The world has witnessed extraordinary health gains since the UN agency was established, including smallpox eradication, the near elimination of polio, and declines in maternal mortality. Millions of young lives have also been saved through childhood immunization. “The history of WHO demonstrates what is possible when nations come together for a common purpose,” Director-General Tedros…
“Since the escalation of the war, at least 501 children have been killed,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “This is another tragic milestone for Ukraine’s children and families.” OHCHR’s latest update recorded 765 civilian casualties in Ukraine, from 1 to 31 March, which included 178 deaths and 587 injuries. Since the invasion on 24…
“Libyan authorities, armed groups, smugglers, and human traffickers should not assume that the eyes of the international community have now left Libya,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said. “It is crucial that we redouble efforts to secure accountability for past violations and continue to monitor the reality on the ground to prevent…
Infertility, which affects men and women, is a reproductive condition defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. To compile the new in-depth estimates, WHO analysed all relevant studies on infertility from 1990 to 2021. The research shows that 17.5 per cent of the adult…
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the entire coalition government has expressed no confidence in the current bench. I wish the Chief Justice sat the full court today and did not include the judges who separated themselves. While expressing his views in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif said that such a decision will be…
File photo It has been decided to start the renovation and restoration work of Badshahi Masjid in Lahore. A meeting was held on the issues of Walled City of Lahore Authority under the chairmanship of caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi. In which it was decided that the project will be completed in collaboration with…
Shazia Murry. File photo Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Shazia Murri has directed to provide maximum relief to Benazir Kafalat beneficiaries. A high-level meeting of BISP was held under the chairmanship of Shazia Murri, in the meeting, Secretary BISP gave a briefing on various initiatives. In the briefing, it was mentioned that…
Nasir Butt. File photo Muslim League (N) leader Nasir Butt’s bail was dismissed in Tehre murder case. The case was heard by Additional District and Sessions Judge Sohail Anjum. The court rejected Nasir Butt’s bail for non-attendance and non-appearance of the case. A case of murder against Nasir Butt on October 15, 1996 is registered…
File photo The decision was reserved on the petition of Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against NAB notices. A division bench hearing was held under the chairmanship of Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Amir Farooq. On behalf of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, lawyer Khawaja Haris said that the NAB notice…
Fawad Chaudhry—File photo PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that I am going to tell the Chief Justice that he has turned the Supreme Court into a Gaza, rather the whole of Islamabad has been turned into a Gaza. Fawad Chaudhry said this while talking to the media before appearing before the Chief Justice of…
