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Babar Azam started training

Babar Azam started training

The captain of the national men’s cricket team, Babar Azam, has started training at the National High Performance Center (NHPC). Babar Azam took batting practice in a three-hour training session. Babar Azam practiced with NHPC coaches and individual trainers. It should be noted that Babar Azam is the captain of Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise…

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Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's intention to withdraw additional security from former public representatives

Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s intention to withdraw additional security from former public representatives

Peshawar: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan has said that he has started considering reducing the police security provided to former government figures and public representatives. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regarding peace and order, economic situation and financial problems of the province, in…

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Crises hindering victim identification: UNODC human trafficking report

Crises hindering victim identification: UNODC human trafficking report

Globally, the number of victims detected fell by 11 per cent in 2020 from the previous year, driven by fewer detections in low and medium-income countries. The number of convictions for trafficking offences also fell by 27 per cent over the same period, accelerating a longer-term trend registered by UNODC since 2017. Sharper decreases were registered…

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Top UN body asks what more can be done to stop genocide, atrocity crimes

Top UN body asks what more can be done to stop genocide, atrocity crimes

The UN fears risk of these atrocities is heightened given current global crises that include conflict, soaring food and energy costs, and deepening inequalities and tensions, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.  In her opening remarks, ECOSOC President Lachezara Stoeva highlighted how the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, together with global commitment…

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Palestinian refugees face hitting ‘rock bottom’, warns UNRWA in $1.6 billion appeal

Palestinian refugees face hitting ‘rock bottom’, warns UNRWA in $1.6 billion appeal

Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, told journalists in Geneva that competing global crises, and skyrocketing levels of poverty and unemployment among Palestine refugees, have put immense strain on them – and the agency – which started the year some $70 million in arrears. “On the one hand we are asked to deliver public-like services to…

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