India criticises United Nations over financial crisis
NEW YORK: India has sharply criticised the United Nations (UN) and its affiliated organisations for sitting on the sidelines as the current financial crisis unfolded, saying that the IMF remained helpless despite the economic meltdown impacting adversely on the developing nations. India called on the world body to use its universality to coordinate an international […]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping takes jabs at US in Korean War commemoration
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping condemned unilateralism, protectionism and extreme egoism in a jab at the United States made during a rally Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the 1950-53 Korean War. China refers to the conflict, in which it sent troops to aid North Korean forces against a United Nations […]
Pakistan issues order to freeze assets of Masood Azhar, impose travel ban
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued an official order to freeze the assets and impose travel ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar after the United Nations declared him a “global terrorist”. In a notification issued Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, “the Federal Government is pleased to order that the Resolution 2368 (2017) be fully implemented” against Azhar. […]