"Israel has no right as the occupying power to close down any UN facility in particular UNRWA office in East Jerusalem or any other UN international facility established in the Occupied Palestinian Territory under the mandate of the United Nations," Ambassador Akram said, while expressing "unwavering support" to the agency.

With only two days before Israel bans operations of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Pakistan yesterday warned that the move would cripple humanitarian work in war-shattered Gaza and undermine the ceasefire in the enclave.

Israel is considered by many analysts as the mortal enemy of Muslim nations due to their stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the Jewish state believes in taking preemptive measures to ensure its future security.

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Multiple initiatives related to health, agriculture, food security, flood relief, climate, and education have also been affected.

Pakistan on Friday called on Israel to withdraw from Lebanese and Syrian territories, including Golan Heights, and allow UN peacekeepers to operate without obstruction to ensure compliance with international agreements for advancing sustainable peace and stability in the Middle East.

ISLAMABAD: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has paused all funding for programmes in Pakistan following the Trump administration’s decision to halt all foreign aid on January 20, barring that to Egypt and Israel.

Suspension impacts 5 energy, 4 economic growth, and 5 agri programmes, several others in education and health in Pakistan.

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday widened exemptions in a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance, saying the United States would keep funding humanitarian items such as shelter a

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Israel is allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefi