South Korean soldiers were conducting military exercises near the North Korean border, Photo: File Seoul: South Korea has apologized to North Korea for the accidental firing of one of its soldiers near the border, saying the firing was unintentional. According to the foreign news agency, the shooting happened during a military training on the border…
Nation salutes its martyrs, Shahbaz Sharif (Photo File) Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Peshawar where he called an emergency meeting on the police lines blast. According to Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Peshawar where he has called an emergency meeting and the officials of all relevant institutions after the tragic…
The health minister of the Indian state of Orissa was shot dead by a police officer on security duty. 60-year-old Health Minister Naba Das had arrived in Brijrajnagar city to attend a function. While alighting from the official vehicle, a citizen garlanded him with flowers, while the policeman opened fire. The health minister was rushed…
Photo: File Gold prices rose on the first business day of the week in the country. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, the price of gold per tola has increased by Rs 1500 today. After this increase, the price of gold per tola in the country became 2 lakh 10 thousand 500 rupees….
Photo: File The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp decline today where the 100 index fell below the 40,000 mark. The PSX benchmark 100 index closed down 579 points at 39,871 by the end of trading. 14 crore shares were traded in the stock market today, the value of which was 5 billion 45…
File photo After the suicide blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached the provincial capital Peshawar. According to the announcement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Prime Minister will be briefed on all aspects related to the blast. The Prime Minister will also visit the people injured in the blast. Defense Minister…
“Children continue to pay the highest price of violence,” the statement declared. “As the situation remains very volatile, UNICEF fears that an increasing number of children will suffer.” Just a few weeks into the new year, seven Palestinian children and one Israeli child had been killed and many more injured. Since 26 January alone, the terrorist attack outside…
The rise and impact of hate speech is being amplified, at an unprecedented scale, by new communications technologies, one of the most common ways of spreading divisive rhetoric on a global scale, threatening peace around the world. According to leading international human rights organization, Minority Rights Group, one analysis records a 400-fold increase in the…
The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya was established by the Human Rights Council in June 2020, to investigate alleged abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law committed in Libya since 2016. The panel’s latest official visit to Libya which ended on Sunday heard testimony from victims’ relatives of extrajudicial killings, torture,…
News reports stated that a militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred at a crowded mosque. Reports showed that the bombing caused the roof to collapse on top of those inside. ‘Abhorrent’ attack “It is particularly abhorrent that the attack occurred at a place of worship,” the Secretary-General António Guterres said in…
