In breakthrough, UNSC calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire after US withholds veto

Arul Louis | March 25, 2024 9:56 PM

United Nations, March 25 (IANS) In a breakthrough, the UN Security Council on Monday called for an immediate unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, overcoming the intense polarisation after the United States agreed to abstain on the resolution in a sign of its fraying ties with Israel over the high human toll from that country's pursuit of Hamas.

Pakistan 'seriously' considering reviving trade with India: FM Ishaq Dar

Hamza Ameer | March 24, 2024 1:51 AM

London, March 24 (IANS) Pakistan's newly elected Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has expressed "serious intent" of his government to reconsider trade relations with India, a move that would hold pivotal value in a change of policy and position since August 2019, when Islamabad suspended its trade relations in response to New Delhi's decision to abrogate Article 370 and 35A and revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.