United States, Pakistani American Shahid Ahmad nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee

United States, Pakistani American Shahid Ahmad nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee

File photo US President Joe Biden has made new nominations to boards and commissions. Pakistani American Shahid Ahmed Khan has been nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee for Arts. In an exclusive conversation with Geo News, Shahid Ahmed said that art brings people closer. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);…

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The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan

The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan

Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Mendez, has expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan. Bob Mendez said that he is monitoring the ongoing troubling situation in Pakistan. He said that he supports the efforts to end the tension. Bob Mendez said that the immediate restoration of Internet services for the people…

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UN child rights committee lauds Swiss asylum offer to Kurdish family

UN child rights committee lauds Swiss asylum offer to Kurdish family

“We welcome the timely action taken by Switzerland to suspend the children’s return to Bulgaria, in compliance with the Committee’s request for interim measures,” said Ann Skelton, a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). “We also welcome the decision to reassess these children’s situation and their risk of being exposed…

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Statements against Israel, Ilhan Omar removed from the membership of the Foreign Affairs Committee

Statements against Israel, Ilhan Omar removed from the membership of the Foreign Affairs Committee

File photo The US House of Representatives removed Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee for making statements against Israel. The majority of the Republican Party removed Ilhan Omar from the committee through a bill, by a vote of 218 to 211 in the US House of Representatives. Speaking before being removed from the parliamentary…

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UN experts laud International Olympic Committee for considering admission of Russian, Belarusian athletes

UN experts laud International Olympic Committee for considering admission of Russian, Belarusian athletes

Against the backdrop of the ongoing and deadly Russian invasion of Ukraine, the experts urged the IOC to adopt a decision in that direction, and to go further.  Level playing field needed  Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights and Ashwini K.P., Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia…

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