Time running out for Afghan peace process, more efforts needed - EU envoy nationalpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The world s richest countries have not done enough to combat global warming, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding his country had done more than any other in the world to combat rising emissions relative to its economic means. Pakistan, this year s host of the United Nations annual World Environment Day on June 5, is among the countries worst affected by climate change, having been regularly hit by devastating floods in recent years, displacing hundreds of thousands of people and destroying swathes of agricultural land. Has the developed world done enough: The answer is no, Khan said in an interview with Reuters at his official residence in Islamabad. Emissions are from the rich countries. And I think they know they haven’t done enough. This year s World Environment Day will serve as the launch of the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, calling for urgent action to revive damaged ecosystems. Under Khan, Pakista
REFILE-Pakistanis rally in support of Palestinians Reuters 9 hrs ago
By Syed Raza Hassan
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 21 (Reuters) - Ten of thousands of Pakistanis marched in support of the Palestinians on Friday as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect after 11 days of fighting, but a bomb blast killed six people at one rally in southwest Pakistan.
Shrugging aside restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic, people waved Palestinian flags and placards that read All unite to free Palestine and Boycott Israel at the rallies, many organized by Islamic groups, in a number of cities across the country including Islamabad and Karachi.
Pakistanis rally in support of Palestinians reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.