The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken notice of the irregularities in the billing of the DISCOs, a committee has been set up to check the performance of the DISCOs on billing discrepancies and other issues. According to the Nepra statement, the committee will submit a detailed report in a month, based on…
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) had a negative trading day today, where the 100 index lost 357 points. The PSX benchmark 100 index closed at 45,508 points at the close of trade following this decline. The index remained in a band of 434 points during the business day. 12 crore 63 lakh shares were traded in…
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With a new area the size of Paris under development around the globe every week, the construction industry contributes heavily to climate change. However, the sector has received only a fraction of environmentalists’ attention and of the funds allocated to combat emissions compared with other industries. Until now, most of the focus has been made on…
This year’s official theme is “Solidarity, Equity, and Partnership: Unlocking South-South Cooperation to Achieve the SDGs.” South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity contributing to national well-being, national and collective self-reliance, and the attainment of internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Coming just ahead of the two-day SDG Summit, the commemoration is an…
“Such developments echo a horrific past that must not be repeated,” said Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, marking “five months of futile suffering, death, loss and destruction.” Mounting casualties Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Türk also warned of mounting civilian casualties, as 1500 have already lost their lives to…
With a funding gap of over 60 per cent, WFP’s chief economist Arif Husain said the organization had “never seen this type of shortfall” in its 60-year history. As contributions decline but needs rise, the UN agency said “massive reductions” have already been implemented in almost half of its operations. The latest analysis from…
An estimated 3,000 people have died and up to 10,000 people have been reported missing in the massive floods triggered by Hurricane Daniel, which overwhelmed the eastern parts of the country at the weekend, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said. We stand in solidarity with Libya: Guterres In a…
In its latest report, the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) body found that attacks on civilians, escalating fighting, economic decline and human rights violations persist, despite the country’s re-admission to the League of Arab States. The continued war in Syria is a “monument to the failure of diplomacy” said Inquiry Chair, Paulo Pinheiro. Speaking in…
“Human rights in Afghanistan are in a state of collapse,” he told the Human Rights Council, before sounding the alarm over ongoing reports of extrajudicial killings, torture and ill-treatment and arbitrary arrests and detentions, as well as serious violations against former Government officials, as documented in a new human rights office (OHCHR) report. “Compounding all of this…
