An incident of alleged rape of a woman has taken place in Trail 3 of Margalla Hills in Islamabad, for which a case has been registered. According to the First Information Report (FIR), a woman resident of Sheikhupura was called to Rawalpindi by a person named Nauman on the pretense of a job. On the…
A five-wicket haul from Shahnawaz and Tayyab Tahir’s half-century helped Pakistan Shaheens move towards defending their title in the Emerging Asia Cup with a win. Pakistan Shaheens defeated Nepal by 4 wickets in their first match played at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground on Friday. Nepal won the toss and batted first and the entire…
Supreme Court is responsible for protection of fundamental rights, Chief Justice (Photo: File) Islamabad: In the 2-day conference on population and resources at the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice delivered his address with the verses of the Holy Quran. He said that the Supreme Court is responsible for the protection of fundamental rights. Being a…
The demonstrations began over what many Kenyans view as unfair tax hikes and rising inflation in the country, according to news reports. OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurance issued a statement condemning the violence, expressing concern over “allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force, including the use of firearms, by police”. Reports estimate the number of people…
The joint assessment from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which is part of WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization, represents the first public intervention by the UN health agency on the widely used sweetener. Aspartame has been used in multiple food and…
“Every new wave of warfare brings with it a rising tide of human tragedy, including new waves of war’s oldest, most silenced and least condemned crime,” she said. The Council meeting to examine implementation of its resolutions on conflict-related sexual violence was convened by the United Kingdom, which holds the rotating presidency this month. Meetings survivors in…
According to the UN weather agency, June witnessed the warmest global average temperature on record, and heatwaves have persisted into early July. Torrential rains and floods have resulted in dozens of fatalities and affected millions in the United States, Japan, China and India. ‘New normal’ “The extreme weather – an increasingly frequent occurrence in our…
The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by silently when nearly 300 children…
Lahore: After the May 9 tragedy, a report was prepared regarding the number of women arrested from Punjab for their involvement in the incident. After the report, 63 women have been arrested from 8 different cities including the provincial capital Lahore. The Punjab Police has sent a report to the Chief Minister, which states that…
Photo file The Supreme Court has fixed the appeal against the rejection of the nomination papers of former President Pervez Musharraf for hearing after 10 years. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial will hear Pervez Musharraf’s plea on July 20. Former President Pervez Musharraf had filed an appeal in the Supreme…
