
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Constitution guarantees all civil, religious rights to non-Muslims: Qadri
By Shabbir Hussain ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, December 09, 2020 (WNP/DL): Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Peer Noor ul Haq Qadri Wednesday said Pakistan’s Constitution guaranteed full protection to the non-Muslim population, including their all civil rights and freedom of worship and faith. The ‘Message of Pakistan’ also encompassed it, which declared suicide attacks […]
Mushaal demands Kashmiri be made Kashmir committee head
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, December 08, 2020 (WNP/DL): Peace and Culture Organization Chairperson Mushaal Hussein Mallick who is also the wife of detained Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik Tuesday suggested that Kashmiri should be made head of the Kashmir committee because only a Kashmiri could fight the case of Kashmir effectively at the global stage. She, in a […]
CPEC will turn this region into a hub of int’l trade: Chinese envoy
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, December 08, 2020 (WNP/DL): China’s ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on Tuesday called on Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and discussed matters related to CPEC and mutual interest. Speaking during the meeting, he said the friendly relations between the two countries would set a path of economic and social progress in the region. “We […]
Pakistan being subjected to 5th generation warfare: ISPR DG
ISLAMABAD, Thursday, December 03, 2020 (WNP/DL): Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar, the chief of the military’s media wing, has said that India is engaged in a massive campaign of ‘fifth-generation warfare’ to obstruct Pakistan’s road to prosperity mainly through targeting the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Pakistan’s international image. Appearing in a wide-ranging interview on Global Village […]
Prince Charles, PM Imran reaffirm close UK-Pakistan ties
ISLAMABAD, Thursday, December 03, 2020 (WNP/DL): Britain’s Prince Charles and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reaffirmed the close relationship between the UK and Pakistan and discussed the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The conversation between the Prince of Wales and the prime minister took place during a telephone call. “They reaffirmed the close and […]
UNGA adopts Pakistan-led resolution on ‘promotion of interreligious, intercultural dialogue’
ISLAMABAD, Thursday, December 03, 2020 (WNP/DL): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution co-sponsored by Pakistan and the Philippines on the “promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue” by an overwhelming majority, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday. It said the resolution was part of “Pakistan’s global efforts to promote interfaith harmony, […]
Androulla for catering basic needs of vulnerable people amid 2nd wave of COVID-19
By Shabbir Hussain ISLAMABAD, Sunday, Novemeber 29, 2020 (WNP/DL): European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara Sunday said the EU was trying to help the most vulnerable segments of the society by ensuring basic amenities of lives at their doorsteps, including health, clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene environment amid surging second wave of […]
People should boycott DDC polls holding under shadow of guns: Mushaal Mullick
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, November 28, 2020 (WNP/DL): Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government is staging drama to hold so-called District Development Council (DDC) elections in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) under the shadow of guns, which could not be an alternative to the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. The wife of detained Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, […]
Rising rape cases in Kashmir a black blot on face of India: Mushaal Mullick
ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 (WNP/DL): The Wife of detained Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, Mushaal Hussein Mullick lamented that no end to the agonies and harassments of Kashmiri women in the occupied valley are in sight. Mushaal Mullick who is also the Chairperson of Peace and Culture Organization said this in a statement on International […]
Pakistan’s lonely elephant Kaavan packs trunk for Cambodia
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): With music, treats and balloons, friends of Pakistan’s only Asian elephant threw a farewell party for the creature ahead of its relocation to Cambodia following years of campaigning by animal rights activists. The plight of Kaavan, an overweight, 35-year-old bull elephant, has drawn international condemnation and highlighted the woeful […]
Pakistan’s dependency on a single river system is extremely risky: Steffen Kudella
By Shabbir Hussain ISLAMABAD, Monday, November 23, 2020 (WNP/DL): Resident Representative of Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Dr. Steffen Kudella Monday said Pakistan’s dependence on a single river system is extremely risky. In order to reduce this risk, he said the country needs to fight water shortages, promote reforestation, maintain water infrastructure, harvest more rainfall, and […]