The first edition of Sindh Premier League (SPL) started in Karachi, Asifa Bhutto Zardari attended the opening ceremony as chief guest. Senator Sherry Rehman, Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab, caretaker provincial ministers Ahmed Shah and Dr. Junaid Ali Shah were also present at the event. The opening ceremony of the first edition of the Sindh Premier…
Photo courtesy of Shaheer Afridi/Facebook Indian boxer Kolbir Dhakka won the World Boxing Association title by defeating Pakistani boxer Shaheer Afridi. The WBA title fight was held in Bangkok between Pakistan and India boxers. There was an interesting fight between Pakistan’s Shaheer Afridi and Indian boxer Kolbir Dhakka. In the beginning, Shaheer Afridi showed a…
Sabalenka (right) and Qi Wenzheng (left) face each other at the US Open. Photo: File Defending champion Irina Sabalenka of Belarus and China’s Qi Wenzheng reached the Australian Open women’s singles final, the first time a Chinese player has reached a Grand Slam final. The women’s singles first semi-final at the ongoing event in Melbourne…
Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik’s journey in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024 is over. Shoaib Malik will no longer play in the current season of BPL. It should be noted that Shoaib Malik had a contract with Fortune Brashal, but he left Bangladesh for Dubai two days ago. Spokesman Fortune Brashall says that Shoaib Malik was…
“I cannot overstress the severity of the situation in Haiti, where multiple protracted crises have reached a critical point,” said Maria Isabel Salvador, presenting the latest report of the UN political office there, BINUH. The Caribbean country remains plagued by mounting violence and insecurity at the hands of armed gangs, against a backdrop of political, humanitarian, and socioeconomic…
According to Jan Hoffmann, Chief of Trade Logistics at UNCTAD, the attacks are not only adding to geopolitical tensions but also raising costs and leading to increased greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. “Maritime transport is really the lifeline of global trade,” he said, speaking to journalists at the UN Headquarters in New York via video link…
“Sudan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. It’s a living nightmare for children,” Mandeep O’Brien said this week in an interview with UN News. Nearly 10 months have passed since clashes erupted between the Sudanese Army and a rival group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leaving14 million children in desperate need of lifesaving assistance. Child displacement crisis Ms. O’Brien said…
Since 7 October when Israel launched its military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the militant group’s terror attacks in southern Israel that left some 1,200 dead and more than 250 taken hostage, Gaza health authorities have reported at least 25,700 killed and some 63,740 injured. In its case, which began earlier this month in…
Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, will also visit the occupied West Bank, where she will meet with the Palestinian Authority, civil society organizations, recently released detainees and other relevant actors. The visit is set to start on Monday and will conclude in early February. Giving voice to…
“We understand both Russia and Ukraine are conducting separate investigations into the incident, and Kyiv has called for an international probe,” Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told ambassadors in the Security Council. Russia said that there were no survivors from Monday’s crash in the Belgorod region close to the Ukrainian border and…
