Photo: File Lahore Qalandars Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Atif Rana says that Lahore Qalandars will complete the hat-trick by winning PSL 9. Speaking on the occasion of an agreement ceremony of Lahore Qalandars in Lahore, CEO Atif Rana said that Qalandars have prepared well and a good combination has been formed under the leadership of…
Collage Photo: File Peshawar Zalmi’s batsman Asif Ali has said that Babar Azam has greatness that he trusted me and took me in his team. Talking to the media in Lahore, Asif Ali said that he is playing the first season for Peshawar Zalmi, training is going on in a very good environment. He said…
Punjab Police has completed security and traffic arrangements for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9. IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar says that a better strategy has been adopted for the matches in a peaceful and safe environment. More than 20,000 officers and personnel will be on security duty during the matches in Punjab. IG Punjab Dr….
Global precipitation reached a near record-high in January on the heels of a record wet December. Large portions of North America, Asia and Australia were wetter than average while much of southern Africa and South America were drier than normal. The record-breaking trend seen for much of 2023 has rolled into 2024. For the eighth…
“Force alone is not the answer,” Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for the Office of Counter-Terrorism, told ambassadors in the Security Council. “Comprehensive responses, firmly grounded in political strategies, anchored in international law, and based on all-of-government and all-of-society approaches, are indispensable.” Progress against Da’esh Referring to the Secretary-General’s report on the ongoing threat posed by Da’esh…
Agency employees and volunteers at the UNRWA-affiliated Deir Al-Balah Preparatory School in central Gaza told UN News that despite difficult conditions restricting the movement of workers at many international aid organizations, they continue preparing and distributing food rations. Yousuf Sagr of UNRWA “People cannot buy any supplies due to their lack [of availability], and even…
The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday in a tweet that its special forces had conducted what they called a “precise and limited operation” inside the Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, the largest functioning health facility in the region. In a tweet on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed alarm…
Adopted by world leaders in 2015, the 17 Goals focus on ending extreme poverty and hunger, ensuring access to clean water and sanitation, and providing quality universal education, among other targets, by 2030. The 2024 SDG Progress Report, launched by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), highlighted persisting challenges…
The updated Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA3) – issued by the Government, alongside the World Bank Group, the European Commission and the UN – covers damage incurred since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February 2022 to the end of last December. The highest needs are in housing, or 17 per…
They must put aside self-interest, negotiate in good faith and reach an agreement on a unified government, while also ensuring national polls go ahead to avoid it from “sliding into disintegration”, Abdoulaye Bathily told ambassadors on the Security Council. “I call on their sense of moral duty to negotiate and reach a compromise to restore…
