The high-level meeting was held to raise awareness of the urgent need to transition to a “green” and circular economy that promotes sustainable production and consumption patterns. The move could save governments billions and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Humanity currently generates more than two billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, which includes…
Mr. Türk’s warning comes amid the reported harassment and prosecution of justice officials involved with the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity (CICIG), including, most recently, former Commissioner Francisco Dall’Anese. The UN rights chief called on the Guatemalan authorities “to ensure judges and lawyers can function freely and without fear of reprisals”. An independent judiciary is “vital” for a democratic society,…
“The wave of deadly violence sweeping through the occupied West Bank since the beginning of this year is the inexorable consequence of an acquisitive and repressive occupation with no end in sight, and the culture of lawlessness and impunity Israel has nurtured and enjoyed,” UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said in a statement. Tragic loss…
Gilgit-Baltistan Police cannot be deployed outside its limits for VIP security. The Islamabad High Court accepted the position of the federal government as correct. In the court, a case was heard against the prohibition of the provincial police officers assigned to the security of Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan to go to other provinces. On behalf of…
File photo Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has signed a contract with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Shaheen Shah Afridi will represent Nottingham Outlaws in the T20 Blast. Apart from this, New Zealand cricketer Colin Munro will also play for the same cricket club. “In Shaheen Shah we have got a world-class player…
Pakistan cricket team’s aggressive batsman Azam Khan has both critics and supporters, now Shahzar Muhammad has also been added to this list. Azam Khan’s trainer and first-class cricketer Shahzar Muhammad has said that I know a player should look fit like an athlete but Azam falls in the heavyweight category. can lose Talking to GeoSuper,…
File photo The Islamabad High Court has reserved its verdict on the disqualification case of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. The case of Imran Khan’s disqualification for not disclosing his alleged daughter Teriyan in the nomination papers was heard in the Islamabad High Court. A larger bench headed by Islamabad High Court Chief Justice…
The condition of 15-year-old Ayan, who was injured in the firing in Karachi, remains critical. A hospital spokesman said the young boy, Ian, is in intensive care and his lower torso is currently non-functional. According to the spokesman, a bullet lodged in Ian’s spine, affecting his lung. In this regard, the spokesman has further to…
—File photo A major decision has come from Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in which he ordered to withdraw the curative review reference against Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faiz Isa. The government says in this regard that curative review reference was filed on flimsy and baseless grounds. The government also decided not to pursue the reference…
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah. File photo Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that we will not have a government after August 12 or 16, an interim government will come on August 16, it is their job to hold elections. While talking to the media, Rana Sanaullah said that the political temperature should be reduced…
