World Junior Squash Champion Hamza Khan was presented with a prize check of Rs 10 lakh by Zalmi Foundation. Zalmi Foundation and Peshawar Zalmi Chairman Javed Afridi announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for Hamza Khan. Remember that Hamza Khan won the World Junior Squash title for Pakistan after 37 years. Zalmi Foundation has…
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) had a positive day of business today where the 100 index gained 332 points. At the close of business, the PSX benchmark 100 index closed at 47,750 points after this increase. During the business day, the movement of 100 index remained in the range of 530 points while the highest level…
Speaking one year on from the unprecedented disaster, Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, noted new challenges for about four million children living without safe water in flood-affected areas. “Vulnerable children living in flood-affected areas have endured a horrific year. They lost their loved ones, homes and schools. As the monsoon rains return, the fear…
Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, was briefing a meeting of the Security Council, which also coincided with the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. “I would like to congratulate the Ukrainian people today and take this occasion to stress, once again, that the UN’s commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity…
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and military rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April, has displaced 1.7 million children within the country while more than 470,000 have fled across the border to safety. Urgent response needed Given these numbers, and that countless more children are trapped by the violence, “the urgency of our collective response…
“Given the tensions and divisions arising from the constitutional referendum, the Central African authorities urgently need to engage all actors in a genuine political dialogue aimed at de-escalating the situation”, said Yao Agbetse, the UN Independent Expert on the Central African Republic, at the end of a 10-day visit to the country. Inclusive talks “Only an…
Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog were present to monitor and assess that all relevant international safety standards were applied, as part of a multiyear review of a process that could last for decades. The decision to release the water into the sea has sparked criticism in Japan and the region. Long-term commitment The IAEA…
Friday, 25 August, marks the sixth anniversary of the start of a massive offensive by Myanmar’s military against the mainly Muslim minority in Rakhine state. Some 10,000 Rohingya men, women, children and newborns were killed, more than 300 villages burnt to the ground, and over 700,000 forced to flee to Bangladesh in search of safety,…
Both openers are still at the crease (Photo: File) Afghanistan’s openers put together the biggest partnership for any wicket against Pakistan. In the second match of the series being played in Hambantota, Afghan team’s opener Rahmanullah Garbaz and Ibrahim Zadran established an opening partnership of more than 157 runs. Rahmanullah Garbaz scored 90 off 111…
Karachi: The administration of Federal Urdu University has decided to reconsider the increase in session fees up to 50 percent or more. This decision has been taken in the context of the ongoing protest of the students and in this regard a review committee consisting of deans has been constituted while the recommendations of the…
