Allegations of internal rifts surface within Awami Action Committee following attack on core member

Naeem AkhtarJune 23, 202603 mins

RAWALAKOT: (PNP) Questions are being raised about alleged internal differences within the Action Committee following a reported attack on core member Umar Nazir, with various claims and counterclaims circulating on social media regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident. According to discussions circulating among political activists and supporters, tensions within the committee had reportedly been growing…

Retired Army Veteran Alleges Son’s Abduction by Awami Action Committee Members, Seeks Government Action

Naeem AkhtarJune 19, 2026June 19, 202604 mins

Islamabad: (PNP) A retired Pakistan Army serviceman has appealed to the country’s top leadership for the recovery of his missing son, alleging that members of the Awami Action Committee Paniwala were involved in his detention, mistreatment, and subsequent disappearance. Speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club in Islamabad, Muhammad Naseem Kiani,…

Violence and Threats Under Awami Action Committee’s Banner Unacceptable: Dr. Irfan Ashraf

Naeem AkhtarJune 13, 202605 mins

ISLAMABAD:(PNP) Muslim Conference’s nominated candidate for Poonch Constituency-III in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Irfan Ashraf, has alleged that the political environment in Rawalakot is being deliberately destabilized and that certain elements are using the platform of the Awami Action Committee for political purposes. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club Islamabad…

Strong Youth, Strong Pakistan – Dr. Arif’s Call on World Youth Day

Dr. Arif’s Call to Action on World Youth Day in Pakistan

PNP DeskAugust 13, 2025August 13, 202509 mins

Dr. Muhammad Arif, from the School of Social Sciences & Humanities at NUST Islamabad, is a distinguished media professional with a PhD in Journalism from Hebei University (2018), and a recipient of a China Government Scholarship for establishing effective communication platforms between China and Pakistan. On this World Youth Day being marked on 12th August…

United Nations

Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action

PNP DeskJune 12, 2024September 20, 202403 mins

In a speech marking 60 years of UN Trade and Development – the agency previously known by the acronym UNCTAD – the UN Secretary-General highlighted the multiple challenges standing in the way of a more sustainable and inclusive global economy for all. “New and protracted conflicts are having a ripple effect across the global economy. Global debt…

UPDATING LIVE: Guterres to lay out hard hitting truths on need for climate action

PNP DeskJune 5, 2024September 20, 202401 mins

Welcome to our live coverage of one of the most important speeches on climate change that António Guterres has made since becoming Secretary-General. We’re reporting live from the event in Manhattan, providing all the background information you need on the speech itself – and reaction to it inside the hall and around the world. PNP…

Secretary-General calls for UN 2.0 to tackle 21st century challenges

World leaders demand ‘surge in action’ for sustainable development

PNP DeskJune 5, 2024September 20, 202406 mins

The inaugural meeting of his 10-member SDG Stimulus Leaders Group, took place as many developing countries are still reeling from repeated economic shocks and debt burdens that far outstrip their ability to pay. The Group advocates at the highest level for equipping developing countries with the financial resources to invest in the 17 SDGs, which…

More climate funding needed to ‘transition from rhetoric to decisive action’

PNP DeskMay 29, 2024September 20, 2024012 mins

That was the strong message from President of the Western Pacific nation of Palau Surangel Whipps speaking at an Interactive Dialogue on Wednesday during the Fourth International Conference on SIDS (SIDS4), taking place this week on the twin island of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. He told delegates there needed to be a “transition…

World News in Brief: ‘Appalling’ attacks in Kharkiv, plea to aid Myanmar civilians, maritime tribunal boosts climate action, civilian protection

PNP DeskMay 23, 2024September 20, 202407 mins

Denise Brown said civilian lives must be protected during conflict by all sides, but in Kharkiv in recent days, they have instead been targeted in their homes, with businesses and transport links damaged and attacked. “My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones due to the strikes,” she said, adding that…

Order to take action against Nikah Khawan for arranging the marriage of a minor girl

PNP DeskMay 14, 2024September 20, 202402 mins

The girl told the court that she got married of her own free will The Lahore High Court has ordered to take legal action against Nikah Khawan for arranging the marriage of an underage girl. Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu heard the petition against the marriage of Humira Bibi, a minor girl. The police presented the minor…