Senior politician Jahangir Tareen officially announced the formation of a new political party ‘Isthakam Pakistan Party’. Jahangir Tareen formally announced the new political party “Stability Pakistan Party” in a local hotel in Lahore. On this occasion, other leaders of the party were also present along with him. Jahangir Tareen said that he joined Tehreek-e-Insaaf in…
Pakistani-origin Canadian Member of Parliament Yasir Naqvi has formally announced his participation in the election of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Ontario, Canada. The province of Ontario is governed by the Progressive Conservative Party led by Premier Doug Ford, and the Ontario Liberal Party currently holds very few seats in the provincial parliament….
Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi, file photo Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will begin his visit to Latin American countries from Sunday. According to Iran’s official media, President Raisi will go to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, the US has imposed various sanctions on these countries. The visit is being described as a visit to ‘friendly countries’ through…
A man fishes with seine nets in Quang Ngai province, Viet Nam. The goal is to improve “ocean literacy”, according to the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs (DOALOS), who organized the event. Coupled with information on ocean health and the Sustainable Development Goals…
“Together we can achieve what neither organization can achieve on its own,” she said, presenting the UN Secretary-General’s latest report on the important collaboration. Recent strains on multilateralism have seen trust in institutions and processes sorely tested, most recently by the uneven response to the COVID-19 crisis, she said. “Defiance of international law and the…
Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, insisted that current conditions there were “anything but conducive” for the return of Rohingya refugees. Death trap He stressed that the very generals who had launched “genocidal” attacks against the Rohingya, causing hundreds of thousands to flee the country, were now…
Olivier de Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Attiya Waris, Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, have welcomed the proposed New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Prevention Act, which is currently under discussion. They urged lawmakers to adopt the draft bill, which compels private creditors to participate in…
Senior officials with the UN Investigative Team promoting accountability for ISIL crimes, UNITAD, presented some of their findings to Member States meeting at UN Headquarters in New York. For the past five years, UNITAD has been gathering evidence of crimes committed during ISIL’s self-proclaimed caliphate from June 2014 to December 2017, which could be used…
Denise Brown, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, offered reassurance to Dmytro Kuleba that UN agencies and other humanitarian partners have been delivering water, food and cash to those displaced or suffering the impact of the dam breach, and collapse of the crucial hydroelectric plant in the southeast region near the city of Kherson. Expanding support “Plans are now…
Bangladesh faces worst heat wave since 1971; Photo: File Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing its worst heatwave in decades, during which prolonged power load-shedding has made life miserable for citizens. According to the World News Agency, the temperature in Bangladesh reached 40 degrees Celsius. Citizens trying to avoid the scorching sun have no shelter while…
