The devastating impact of 12 years of civil war has been compounded by the 6 February earthquake which has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions more in need of support on both sides of the border between Syria and Türkiye. WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari,…
Only a single crossing point – Bab al-Hawa – has been open to humanitarians since the 6 February earthquakes struck across the border region of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria, which has been in the grip of civil war for the past 12 years, and is the last remaining region partly under the control of…
“Today, we are here to start the job of moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Briefing the world body on Our Common Agenda, launched in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a guide to realizing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
“Sport has the power to convey essential values of respect, inclusion, and solidarity,” said Mauro Miedico, deputy director and chief of the special projects and innovation branch at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). “When applied in tandem with wider preventing violent extremism (PVE) strategies, it can work against the drivers of radicalization which lead…
World Radio Day, observed annually on 13 February, celebrates the power of the medium. The theme this year is ‘Radio and Peace’, highlighting its role in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. “Since it was developed about a century ago, radio has proven to be an exceptional means of communication, debate and exchange – indeed, it is…
Internet has made many of our daily tasks very easy, whether it is to buy something, make a booking or get information about something, everything is available online. But there is no dearth of online scams and recently an Indian man also fell victim to it. Rohit Verma, a resident of the Indian city of…
Top Coat: The winter school holidays of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been extended till February 28. According to a statement issued by the provincial government, the holiday was decided in view of snowfall and extreme cold, more than three feet of snow in Kaghan Valley while the temperature is below freezing point. It should be noted…
Karachi: The remittances sent by Overseas Pakistanis last month recorded a decrease on both annual and monthly basis. In January 2023, remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis recorded a decrease of 13.14% on annual basis. Overseas Pakistanis sent remittances worth one billion 894.9 million dollars last month. In addition to annual, monthly remittances from overseas Pakistanis…
Chechen commander Apte Alauddinov An attempt was made to poison Chechnya’s military commander through an envelope, President Ramzan Kadyrov said this morning. President Ramzan Kadyrov said that Apte Alauddinov “is the commander of the Ahmed Special Forces and the deputy commander of the Second Army Corps”. He said that Alauddinov will recover, his life is…
During the hearing of the case of gas theft of more than 6 crore 78 lakh rupees against a factory in Faisalabad in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa got angry with the lawyers and said that how can the lawyers strike? The license of such advocates should be revoked. A two-member…
