The latest, 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck areas northeast of Herat city Sunday morning local time. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of Monday evening local time, two people were reported to have been killed and over 150 injured in the latest quake. In total, about 1,500 people have died,…
As humanitarians continued to echo the UN Secretary-General’s urgent calls on Israel to open a safe aid delivery corridor, Gaza will soon run out of basic supplies, according to UN agencies on the ground, who raised alarms about a looming unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Shortly after the outbreak of violence on 7 October, Israel shut all borders with…
That’s according to Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown, who led a convoy at the weekend carrying aid for around 1,000 civilians to Chasiv Yar, just six kilometres from the frontline in the Donetsk region. The UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Monday that civilians are facing “daily attacks” along frontline areas in the east and…
The Russian-led draft resolution received five votes in favour (China, Gabon, Mozambique, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates) and four against (France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States), with six abstentions (Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, Malta, and Switzerland). For the Council to adopt a resolution, the proposal must receive at least nine votes…
Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said unaccompanied children and children from poor families have reportedly been targeted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in the outskirts of the capital Khartoum and elsewhere. They’ve forcibly recruited women and children especially, she warned. Girls have also reportedly been abducted from Khartoum to…
The Punjab government made an important announcement regarding educational institutions The Punjab government has made an important announcement regarding educational institutions. According to the details, caretaker information minister Punjab Aamir Mir said that Munis Elahi should stop spreading lies about the caretaker government of Punjab. He said that no government school was handed over to…
A video of Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo reciting ‘Bismallah’ has gone viral. Ronaldo led Portugal in the match against Slovakia in Group J of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, when the match reached the deciding point of the penalty kick, the player was caught on camera reciting the words ‘Bismillah’. Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty kick helped…
Mohammad Rizwan – File photo After Pakistani sports presenter Zainab Abbas, now Indian lawyer Vineet Jindal demanded the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take strict action against Pakistan wicketkeeper and batsman Mohammad Rizwan for offering prayers in the ground. Indian extremism lawyer Vineet Jindal has written in a complaint to ICC chairman Greg Barclay that…
File photo Gwadar Off Road Jeep Rally will start tomorrow from October 17. Spokesman GDA has said in his statement that Gwadar Off Road Jeep Rally will continue till October 22 in which 204 racers including 11 foreigners and 10 women are taking part. He said that the 250 km long track of Gwadar Off…
—File photo It was officially announced that cricket will be included in Los Angeles Olympics 2028. The International Olympic Committee’s session in Mumbai approved the inclusion of cricket. The IOC said that the organizing committee proposed to include five sports in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the proposal has been approved by the IOC…
