Under the policy, all women and girls are mandated to fill out a detailed form providing personal information, reasons and previous history of traveling without a male guardian. Those who refuse to complete or submit the form are denied exit. “Not only is this policy discriminatory, but it also restricts the freedom of movement of…
In making its decision, Russia also withdrew safe passage guarantees for ships carrying grain and other foodstuffs navigating in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. Over the past year, the Initiative has facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global markets via three Black Sea ports, including Odesa….
In March, the value of the food vouchers for camp residents was reduced from $12 per person per month to $10, and in June, to just $8; the equivalent of 27 cents a day. “The ration cuts are our last resort. Many donors have stepped forward with funding but what we have received is simply…
Alexander Senkevich, the Mayor of Mykolaiv, spoke to UN News about reconstruction efforts and the role of the United Nations amidst the threat of ongoing shelling. “We were bombed for 230 days, 159 people died, and 750 were injured. A lot of the city was destroyed because there was shelling everywhere. Mykolaiv City Council/Valery Fedchenko…
The Islamabad High Court declared the implementation of super tax worth billions of rupees as unconstitutional The court quashed all demand and recovery notices related to super tax by declaring the collection of super tax by the government illegal. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); }, 6000); /*setTimeout(function(){…
Photo courtesy of Twitter The International Cricket Council released a promotional video for the World Cup in October, but it did not feature ICC number one batsman Babar Azam. A 2 minute 12 second video of the World Cup promo has been released by ICC. The video shows the ups and downs of cricket while…
—File photo Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar ordered tea for Election Commission lawyer Amjad Parvez on his complaint. During the hearing of the Tosha Khana case in the court, Election Commission lawyer Amjad Pervez complained that Khawaja Haris did not offer tea during the break. On this, Judge Humayun Dilawar said that we will balance…
Photo courtesy of American Media Sweden’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the staff of the embassy in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, is safe. Speaking to the news agency on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, it has been said that the responsibility for the protection of diplomatic missions and…
File photo Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who have split from the British royal family, are under a lot of pressure to live up to the expectations of their fans as they face serious financial difficulties. Harry and Meghan are struggling to maintain their contracts after losing their partnerships with popular audio streaming service Spotify…
File photo In India, which declares itself to be a secular country, another heartbreaking incident of oppression and violence against minorities has taken place. According to Indian media reports, two Christian women in Manipur were stripped naked after brutal violence, the video of which is also viral on social media. According to Indian media reports,…
