Pakistan urges UN to resolve Kashmir dispute on 'urgent basis'

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 action in the General Assembly if the Security Council is unable to do so.

The primary threat in South Asia, the Pakistani envoy said, is posed by the dispute over IOJK and India’s attempt to annex and transform the Muslim majority state into Hindu majority territory, "a grave violation of council resolutions that promised Kashmiris their right to self-determination through a United Nations supervised plebiscite".

Shedding light on the extensive illegal actions taken by India, the ambassador urged the council and the secretary-general to promote an early, peaceful end to the dispute.

He cited the rise of racial and religious hate and violence, with Islamophobia among its gravest manifestations, notably as characterised by lynching and calls for genocide of Muslims in India.

He said: "The worst manifestation of Islamophobia is the officially-inspired campaign of the ''Hindutva'' adherents in India against Muslims."

So far, the Pakistan envoy noted, there has been no accountability for India’s crimes.

Indian laws provide complete impunity to the 900,000 troops India had deployed in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan condemned the increasing harassment, illegal arrests and registration of fake criminal cases against journalists and civil society activists such as Khurram Pervez in the Indian-occupied territory, he said.

The recent attack and ban on the Kashmir Press Club, he added, is another manifestation of India’s entrenched use of brutal force and coercion to silence all those who raise their voice against its criminal and genocidal acts in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Ambassador Akram also drew attention to the statement made recently by the Head of “Genocide Watch”, Professor Gregory Stanton, in which he stated: “We are warning that genocide could very well happen in India."

"We call on the secretary-general and the United Nations to take decisive steps to combat Islamophobia and to prevent the danger of genocide against the Muslims of India," he said.

At the outset, the Pakistani envoy welcomed the United Nations mobilisation of humanitarian and other assistance for Afghanistan, calling last September’s flash appeal and the recent $5 billion appeal “timely and essential”.

He further added that the United Nations role in peacekeeping is a major success and "Pakistan will remain a steadfast partner in ensuring the effectiveness of such operations, notably the United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), stationed in the IOJK region."

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Government is aware of inflation rate and is taking steps to reduce it: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

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 minister has already indicated we are not in favour of a lockdown, calling everyone who does not wear a mask "responsible" for the increase in positivity ratio.

He said that the government will give the nation "a surprise" in 2023.

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Pakistan urges UN to resolve Kashmir dispute on 'urgent basis'

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 action in the General Assembly if the Security Council is unable to do so.

The primary threat in South Asia, the Pakistani envoy said, is posed by the dispute over IOJK and India’s attempt to annex and transform the Muslim majority state into Hindu majority territory, "a grave violation of council resolutions that promised Kashmiris their right to self-determination through a United Nations supervised plebiscite".

Shedding light on the extensive illegal actions taken by India, the ambassador urged the council and the secretary-general to promote an early, peaceful end to the dispute.

He cited the rise of racial and religious hate and violence, with Islamophobia among its gravest manifestations, notably as characterised by lynching and calls for genocide of Muslims in India.

He said: "The worst manifestation of Islamophobia is the officially-inspired campaign of the ''Hindutva'' adherents in India against Muslims."

So far, the Pakistan envoy noted, there has been no accountability for India’s crimes.

Indian laws provide complete impunity to the 900,000 troops India had deployed in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan condemned the increasing harassment, illegal arrests and registration of fake criminal cases against journalists and civil society activists such as Khurram Pervez in the Indian-occupied territory, he said.

The recent attack and ban on the Kashmir Press Club, he added, is another manifestation of India’s entrenched use of brutal force and coercion to silence all those who raise their voice against its criminal and genocidal acts in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Ambassador Akram also drew attention to the statement made recently by the Head of “Genocide Watch”, Professor Gregory Stanton, in which he stated: “We are warning that genocide could very well happen in India."

"We call on the secretary-general and the United Nations to take decisive steps to combat Islamophobia and to prevent the danger of genocide against the Muslims of India," he said.

At the outset, the Pakistani envoy welcomed the United Nations mobilisation of humanitarian and other assistance for Afghanistan, calling last September’s flash appeal and the recent $5 billion appeal “timely and essential”.

He further added that the United Nations role in peacekeeping is a major success and "Pakistan will remain a steadfast partner in ensuring the effectiveness of such operations, notably the United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), stationed in the IOJK region."

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Government is aware of inflation rate and is taking steps to reduce it: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

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 minister has already indicated we are not in favour of a lockdown, calling everyone who does not wear a mask "responsible" for the increase in positivity ratio.

He said that the government will give the nation "a surprise" in 2023.

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Blinken vows swift and severe response if Russia attacks Ukraine

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 republic 2014 to annex the Crimea peninsula. Russia denies planning an attack but says it could take unspecified military action if its security demands are not met.

Blinken said Washington had sought during Friday's talks to determine whether Moscow was prepared to take a diplomatic path to defuse tensions over Ukraine.

Both sides agreed it was important for the diplomatic process to continue, he said.

Lavrov said after meeting Blinken that he hoped that emotions would cool down over Ukraine and repeated Russian assertions that it poses no threat to its neighbour.

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WhatsApp in works to allow iOS message transfer to Android

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 permission to import the chat history before starting the process,” it said.

However, WABetainfo further added that unfortunately, this feature is not available right now, and supported operating systems are unknown.

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COAS Gen Bajwa reiterates resolve to fight against terrorism

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," the statement read.

Earlier, on arrival at the Corps Headquarters, the COAS was received by Commander Peshawar Corps Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid.

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