The price of gold has come down drastically in the country. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, gold has become cheaper by Rs 10,500 per tola in the country today. After which the new price is 2 lakh 22 thousand 300 rupees. According to the association, the price of 10 grams of gold…
Airborne contaminants are one of the most significant environmental health risks. According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air, with the exposure significantly worse in low and middle-income countries. The pervasive nature of air pollution requires global collaboration. This year’s theme, Together for Clean Air, addresses the urgent…
Hope Away from Home gets underway at a time of unprecedented, forced displacement. There are a staggering 110 million people displaced from their homes, and access to asylum and protection is under threat in various regions due to increasingly harsh policies. “People fleeing war, violence and persecution should be met with compassion and kindness, not…
Tomoya Obokata, the Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on the global scourge of modern slavery issued his statement at the end of a 14-day visit. He called on the Canadian Government to intensify its efforts to safeguard workers’ rights and offer a clear pathway to permanent residency for all migrants. Migrant workers at risk “I am deeply…
Other Russian strikes damaged schools and homes in the Zaporizhzhya region, and port and grain infrastructure in the Odesa region. “I am shattered by the news of a series of attacks that today, once again, have left a path of death and destruction in different parts of Ukraine,” Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stressed the urgency of addressing these challenges if the country is to move forward, recalling the 2022 anti-Government protests demanding a fairer and more inclusive society. “But the potential for a historic transformation that would address long-standing challenges is far from being realized.” The UN rights chief’s…
The news came as the UN chief released a strongly worded statement on a record summer of global warming in the northern hemisphere, according to the European Union’s climate service Copernicus. Dog days bite back “Our planet has just endured a season of simmering – the hottest summer on record,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres,…
File photo Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachthira Senanayake was arrested for match fixing. According to foreign media, Sachthira Senanayake is accused of inciting the players to match-fixing in the Lankan Premier League 2020. According to reports, Suchathra Senanayake has been arrested by the Sri Lankan police and will be produced in court within the next…
The President of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) Roger Binny has said that we were treated like kings in Pakistan. After returning to India from Lahore, Roger Bani and BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla spoke to the media. “We had a wonderful two-day experience in Pakistan, receiving the same kind of hospitality as we had…
Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Syed Khurram appeared in the court and expressed ignorance of the incident. Rawalpindi: The Lahore High Court ordered the recovery of the abducted husband and wife and children from Sadiqabad by Friday. A hearing was held in the Pindi Bench of Lahore High Court against the abduction of a family…
