Photo: Express Sialkot: FIA Immigration conducted a major operation at Sialkot Airport and arrested the passengers going abroad on fake travel documents along with 5 agents and facilitators. According to the details, FIA Immigration, acting on the instructions of Deputy Director Ali Imam Zaidi, arrested an Afghan passenger named Najibullah who was trying to go…
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) had a dull trading day today, where the 100 index lost a whopping 1242 points. The PSX benchmark 100 index closed at 45,020 points at the end of trading after the decline. The 100 index fell by 3032 points in the month of August, while the index remained in the band…
After the dollar, gold also flew high, the price of gold per tola in the country increased significantly. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, the price of gold per tola has increased by Rs 3400 today. After this increase, the price of gold per tola in the country has reached 2 lakh 39…
Sindh Police Rapid Response Force Commando Shaheer Afridi won another fight. Shaheer Afridi defeated Thai boxer Audomert in the middleweight category boxing match held in Bangkok. In the past, Shaheer Afridi has won the Asian title twice in the middleweight category. Shaheer Afridi’s second fight will be held in Bangkok on September 24 after training….
Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was speaking at the opening of the first global conference on the topic. Corruption costs the world roughly $2.6 trillion annually, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) – money that could go towards fighting hunger, providing healthcare, and ensuring all children have access to quality education. “Developing a…
Wednesday’s military takeover in Gabon came on the heels of Niger last month, Burkina Faso in 2022, and Chad, Guinea, Sudan and Mali in the years prior to that. Overall, all recent coups except Myanmar, in 2021, have taken place on African soil. The announcement of the takeover in Gabon came shortly after election results…
Although properties protected under the World Heritage Convention make up less than one per cent of the Earth’s surface, they harbour more than 20 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity, new research by UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed. The UN agency has urged the 195 States party to…
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) adopted a decision under its “early warning and urgent action” procedures, stating that developed countries’ “persistent refusal” to waive COVID-19 vaccine IP rights – such as patents and trademarks – violated non-discrimination guarantees under international human rights law. CERD is one of the UN’s human rights…
As of July, there have been more than 34,000 suspected cases of measles and rubella reported, resulting in 413 deaths; a significant increase compared to the 27,000 cases and 220 associated deaths recorded during all of last year, reported the UN health agency. Complicating matters further is limited funding for inoculation programmes, according to Arturo…
“I’m in Kyiv, ending a fast-paced visit to IOM operations in Ukraine and Moldova. Sirens awoke me, and I was rushed to a bunker in my hotel. Yes, I was scared, but that’s not why I’m writing this. I now have a glimpse into what millions of Ukrainians, and all of my staff here have…
