President Arif Alvi – Photo: File President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan should openly condemn the events of May 9. The President of the country said that the people involved in the events of May 9 should not only be condemned but action should also be taken against…
Adedeji Ebo was briefing the Security Council on the issue of Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, called by permanent member Russia – the fourth time it has been presented for discussion in light of the ongoing conflict. The Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs said the transfers of weapons systems and ammunition from…
“Because, in what is a deeply troubled country – grappling with humanitarian catastrophe, climate related disasters, and egregious human rights abuses – too many people have forgotten that Afghanistan is a children’s rights crisis,” he said, warning that the situation is getting worse. Young lives at risk This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and…
“Now is not the time to be complacent, or to take for granted that Iraq has turned a corner,” said the UN Special Representative for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Achievements range from fighting corruption to advancing energy independence, said Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), briefing on recent developments. But…
Countries met to review progress on implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction – a landmark 2015 agreement to reduce damage, losses and deaths from natural and man-made hazards by the end of the decade. During the meeting, they adopted a political declaration which in part calls for improving national mechanisms to share disaster risk…
Reports of gender-based violence (GBV) against girls and women there have increased by 37 per cent during the first three months of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the GBV coordination group for North Kivu. More than 38,000 cases of GBV were reported for all of 2022 in North…
The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has predicted that this year, the next five years for the world could be the three hottest years in human history. According to foreign media, WMO has warned the world that greenhouse gases are continuously increasing the temperature of the planet, due to which the period from 2023…
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned the former member of the National Assembly Monis Elahi on May 22. According to FIA, Mons Elahi has been summoned to investigate the money laundering case. Officials said that they summoned Monis Elahi in a personal capacity on the reports of the Financial Monitoring Unit. According to FIA…
The UAE Ministry of Finance has clarified which businesses in the emirate are subject to corporate tax and how much. According to foreign media, the Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates has issued an explanatory statement regarding the decision to apply corporate tax to UAE residents and non-residents, which states that the corporate…
In Egypt today, there are talks of the most expensive bull in history weighing more than one ton, which has been sold for 137,000 Egyptian pounds. In the southern region of Aswan in Egypt, there are discussions on social media these days about a bull weighing more than one ton (1100 kg), which has been…
