Category: INTERNATIONAL

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd will vow on Monday to do “whatever it takes” to curb crime as she unveils a new multi-million pound response to a surge in violence in London and elsewhere. The new initiative, backed by £40 million (46 million euros, $56 million) in funding, aims to steer young people away from crime and tackle violent drug-dealing gangs, according to Britain’s interior ministry. It comes after a deadly start to 2018 in the British capital in which a spate of stabbings and shootings has left more than…

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Chairman Kashmir Council EU Mr Ali Raza Syed has revealed that the council is dispatching official letters to United Nations, European Union and International Huma Rights Organizations in order to divert their attention on the awful situation in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK). In a statement on Kashmir Solidarity Day (Friday) observed in Pakistan and other parts of the world, Mr Ali Raza Syed said, we strongly condemn the ongoing Indian state terrorism and express our solidarity with people of the occupied Kashmir. Kashmir Council EU is also writing a separate…

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AFP, The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a “right” to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom’s position, in an interview published in The Atlantic on Monday. Saudi Arabia and Israel still have no formal diplomatic relations, but behind the scenes, improvements in their ties have accelerated in recent years. Both countries see Iran as their biggest outside threat and the United States (US) as their key ally, and both see danger from armed extremists. Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians has long proved an obstacle…

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Dozens of countries have ordered the expulsion of more than 100 Russian diplomats as a major diplomatic dispute between Russia and the UK over a spy poisoning case intensifies. The Russia which is accused of poisoning its former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yuliya is under tremendous diplomatic strain. Earlier today, the Russian’s Ambassador to Australia has warned of the ‘Cold War Situation’ if the West continues its joint response to the poisoning case. The United States Australia, Canada and 23 European countries have already announced on Monday and…

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88 WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has added seven Pakistani companies to a list of foreign entities that presumably pose a significant risk to the national security and policy interests of the United States by allegedly engaging in nuclear trade. The move could undermine Pakistan’s ambition of joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an elite club of countries that can trade fissile materials and nuclear technologies. The move forms a series of decisions aimed at putting a squeeze on Pakistan. The list, prepared by the US Bureau of Industry and Security,…

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Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU)’s Chairman Mr Ali Raza Syed has desired prosperity and successes of Pakistan in every sphere of life. Issuing a statement on Pakistan Pakistan’s Day (23rd March), he cordially greeted the government and the people of Pakistan. About Pakistan’s independence in 1947, he said, creation of Pakistan was a great achievement of the Muslims seeking an independent land in the region. He wishes for a politically strong Pakistan among the World community of the nations and as well as praised for maximum progress of Pakistan in economic and…

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Islamabad (International Desk) Norwegian Justice and Public Security Minister Sylvi Listhaug resigned on Tuesday due to her controversial statement about main opposition party. Though it is a terminology, “Think before you speak” or “Measure and weight before you talk” but some of the people do not care of these ethics. Sylvi Linthaug is one of the politicians who are famous for their controversial statements as they cannot control their tongue politely. In her post on 9th March on face book, she had accused the main opposition Labour Party that this…

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Russia’s expulsion of 23 British diplomats “doesn’t change the facts of the matter” of the poisoning of a former double agent in an English city, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday. Russia was “in flagrant breach of international law,” she told her Conservative Party’s spring forum, adding that Britain “will consider our next steps in the coming days”. “Russia’s response doesn’t change the facts of the matter ─ the attempted assassination of two people on British soil, for which there is no alternative conclusion other than that the Russian…

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WASHINGTON: Hours after the meeting between Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday, the United States reminded Pakistan that it was prepared to take necessary steps to protect its personnel in Afghanistan if Islamabad did not stop cross-border attacks. The warning, given at a special news briefing on Friday afternoon, followed the unscheduled Abbasi-Pence meeting at the US Naval Observatory, the vice president’s official residence. Sources briefed on this one-on-one meeting told reporters that Mr Pence also focused on this issue [Afghan policy] in…

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ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday invited Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to Kabul to kick-start a ‘comprehensive bilateral dialogue’ with the aim of repairing the fractured relationship between the two countries. Mr Ghani extended this invitation during a meeting with Pakistan’s National Security Adviser retired Lt Gen Nasser Janjua, who was in Kabul on a day-long trip on the invitation of his counterpart Hanif Atmar. “Today, I received Pakistani NSA at Dilkusha palace. As a follow-up to Kabul Process, I have extended an official invitation to Pakistani prime…

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Israel and Jordan have long pursued a common goal to stop the Dead Sea from shrinking while slaking their shared thirst for drinking water with a pipeline from the Red Sea some 200 kilometres away. Geopolitical tensions have stalled efforts to break ground on the ambitious project for years, but the end of the latest diplomatic spat has backers hoping a final accord may now be in sight. The degradation of the Dead Sea, on the border of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian West Bank, began in the 1960s when…

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China’s rubber-stamp parliament unanimously handed President Xi Jinping a second term Saturday and elevated his right-hand man to the vice presidency, giving him a strong ally to consolidate power and handle US trade threats. Xi’s reappointment by the Communist Party-controlled legislature was a foregone conclusion, but all eyes had been on whether his former anti-corruption enforcer, Wang Qishan, would become his deputy. The National People’s Congress has widely expanded Xi’s already considerable authority during its annual session, adding his name to the constitution and lifting the two five-year term limit…

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Students across the United States walked out of classes on Wednesday in a nationwide call for action against gun violence following the shooting deaths last month at a Florida high school. Hundreds of students from Washington area schools gathered outside the White House chanting “Never again!” and “Enough is enough!” and holding signs reading “Protect People Not Guns.” At 10:00 am (1400 GMT), students in numerous cities held a moment of silence to honor the 14 students and three adult staff killed on Valentine’s Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…

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The ‘EU Diplomatic Enclave’ and Diplomatic Correspondent for the ‘Overseas Tribune’ spent last week in New York, United States visiting different Governmental and non-Governmental organizations including The United Nations Headquarters and Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to United Nations Office at Pakistan House, New York. Mr. Yasir Aziz is founder of ‘EU Diplomatic Enclave’, an online forum of discussion of world’s most oppressing security challenges and their interconnectedness with country’s Foreign Policy. Mr. Aziz’s work is focused on Pakistan and its Foreign Policy and has spent over 6 years in Eastern Europe…

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