Hungary’s ‘illiberal’ Orban takes helm of EU presidency
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s frequent attacks against Brussels and his warm relations with Russia have left the country increasingly isolated as it takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency on…
Floods, food & debt crises, and 77th UNGA session
The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) 77th Session from September 13-27 comes at a very crucial time for Pakistan, as the country suffers from unprecedented floods, while it was already…
Hungary holds up EU plan to ban Russian oil
The European Union’s hopes to quickly impose a ban on Russian oil imports could be dashed after Hungary demanded expensive guarantees for its own fuel supplies, diplomats say. “I am…
Kashmir at the UNGA
In his first UNGA address of the year 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres mentioned five urgent priorities for 2022. Calling it ‘five-alarm global fire’, he pointed out that the Covid-19…
Stipendium Hungaricum scholarships announced
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme (2022-23) for students across Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The programme, launched by the Hungarian Government, is…
Issue of engineering degrees from Hungary to be taken up today
A meeting will be held on Wednesday (today) to figure out a solution for Pakistani engineering students whose degrees, despite being completed from Hungary, have not been recognised by the…
A special UNGA session
Come September, Come UNGA. The big gathering. Leaders speak. Diplomats meet. Global agenda is set. Challenges are highlighted. Solutions are proposed. Direction becomes clear. This year’s United Nations General Assembly…
Pakistan at the UNGA
The foreign delegations that travelled from their capitals to participate in the UN General Assembly Annual session 76 in New York have returned. The UN HQ is back to normal…
