“Hope is rare now in Myanmar,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Türk said, calling for robust support for its citizens under fire. “The disregard and contempt for human life and human rights that are continuously demonstrated by the military, constitute an outrage to the conscience of humanity,” he said. The latest…
Addressing the Human Rights Council, Nada Al-Nashif warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign of improvement”. Military servitude In addition to the longstanding problem of indefinite military service – which intensified during the recent Tigray conflict in Ethiopia – Ms. Al-Nashif insisted that the agreed withdrawal of the Eritrean…
Over the next two weeks, participants from across the world – including representatives from governments, the UN, civil society and youth groups, as well as activists – will examine how gender equality, empowerment and sustainable development can be achieved in the digital era. The meeting, known as CSW67, will also highlight online violence and other…
At current rates, it will take almost another three centuries to bring about equality for women and girls. Hobbled by persistent inequalities, about 383 million women and girls live in extreme poverty, and every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by someone in her own family. These are some of the reasons…
Federal Communications Minister Asaad Mehmood has said that there is a difference between our demands and Imran Khan’s, we ask the institutions to be neutral. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of WAPDA circle office in Dera Ismail Khan, Asad Mahmood said that we ask the institutions to play the basic constitutional role. He said that Imran…
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah – File photo Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that Imran Khan will have to appear in the courts or else he will be produced. While giving a press conference in Islamabad, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that he was very fond of punishing people, now it is his turn to…
KARACHI: Smuggled bark hidden under cow dung recovered The anti-smuggling team of the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation Customs, Karachi, intercepted a Bedford truck bound for Karachi city from the Northern Bypass and foiled an attempt to smuggle in hazardous chala under the guise of animal dung. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’,…
—File photo The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved Rs 12 billion for the census. Sources say that the ECC meeting was held in the federal capital Islamabad under the chairmanship of Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Darki. Sources have said that in the meeting, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved 12 billion rupees for the census….
Photo: Social Media In view of the bomb blast in Bolan district of Balochistan, emergency was imposed in Civil Hospital Quetta. The MS of Civil Hospital has said that all the consultants, doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and paramedical staff have been summoned. He said that all doctors and medical staff are present in general and…
—File photo Former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi’s Principal Secretary Muhammad Khan Bhatti was produced in the court of Rahim Yar Khan. Muhammad Khan Bhatti’s face was covered with a sheet while being produced. PTI workers resisted to remove the veil from Mohammad Khan Bhatti’s face. Mohammad Khan Bhatti was transferred to Rahim Yar…
