UNHCR official praises Pakistan’s generosity, urges continued support for Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WNP): Wrapping up a three-day visit to Pakistan, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou commended the Government and people of Pakistan for their longstanding hospitality toward Afghan refugees and called for sustained international solidarity with Pakistan and the refugee communities. During his stay in Islamabad, Mazou held meetings with Engr. Amir Muqam, Minister...
US envoy visits Karachi to boost trade, business ties
ISLAMABAD, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WNP): US Charge dAffaires Natalie Baker visited Karachi from April 23 to 24 as part of efforts to strengthen trade ties and expand business partnerships between the United States (US) and Pakistan. According to the US embassy on Friday, during her two-day visit, Baker met with senior executives from prominent Pakistani companies to discuss economic...
Indian forces intensify crackdown in Occupied Kashmir after Pahalgam false flag operation
ISLAMABAD, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WNP): Indian armed forces have launched a sweeping and intensified crackdown on civilians in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), following what is being widely condemned by local voices as a false flag operation in Pahalgam. The latest wave of repression has raised serious concerns about human rights violations and the targeting of dissenting...
PIMS launches major reforms to meet surging patient load, raise healthcare standards
ISLAMABAD, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WNP): The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), in response to a growing patient influx, has initiated a wide-ranging reform agenda for improving healthcare delivery, patient satisfaction, and institutional accountability at the country’s leading public hospital. Speaking to this scribe, Executive Director PIMS Dr. Imran Sikandar said that the hospital is currently serving more than...
Six militants killed in Bannu as security forces intensify counterterrorism drive
ISLAMABAD, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WNP): Pakistani security forces eliminated six terrorists during a late-night intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bannu district on April 23–24, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the military's media wing, the operation was launched based on confirmed intelligence regarding the presence of militants in the area. “During the...
Third polio case reported in KP amid ongoing national vaccination drive; total cases rise to eight in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WNP): The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed a new case of polio in District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, health authorities reported on Friday. This marks the third polio case reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the eighth nationwide so far this year, raising fresh concerns about the...
Religious affairs minister reaffirms minority rights, warns India against aggression
ISLAMABAD, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WNP): Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf on Friday emphasized the government's commitment to protecting minority rights and promoting interfaith harmony in Pakistan, in line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s special directives. Addressing an Easter celebration ceremony here at the National Library of Pakistan, he said the Ministry of Religious...
Tashkent to host inaugural Central Asia–GCC Think Tank Forum to bolster strategic ties
TASHKENT, Thursday, April 24, 2025 (WNP): The capital city of Uzbekistan is set to host the First Central Asia–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Think Tank Forum on April 28–29, 2025, under the theme “Strengthening Strategic Partnership: From Historical Ties to Comprehensive Cooperation.” Jointly organized by the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan and the Gulf Research...
UN chief urges Pakistan, India to exercise restraint amid escalating tensions over Kashmir attack
UNITED NATIONS, Thursday, April 24, 2025 (WNP): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Pakistan and India to exercise “maximum restraint” following a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that has significantly heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Speaking at the daily press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the Secretary-General is “closely following...