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Pakistan has called out to the United Nations to expedite its efforts and "urgently" resolve the Kashmir dispute in a bid to halt Indian atrocities in the territory and prevent a threat to regional and global peace. "Peace and security must remain at the core of the functions of the United Nations," Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Munir Akram told the UN General Assembly on Friday while commenting on the report of the UN chief on the work of the organisation. "We urge the security council and the secretary-general to exercise their considerable authority to promote an early and peaceful resolution of the Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) dispute and to end the Indian reign of terror against the Kashmiri people", the Pakistani envoy said. The UN, he said, can do “much more” to address peace and security threats by fully using the authority provided by the United Nations Charter, such as in Article 99, and by taking act...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said that the government is "aware of the inflation rate" and is "taking steps to reduce it". While talking to the media, the minister said that the government had to take International Monetary Fund's (IMF) help, despite help from Saudi Arabia and China. Qureshi admitted that times are tough, but claimed that Pakistan is on the path to economic recovery. Talking about the former government, he said that the per capita income was $547 in the last year of PML-N's tenure, while it is $1,666 today. The minister said that the government will take all the measures needed to fight against terrorists, adding that "the enemies of Pakistan want instability and chaos, however, they will fail". "Talk of a presidential system is just speculation and such rumours are floated about routinely," he added. Regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country, Qureshi said that the prime mini...

Snow continues to occur in upper parts of the country including The Areas of North Waziristan, Including Razmak and Shawal. A new series of snowfall started in Queen Kohsar Murree after a gap of a few days while the Meteorological Department has predicted a new series of snowfall in the upper reaches of the country including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir from today. Intermittent rain and hailstorm also lashed The Nakyal area of Azad Kashmir, while heavy rains in Peshawar have intensified the cold wave, but the rain has also brought water to the streets of different places.  Two people were killed in a landslide in Alpuri Faizabad area of Shangla. In addition, in Punjab including Multan, Rahim Yarkhan, Lodharan, Hafizabad, Kamalia, Vihari, Gujra, the clouds also lashed, dozens of feeders were suspended due to incessant rain. from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/3qPBOEc

In Pakistan, 12 more people died and 6,540 new patients were reported in the last 24 hours due to corona. According to the Corona statistics website (covid.gov.pk) in Pakistan, 58,902 corona tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, out of which 6,540 people were diagnosed with coronavirus, while another 12 died from the virus. According to the official portal, the positive cases of corona in the country during the last 24 hours were 11.10%.According to NCOC, the number of deaths from corona has risen to 29,077 across the country, while the number of people affected has reached 1,360,19.  In addition, 1,119 people recovered from Corona in the last 24 hours, taking the number of people cured by the epidemic to 1,267,598 in the country. from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/3rIrX28

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after talks with Russia's foreign minister on Friday that Moscow would face a "swift, severe and a united response" if it invades Ukraine. Blinken said after the talks in Geneva that Washington had agreed to provide written comments to Russia after Moscow demanded security guarantees, including a pledge that Ukraine will never be able to join NATO. He described Friday's talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, intended to reduce tensions that have risen since Russia massed troops near Ukraine's border, as frank and useful. "We've been clear - if any Russian military forces move across Ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. It will be met with swift, severe and a united response from the United States and our partners and allies," Blinken told a news conference in Geneva. Western states fear Moscow is planning a new assault on Ukraine after sending in forces into the former Soviet...

WhatsApp on Friday submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Programme, which would allow users to move their chat history from Android to iOS once approved. “WhatsApp is officially working on the ability to migrate your chat history from WhatsApp for Android to iOS, for a future update!” read a post on WABetainfo.com. According to the platform that keeps an update about the instant-messaging app, users would be able to migrate their chat history from iOS to Samsung devices. “WhatsApp and Google have already enabled the support for migrating your chat history from iOS to Pixel phones,” WABetainfor said, adding that Android 12 devices will be supported to receive the chat history from iOS at a later date. Sharing screenshots of the development, the portal noted that they had already spotted the ability to move chat history from Android to iOS, “available in a future update, but there was no news on iOS.” “As you can see in this screenshot, WhatsApp will ask for your perm...

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday reiterated the resolve of the Pakistan Army to fight against terrorism till the elimination of this menace from the country, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The COAS was briefed about the prevailing security situation, progress on development works in newly-merged districts, and Pak-Afghan border fencing during his visit to the Corps Headquarters in Peshawar. The military's media wing said that while paying tribute to brave tribesmen, officers, and soldiers of Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC), Levies, Khasadar, and police, the COAS vowed that sacrifices of martyrs will not go in vain and "complete peace will return to Pakistan." "The COAS appreciated security forces for providing an enabling environment for the completion of socio-economic development projects in the newly-merged districts, vital for enduring stability and sustainable progress of the area,...