Karachi: In Sindh, only 51% of the entire development budget could be spent in 11 months of the current financial year 2023-24. According to the Finance Department document, 5256 development projects were planned in the current financial year, out of which 3311 projects are already underway and 1945 projects are new. In the current financial…
In a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, it was decided to ensure strict implementation of the Child Marriage Act – Photo: File The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to ensure strict implementation of the Child Marriage Act and the law to make blood test mandatory in marriage certificates to prevent child marriages and to…
Maryam Nawaz inaugurates Maryam’s Knock Helpline—Photo: Screengrab Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz inaugurated the ‘Maryam Ki Dastak’ helpline to provide various services and facilities to the people including women in the province. Maryam Nawaz speaking at the opening ceremony of the app in Lahore said that according to the vision of Nawaz Sharif, the…
Memorial photo of deceased Asif Balwani (Photo: Express News) Karachi: In the defense area, the motorcycle-riding accused killed a businessman for resisting the robbery. According to the details, armed motorcyclists chased the owner of the factory, Asif Balwani, on Defense Phase 2 Street No. 12 and shot him dead near his house. SSP South Sajid…
Lahore: In Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan, the use of single-use plastic is being banned once again from June 5. Experts say that the increasing use of plastic is causing problems such as environmental pollution, human health, threats to aquatic life, increase in waste piles and economic loss. Sahib Din, Chief Executive Officer of…
Karachi: A ban on the display of weapons has been imposed in Sindh for 90 days, security agencies and registered security companies will be allowed to carry weapons during guard duty hours. According to the notification issued by the Sindh Home Department, no display of weapons will be allowed during movement, weapons will be kept…
In remarks to commemorate the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, Denise Brown also noted that boys and girls in frontline regions have had to spend the equivalent of seven months underground in bomb shelters because of relentless attacks. “I will not stop repeating that the entire international community must never accept as…
A new report from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) confirmed that each year, hundreds of thousands of people risk their lives to migrate from sub-Saharan countries in Africa without access to immediate assistance, shelter or information about the dangers they may face including from traffickers – even though the location of major movement hubs is…
Humanitarians said that “security and humanitarian access conditions” have been further reduced since May because of increased violence in northern and southern Gaza, especially in Rafah, where Israeli forces continue their bombardment and military offensive. “Despite the presence of a system to notify and coordinate humanitarian movements, impediments, delays, and denials of missions continue…
“I leave this job with a sense of work unfulfilled because the world is a worse place now than when I joined up in 2021,” Martin Griffiths said in his final briefing to journalists as UN Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Coordinator. He said the international community is not resolving conflicts through dialogue, as envisioned nearly…
