Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention office, UNODC, showed on Monday.
According to UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths, a “strike” damaged the roof of the intensive care unit at Southern Hospital in El Fasher Town – the only working hospital in North Darfur state – where medical supplies are running dangerously low. Some 800,000 people live in and around El Fasher Town where “countless lives…
Flash floods in the area have reportedly killed at least 300 people, including 51 children, with many more injured, with these figures expected to increase as additional reports come in, according to UN agencies. UN chief António Guterres expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. “The United Nations and its partners in Afghanistan…
The warning comes as the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, reported that over the past week that nearly 300,000 people have now fled Rafah following the Israeli military’s orders for further evacuations from area. “There is nowhere safe to go,” the agency warned in a message on X. Catastrophic consequences In a telephone conversation on…
Even though both Nami and Tomoyuki were born on Okinoerabu Island (currently home to only 12,000 inhabitants), neither learned to speak Shimamuni – a local variety of the Kunigami language – fluently as children. Kunigami was added to UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger in 2009 and classified as “definitely endangered” to raise…
Dubai(PNP) Team Pakistan Champions, led by former Pakistan World Cup-winning T20 captain Younis Khan and former Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi, is set to make a mark in the league. The team comprises more Pakistani cricketers, adding to the excitement of Pakistani cricket fans. Team Pakistan Champions, poised to compete against international cricket legends from…
When will the intermediate exams start? Great news for students There is a big news for the students related to the intermediate exams. Chairman Interboard has announced the date of intermediate exams, the exams will start from May 28. In this regard, there will be a meeting tomorrow with the Commissioner Karachi in which Chairman…
A very important person was removed from office Chairman Federal Education Board Qaiser Alam has been removed from the post. According to the sources, after removing Qaiser Alam from the post, the cabinet has issued a notification approving the appointment of Syed Junaid Akhlaq as acting chairman of the Federal Education Board. On the other…
Major decision regarding summer vacations in educational institutes in view of extreme heat In view of the intense heat, a major decision has been taken regarding summer vacations in educational institutions. Punjab Education Department has announced the proposed schedule of summer vacations in schools and colleges due to increase in heat intensity in the month…
Dubai(PNP) Season 3 of the DP World International League T20 will begin from Saturday, 11 January 2025. The 34-match tournament will run for a month with the final to be played on Sunday, 9 February 2025. The Season 3 window announcement comes at the back of a hugely successful Season 2 (2024) which concluded with…
