“Nearly 900 conflict-related detainees are being released by the parties in Yemen starting today, Friday, and over the course of three days,” the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen said in a statement. “This release operation comes at a time of hope for Yemen as a reminder that constructive dialogue and…
Speaking from Ndjamena, Pierre Honnorat, director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad, said that as the country moves into the lean season in-between harvests, food assistance could grind to a complete halt. “Chad is surrounded by countries with crises and hosting some 600,000 refugees from Sudan, Niger, Cameroon and Central African Republic….
“UNITAID calls upon the global health community and governments to make Chagas disease a priority and support ongoing efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission and improve access to tests and treatments,” said Herve Verhoosel, UNITAID’s head of communication. “Together, by integrating it into primary health care and systematically screening mothers and babies, we can make Chagas…
File photo Following the orders of the Supreme Court, the emergency meeting of the National Assembly will be held today at 5 pm. The decision to call an emergency meeting this evening was taken in the meeting of the allies under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. A 12-point agenda for the National Assembly session…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Usman Arshad, who set out on foot for Hajj from Okara, reached Makkah by covering a distance of 5400 km. Usman Arshad said on his social media account that he has achieved the happiness of Umrah after reaching Makkah. Usman started his pilgrimage on foot from his native Okara on October…
—File photo The in-camera session of the National Assembly has started, which Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf is presiding over. On the occasion of the in-camera session, all except the employees of the National Assembly Secretariat were sent back from the Parliament House. According to sources, apart from members of the National Assembly, ministers and advisors,…
Shireen Mazari, file photo Leader of PTI and former Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari says that our incompetent government is still under the fear of America. Shireen Mazari said in her statement on Twitter that the Foreign Minister left the very important Samarkand meeting in Afghanistan. He emphasized that we need to understand…
File photo Irish car rally driver Craig Breen died while preparing for the competition. According to foreign media, Craig Breen was preparing for next week’s event when his car had an accident in Croatia. According to reports, 33-year-old Craig Breen’s car hit a pole after leaving the road during the accident in Croatia. According to…
Pakistan team’s fast bowler Mir Hamza has said that it is a matter of time and culture that the only piece of fast bowler that is being watched is not my skill piece but swing. Talking to Geo at the Pakistan Shaheens team camp in Karachi, Mir Hamza said that I don’t want to lose…
File photo PML-N leader and former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that there is a desire to install cameras in the courts so that the people can know, the judiciary takes notice of everything except to see what is happening in the courts. Speaking to the media outside the accountability court in Karachi,…
