Islamabad: The Supreme Court acquitted four accused in the 17-year-old murder case, one of whom died four years ago. According to the details, the Supreme Court acquitted the four accused arrested in the case while pronouncing the verdict in the murder case that took place 17 years ago in Lodhran district of Punjab. Out of…
Karachi: The University of Karachi administration expelled the student from the university for harassing the student and pulling the dupatta from her head. The said decision was made in the meeting held on Friday of the Disciplinary Committee of the University of Karachi, which was chaired by the ex-officio head of the committee and Acting…
Karachi: The shortage of doctors in the government hospitals of Shahr Quaid has increased the problems of the patients, due to the reduced number of anesthetic doctors, delays in important operations are becoming commonplace, while minor surgeries have also become a tough test for the patients. According to the details, there is a shortage of…
Karachi: Provincial Minister Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the Sindh government will build a solar park and provide electricity to the national grid, after which up to 100 units of electricity will be provided free of charge in Sindh. It has been decided in the meeting that up to 200 units will be provided…
The Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge also includes key provisions aimed at protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Its approval by consensus, in Geneva, marked the conclusion of negotiations that began in 2001. “Today we made history in many ways. This is not just the first new…
“With today’s adoption of Security Council resolution 2730 calling for the protection of humanitarian workers and the International Court of Justice’s order to open the Rafah crossing to provide aid at scale and stop the military offensive there, this is a moment of clarity,” he said in a statement. “It is a moment to demand…
According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021 – the early years of the global health emergency – life expectancy around the world dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years, which is the 2012 level. Responding to the findings, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the fragility of global health advances when confronted with…
Typically, an average year sees 14 named storms with wind speeds exceeding 65 kilometres (40 miles) per hour. However, this year, 17 to 25 storms are expected, with four to seven of them potentially becoming major hurricanes, characterized by winds of at least 178 kilometres (111 miles) per hour. However, this year, 17 to 25…
This follows a request from South Africa in a pending case accusing Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention. Reading the new provisional measures in an open session at the court in The Hague, ICJ Justice Nawaf Salam announced that Israel must abide by its obligations under the Genocide Convention to “immediately halt…
Fierce battles have intensified between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group, displacing tens of thousands of people in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships in recent days. An estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection. Over one million Rohingya…
