Karachi, May 15 (ANI): The Secretary General of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has said that massive rigging took place in the Punjab during the elections and that a white paper would be issued after collecting evidence in this regard.

London, May 14 (ANI): UN General Secretary Ban-Ki-moon congratulated the government and the people of Pakistan for their successful holding of polls on May 11.

Brussels, April 23 (Xinhua-ANI): NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Tuesday that the military alliance must remain vigilant on the possible spillover of Syria conflicts.

New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): The Secretary General of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, accompanied by Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi handed over an "open letter" to Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari here on Thursday.

New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari was handed over an open letter on 'Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign' by the Secretary General Taleb Rifai of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) here today to apprise him of the campaign.

London, April 5 (ANI): Secretary General of World Sindhi Congress Lakhu Luhana has blamed Pakistan for supporting and financing religious extremism in Sindh, which has been in the news for targeted killings and sectarian violence.

London, Apr. 3 (ANI): The United States has described the prospect of North Korea restarting a mothballed atomic reactor as "extremely alarming".

New York, Mar. 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a peaceful resolution of the diplomatic row between India and Italy over the fate of two Italian marines.

Beirut, Jan. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, said Friday that the developments in the Arab world are not "sectarian conflict."

London, Dec 31 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, has urged the Indian government to take immediate action to protect women.

New York, Dec 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon showed his comedy chops in a video of him doing his best "Rocky" impersonation during the UN Correspondents Association Dinner Wednesday at Cipriani 42.

Johannesburg, Dec 01(ANI): FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke has raised some concerns on the progress of preparations for the 2014 World Cup in the Amazonian city of Manaus.

New Delhi, Nov. 30 (ANI): Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader and Indian Amateur Boxing Federation chairman, Abhay Singh Chautala has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), while Lalit Bhanot has been elected as the General Secretary on Friday.

Washington, Nov. 9 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has announced that November 10, 2012, will be celebrated as Malala Day the world over, as it marks the 30-day anniversary of the Taliban attack on the 15-year-old education campaigner from Pakistan.

London, Oct 27 (ANI): Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan has asked Britain and the European Union to stop providing millions of pounds in aid to wealthy nations like India and China.

Washington, October 25 (ANI): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and "Gangnam Style" rapper Psy - two of South Korea's most internationally renowned figures, met in New York and bantered about the fame they had garnered for their homeland.

Sydney, Oct 24 (ANI): Felix Baumgartner, the first man to break the sound barrier in a freefall, has offered, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a chance to learn how to skydive.

Sydney, Oct 24 (ANI): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told Felix Baumgartner, the first man to break the sound barrier in a freefall, that he felt his heart would stop while watching him reach a speed of 1,342km/h from the edge of the space.

Washington, Oct. 21 (ANI): Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that military intervention in Syria by major Western powers won't work.

Kabul, Oct. 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The visiting Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday assured the alliance firm committed to Afghanistan after 2014 when the NATO-led coalition forces leave the country.

New York, Oct. 11 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the shooting of a 14-year-old Pakistani peace activist by the Taliban, saying he was "deeply moved" by her campaign for education rights.

London, Oct. 11 (ANI): African National Congress' (ANC) Secretary General, Gwede Mantashe has likened South Africa to an 'unequal society', calling it an 'Irish-coffee society'.

Sydney, Oct 10 (ANI): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hailed South Korean rapper Psy's global hit 'Gangnam Style' as a force for world peace.

London, Sept 20 (ANI): UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said a military solution is not the answer to the ongoing crisis in Syria.

London, Sep 11 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said Libya faces serious political and security challenges, with a resurgence of several local conflicts and increased instability in the east, as well as "huge challenges" in trying to secure the country's borders, control a proliferation of weapons, promote national reconciliation and rebuild the justice system.