Addressing the forum in Geneva, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada-Al Nashif also urged the Sri Lankan authorities to accelerate investigations and prosecutions probing cases of human rights violations, in particular, the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. Ms. Al-Nashif noted that investigations should comply with international human rights standards. Her comments follow repeated calls to the…
“The frequency and intensity of war crimes and crimes against humanity has only increased in recent months,” said Nicholas Koumjian, head of the investigation team, formally known as the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). ‘Brazen bombings’ Addressing the forum in Geneva, he described even “more brazen aerial bombings and indiscriminate shelling, resulting in the deaths…
Over the coming year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will distribute seeds, livestock treatment kits and provide veterinary and fisheries support to boost crop production, improve seed diversification and protect animal stock from depleting. The initiative is expected to meet the cereal requirements of up to 19 million people for the upcoming 2023 harvest,…
Understanding Illegal Methamphetamine Manufacture in Afghanistan, highlights a drastic increase in seizures of the drug, from 2.5 tons in 2017 to 29.7 tons in 2021. In its street drug form, meth or “crystal meth” it is a powerful and highly addictive stimulant that impacts the central nervous system and can cause a rapid or irregular…
To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Monday.
No decision could be reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Finance Ministry on the scheme to reduce the revolving debt of the gas sector. According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, the IMF did not respond to the draft of the dividend plug-in back scheme. Sources said that Pakistan had given…
Lahore: The Caretaker Government of Punjab approved setting the minimum monthly wage of the laborer at 32 thousand rupees. The Minimum Wage Board had sent the draft to raise the minimum wage of workers to Rs 32,000 for suggestions and recommendations in April. On August 26, Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi decided to keep…
Peshawar: NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has filed a reference of 1 billion 98 million rupees against 31 accused including 19 officers of Pak PWD for corruption in the merged districts. According to Express News, massive embezzlement has been revealed in the SDGs projects in the merged districts of Khyber, Bajaur and Mohmand. NAB has completed the…
File photo Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Haris Rauf is unfit. According to the team management, Haris Rauf will not bowl in the match against India. Haris Rauf will not bowl as a precaution, he has rib pain in his backside. Haris Rauf’s MRI has also been done in which no tear was found. Fast…
In the Asia Cup 2023 match between arch-rivals Pakistan and India on Sunday, fast bowler Naseem Shah’s Indian Dewani arrived to catch a glimpse of the player. Yesterday’s India-Pakistan match was rained out, which could not start yet, but the cricket fans of both countries are disappointed with this situation, but their enthusiasm is visible….
