The United Nations alone documented over 33,000 civilian deaths in armed conflicts in 2023 – a horrific 72 per cent increase compared to the previous year – Joyce Msuya, UN Deputy Relief Coordinator, told ambassadors at the Security Council. With the actual figures “likely higher”, the harm and suffering caused to civilians in 2023 “signals…
Speaking at the opening of a two-day meeting on harnessing the power of migration, IOM Director General Amy Pope expressed hope that participants will help deliver prosperity, benefits and innovations for migrants and for their countries of origin and destination. Roughly 281 million people worldwide are one the move, representing around 3.6 per cent of…
“Medical staff inside the hospital reported an attack on 20 May, with snipers aiming at the building and an artillery rocket hitting the fifth floor,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. Some 148 staff and 22 patients and their companions have remained “trapped inside” the hospital since Sunday, the WHO Director-General added, before issuing an…
The lead author of the World Economic Situations and Prospects mid-year update, the flagship report from DESA released on 16 May, outlines the main findings in an interview with UN News. Hamid Rashid Inflation has come down significantly from the 2022 peak, but not to the extent that central banks can say that they have won the…
Another important announcement was made regarding summer vacations in educational institutions Another important announcement has been made regarding summer vacations in educational institutions. The Sindh Education Department says that the summer vacation will be as per the decision of the Steering Committee. The suggestion of early summer vacation in Sindh on the pattern of Punjab…
Karachi: Additional District and Sessions Judge Central Zabiha Khattak sentenced the accused to life imprisonment with hard labor after being found guilty of blasphemy. The court pronounced the decision of the case against the accused Zaeem Imran, the prosecution was successful in proving the crime. The court said in the verdict that the accused was…
Karachi: The Sindh High Court has ordered to publish pictures in print and electronic media for the recovery of 13 missing persons from different areas of Karachi. According to Express News, in front of a two-member bench headed by Justice Nimatullah Phalphoto, the applications related to the recovery of more than 13 missing persons from…
The arrested accused was living in the neighborhood of the victim girl, police said Karachi: Pakistan Bazar Police arrested the brutal accused who targeted 7-year-old innocent girl Koziadati 8 days ago. SSP West Hafeezur Rahman Bugti said in a press conference that on May 13, an incident of rape of a 7-year-old innocent girl took…
Karachi: Summer vacations have been announced in public and private educational institutions in Sindh. The Sindh government has announced summer vacations in all (public and private) educational institutions of the province. According to the provincial government, the 2-month vacation will be from June 1 to July 31 and schools will reopen from August 1. According…
Lahore: The police named former Chief Minister Punjab Pervez Elahi in 20 new cases on May 9, the details of which have come out. A report has been submitted by the IG Police Punjab in the Lahore High Court, which states that Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has been named in 3 cases registered in Lahore. Apart…
