Image courtesy: Al Jazeera. The violent operations of the Israeli army in Palestine continue. In this regard, the Palestinian authorities say that the Israeli army attacked the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and martyred 4 Palestinians. According to the Palestinian authorities, 91 Palestinians were injured in the operation of the Israeli army on the…
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Barrister Murtaza Wahab took oath as Mayor and Salman Abdullah as Deputy Mayor of Karachi, Election Commissioner Sindh Ijaz Chauhan took oath. In the oath-taking ceremony held at the Polo Ground in Karachi, the provincial ministers and advisers including Chairman People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Chief Minister Sindh Syed…
Hamas delegation, courtesy of IRNA News Agency Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Tehran today along with a high-level delegation. The delegation includes Hamas leaders Sheikh Saleh al-Aruri, Khalil al-Hiya, Nazar Audullah and Muhammad Nasr. This delegation will meet Iran’s senior officials and discuss the issue of Palestine. The visit of the Hamas delegation took…
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nadeem Afzal Chan has alleged pre-poll rigging in Punjab. In a press conference along with Faisal Karim Kundi in Islamabad, Nadeem Afzal Chan said that People’s Party is oppressed in Punjab, what is being done in the province is actually pre-poll rigging. He said that we want elections, but we…
Photo courtesy of Lahore Qalandars/Twitter Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8 champion team Lahore Qalandars bought African League franchise Durban. Lahore Qalandars will be in action in the inaugural edition of Zim Zefro T-Ten. Durban Qalandars will be in action from Lahore Qalandars in the inaugural edition of Zim Zefro T-Ten. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lahore…
The Human Impact Assessment (HIA) provides comprehensive insights into how the February 2022 full-scale Russian invasion has affected areas such as living conditions, health, access to education, livelihoods, food security and gender equality. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) led the joint initiative, which was implemented at the request of the Office of the President and…
Addressing donors at a pledging event in Geneva convened by the UN with Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the African Union and the European Union, Mr. Guterres said that some $3 billion was needed to assist people in Sudan and those who have fled to neighbouring countries. “The scale and speed of Sudan’s descent into death…
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed similar concerns on the opening day of the Council’s summer session, adding that the de facto authorities had “dismantled the most fundamental principles of human rights, particularly for women and girls”. In a joint report presented to the Council by the Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan and…
The day also marked the start of the UN’s Third Counter-Terrorism week. Addressing the delegates “at the forefront of a great global effort”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed that terrorism affects every region of the world, while preying on local and national vulnerabilities. “Poverty, inequalities and social exclusion give terrorism fuel. Prejudice and discrimination targeting specific…
Mr. Kőrösi was speaking at an event to commemorate the 2nd International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which is officially observed on 18 June. “It would be my wish that we would not have to observe this day. It would be my wish that hate speech were a thing of the past,” he said. Rising violence Hate speech is most often…
