Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir was reprimanded for not listening carefully to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address in Dera Ismail (DI) Khan. During the speech, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif mentioned increasing electricity prices and revolving loans. Meanwhile, Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir was busy talking to Deputy Speaker National Assembly Zahid Akram Durrani. And when…
Photo courtesy: Bangkok Post. Thousands of beauty parlors in Afghanistan were forcibly closed from today. In this regard, last month, the Taliban government had given time till July 25 for the closure of the parlors. According to officials, the purpose of giving extra time was to give time to deplete the stock held by these…
The Pakistan Men’s team squad for the Asian Games has also been finalized. Sources say that Qasim Akram will lead Pakistan in the Hangzhou Asian Games men’s cricket team. The Pakistan Asian Games team also includes players representing Pakistan. Sources said that the Pakistan Cricket Board has sent the list of players to the Pakistan…
The “tragic killing” at the penal colony at Olenivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, under temporary Russian military control, occurred overnight on 28 July 2022. Many of the POWs were Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered at the stricken Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol. Appeal for justice “The prisoners of war…
Those were some of the takeaways from a high-level special event held on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment on Africa’s food sovereignty and resilience, organized by the Interdepartmental Task Force on African Affairs (IDTFAA). Representatives from governments, the UN, the African Union and others, exchanged views on how to seize momentum…
In his first briefing to the Security Council since being appointed to the position, Leonardo Santos Simaõ recalled elections in Benin, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. He said they had “marked important steps towards democratic consolidation, offering opportunities for citizens to choose their leaders and representatives at the national and subnational level”….
According to a new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in 2022 alone, over 140 disasters struck the region, leading to over 7,500 deaths. They impacted 64 million people, and caused economic damage estimated at $57 billion. Under a 2°C warming scenario, the ESCAP projects an increase…
The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was abandoned over eight years ago, to a nearby replacement vessel. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN has taken on the delicate operation as a spill would spell environmental catastrophe for the region. ‘Ticking time bomb’ “United…
Photo: Express News Lahore: 3 suspects of online loan apps involved in blackmailing were arrested from Lahore. Among the arrested accused are Muhammad Sulaiman, Abdul Rehman and Muhammad Owais. The accused used to harass the citizens by making threatening calls from different phone numbers. The accused were providing loans to citizens through apps like Cash…
As a result of a large-scale fire in the forests of Algeria due to the ongoing heat wave in North Africa, 34 people were killed and many people were injured due to burns. According to a foreign media report, 34 people were killed and dozens were injured in a forest fire in Algeria due to…
