Courtesy: CNN. 15 people died and 4 people went missing due to torrential rains and floods in southwestern China. According to Chinese media from Beijing, the buildings along the river collapsed and the roads were damaged due to the heavy flow of water. Chinese media also say that hundreds of people have been moved to…
An Indian-origin citizen was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison after 1 million pounds worth of cocaine was found in the UK. Scatchendale was stopped by police near the Birmingham Highway in May this year. Prohibited drugs worth more than 1 million pounds were recovered from the accused’s vehicle. The 36-year-old driver…
Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has said that the country has not recovered from the effects of the end of Shaheed Bhutto’s government till date. Sherry Rehman from Islamabad issued a statement on the occasion of July 5 Black Day. He said that the 5th of July is a black day in…
Photo: File Pakistani mountaineer Asif Bhatti is still stuck on Nanga Parbat, avalanche victim Asif Bhatti reached Camp 3 with the help of Azerbaijani mountaineer. Attempts are being made to bring Asif Bhatti stranded on Nanga Parbat from Camp Three to Camp Two. Asif Bhatti’s health is also affected due to constant high altitude. Asif…
Courtesy: Gulf Today The United Arab Emirates received 23 billion dollars of foreign investment last year. According to information received from Dubai, Emirati Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, shared the data of the United Nations Global Investment Report 2023. According to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, policies…
Photo: File The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says that the draw for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers will be announced on July 27. The decision of which country Pakistan will play against will also be decided on July 27. The bottom 18 teams in the Asian rankings will play in the first round, while the…
Presenting her latest annual report, Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, appealed for “bold and resolute action” to protect boys and girls at risk of death, recruitment, rape and other horrors. The report covers 26 situations in five regions worldwide, representing another high. Countries include Ethiopia, Mozambique and…
The policy paper, Countering and Addressing Online Hate Speech: A Guide for Policy Makers and Practitioners, was developed jointly by the UN Office with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, at the UK’s University of Essex. ‘Unprecedented speed’ “We have seen across the world, and time, how social media has become a…
“We have expressed concerns” over the investigation into her death, said Viviana Krsticevic, a member of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, speaking at a press conference in Geneva: “in particular over the fact that today her family’s right to truth and justice remains unfulfilled”. She added that the investigations had “fallen short of international human…
The agency’s emergency food and nutrition assistance operation in the Sahel began in June, focussing on refugees, newly displaced people, malnourished children under five, pregnant women and breastfeeding women and girls. © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo A mother gives her 10-month-old daughter porridge in Burkina Faso in the Sahel region, where WFP is providing assistance to…
