PAKISTAN

UN chief condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan

Published on: January 30, 2023
17:27

United Nations, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres and top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, while calling for respect for the right to freedom of religion.

Pakistan to import Russian oil from March

Published on: January 20, 2023
09:23

Islamabad, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan would start importing Russian oil from March this year, Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik confirmed on Friday.

Pakistan advocated maintaining the unity of G77+China

Published on: January 13, 2023
10:46

United Nations, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan called for the maintenance of unity, coordination and collective action of the G77+China, so as to collectively overcome the growing challenges and promote a fairer and more equitable international economic order.

UNICEF calls for global efforts for up to 10M Pakistani children

Published on: January 9, 2023
16:28

United Nations, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Some 10 million children need immediate assistance to save their lives in Pakistan, after over four months of a national state of emergency issued in Pakistan due to contaminated and stagnant flood waters, risking their survival and wellbeing, UNICEF warned on Monday.

Cuban FM praises good bilateral relations with Pakistan

Published on: December 17, 2022
09:52

Havana, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The good bilateral relations between Cuba and Pakistan was praised on Saturday by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, after a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhuto Zardari.

UN alerts of situation of victims of floods in Pakistan

Published on: December 16, 2022
09:56

Islamabad, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Several United Nations humanitarian agencies warned that millions of people affected by the floods in Pakistan face serious survival challenges.

Skirmish between Afghan and Pakistani forces ends

Published on: December 16, 2022
08:23

Kabul, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The recent fighting between Afghan border guards and Pakistani forces ceased without loss of life at the Spin Bolda-Chaman border crossing, local officials reported.

More than eight million Pakistanis suffer from food insecurity

Published on: December 5, 2022
10:04

Islamabad, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The catastrophic floods that occurred this year in Pakistan raised the number of people facing food insecurity in the country to 8.62 million, the NGO "Save the Children" warned.

UNICEF expresses hope of eliminating polio in Pakistan

Published on: December 5, 2022
09:00

Islamabad, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) UNICEF declared that the program against poliomyelitis in Pakistan is back on track and predicted that the disease will be wiped out from the country by the end of 2023.

Pakistani delegation pays an official visit to Afghanistan

Published on: November 30, 2022
14:47

Kabul, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) A high-level Pakistani delegation headed by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar arrived in Kabul and met with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, local media reported on Wednesday.

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