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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has vowed to promote international peace and security through the peaceful settlement of disputes, as it prepares to assume the UNSC presidency next month. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, called on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Wednesday in his capacity as the incoming President of the UN Security Council for the month of July 2025. During the meeting, the Permanent Representative briefed the Secretary- General on the proposed Programme of Work for the Council in July. According to a press release of the Pakistan Mission, the Pakistani envoy and the UN chief held an “in-depth exchange” on a range of pressing peace and security issues on the Council’s agenda, including the evolving situation in the middle East, developments across Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and the important role of UN peacekeeping in promoting the Council’s objectives. Iftikhar noted the continuing strong comm...

KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Balochistan chief, MPA Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman Baloch’s son, Abdul Basit, went missing on Wednesday from Malir area of Karachi. According to a spokesperson, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has taken notice of the alleged kidnapping of the child and directed Sindh IG Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, to utilize all available resources to recover the missing child. The chief minister also called for an immediate and detailed report on the matter. In a post on social media, Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman stated that his son, a student at Jamia Hanifia Saudabad seminary in Malir, left the institution on Tuesday evening to visit his uncle but did not turn up. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti also contacted Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman to inquire about the incident and assured him of full cooperation to ensure the swift recovery of his son. Read More: 12 children went missing in Karachi in last two months Earlier, according to reported of ARY News in ...

SHANGHAI, China: Flooding in China’s southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said on Wednesday, as a collapsed bridge forced the dramatic rescue of a truck driver left dangling over the edge. China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heat waves scorching wide swaths of the country while rainstorms pummel other regions. Around 80,900 people had been evacuated by Tuesday afternoon in the southwestern province of Guizhou, state news agency Xinhua reported. In Rongjiang county a football field was “submerged under three meters of water”, the news agency said. Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed severe flooding has inundated villages and collapsed a bridge in one mountainous area of the province. Rescuers pushed boats carrying residents through murky, knee-high water and children waited in a kindergarten as emergency personnel approached them, the footage showed. “The water rose very quickly,” resident Long Tian told Xinhua. “I sta...

Gold rates fell to a near two-week low on Tuesday as risk appetite improved after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire, denting demand for safe-haven assets. Spot gold was down 0.9% at $3,338.39 an ounce, as of 0526 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since June 11 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures slipped 1.2% to $3,352.60. “It seems like there’s a good bit of geopolitical risk that’s exiting the market here near term after, of course, we have signs of de-escalation between the U.S. and Iran,” said Ilya Spivak, head of global macro at Tastylive. Trump announced a complete ceasefire  between Israel and Iran, potentially ending the 12-day conflict that saw millions flee Tehran and prompted fears of further escalation in the region. There was no immediate comment from Israel. While an Iranian official earlier confirmed that Tehran had agreed to a ceasefire, the country’s foreign minister said there would be no cessation of hostiliti...

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council Sunday that the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites by the United States marks a “perilous turn”, warning that the region cannot endure yet another “cycle of destruction and retaliation.” The UN chief said there must be an immediate ceasefire and returned to “serious, sustained negotiations.” “The people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction. And yet, we now risk descending into a rathole of retaliation after retaliation,” he told the 15-member Council which is discussing U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East. Diplomats said the three countries have circulated the draft text, but whether it will be voted today remains to be seen. In his remarks, the secretary-general called for diplomacy to prevail, saying Civilians must be protected, an...

SEOUL: North Korea condemned on Monday US strikes on Iran, calling it a violation of the United Nations charter and blaming the tension in the Middle East on the “reckless valor of Israel”. It marks nuclear-armed North Korea’s first commentary on the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea strongly denounces the attack on Iran by the US which severely violated the UN Charter with respect for sovereignty,” said a spokesperson of the North’s foreign ministry, according to a statement carried by the state news agency. The ongoing regional tension was an “inevitable product brought by the reckless valor of Israel”, the spokesperson added, claiming the Jewish state “has promoted its unilateral interests through ceaseless war moves and territorial expansion”. Washington claimed Sunday its strikes “devastated” Iran’s nuclear programme, but has insisted it is not seeking to topple the government in the Islamic republic. “Monum...

In his first public remarks after the US strikes, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Washington of breaching international law. “The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations,” Araghchi said in a social media post. “The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences. Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior.” He added that Iran “reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people”. It is worth mentioning here that President Donald Trump said the US military has carried out a “very successful attack” on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo. Read more:  LIVE: Civilian nuclear programme could not be taken away by force: Iran “We have co...