Strongly condemning DPRK’s Thursday launch of an intercontinental-range missile, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his calls on Pyongyang to immediately desist from taking any further destabilizing actions. News reports said the missile was fired just hours before the start of a Japan-Republic of Korean summit in Tokyo, on regional security – the first such meeting…
Their role is to act as climate justice advisers and push for the acceleration of bold climate goals based on their diverse expertise and grassroots work, across the different countries they represent. The announcement was made as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gathers in Switzerland to wrap up its crucial Synthesis Report, the…
“Brutal” armed conflict has left 10 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in need of humanitarian assistance – more than double the number in 2020, UNICEF warned in a new report. And hostilities spilling over into neighbouring countries, are putting an extra four million children at risk. “The conflict may not have clear boundaries, there…
Heath authorities said there was a confirmed case in an unvaccinated four-year-old child in Isale district, in western Burundi, as well as two other children with whom he had been in contact “Additionally, five samples from environmental surveillance of wastewater confirmed the presence of the circulating poliovirus type 2”, said a press release issued by…
Overall levels of documented violent incidents rose by 27 per cent, from 714 recorded acts of violence in 2021, to 982 last year. 2022 was marked by three distinct surges of violence, the UNMISS report said: between April and May, in southern Unity State; between July and September, in Warrap State; and between August and December, in the…
The entire nation will have to make efforts beyond politics to highlight the Kashmir issue at the global level. This was said by Kashmir Solidarity Council Japan President Shahid Majeed while addressing a function organized in honor of Muslim League-N Japan President Malik Noor Awan. He said that all the political parties of Pakistan should…
File photo Chief Secretary and IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have participated in the meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. In the meeting, the Chief Election Commissioner said that the peaceful conduct of the elections is very important. On this occasion, Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that the provincial government is facing a financial…
File photo Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi will go to Dubai after watching the PSL final. According to sources, Najam Sethi has to attend ICC and ACC meetings for which he will leave for Dubai on the morning of March 19. The meeting of the International Cricket Council is scheduled in Dubai…
File photo Security arrangements have been completed for the possible appearance of Imran Khan in the district court of Islamabad tomorrow. According to sources, Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal has written a letter for fool-proof security in the court. A letter has been sent to Secretary Interior, IG Islamabad and sensitive institutions for foolproof security…
File photo Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), former Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to appear in the Lahore High Court after some time today. According to sources, Imran Khan will appear in the court after 2 o’clock for protective bail. PTI sources have said that the workers have been given a call to reach Zaman…
