UN chief António Guterres convened an Advisory Panel of top UN agency officials which met for the first time to inject more “political, technical and financial clout to ensure that Early Warnings for All becomes a reality for everyone, everywhere”, said WMO in a press release. Tuesday’s panel included development banks, humanitarian organisations, civil society…
The annual ceremony to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is held to remember the 21 March 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in apartheid South Africa. This year’s commemoration also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi addresses the…
Amid the current global food crisis, with many families struggling to put food on the table, governments are increasingly seeing the value of these initiatives, according to the State of School-Feeding Worldwide report. Critical safety net School meals are a critical safety net for vulnerable children and households at a time when some 345 million…
The crisis has left families in the flood-affected areas with no choice but to use potentially contaminated water. “Safe drinking water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right”, said UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil. “Yet, every day, millions of girls and boys in Pakistan are fighting a losing battle against preventable…
“We are gravely concerned that extreme violence continues to spiral out of control in Haiti,” said Marta Hurtado, spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Volker Türk. In the first two weeks of March alone, clashes among gangs left at least 208 dead, 164 injured, and 101 kidnapped. Mirroring those grave concerns, UN…
Former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi – File photo Former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi commented on the statement taken regarding former Principal Secretary Muhammad Khan Bhatti. Pervez Elahi said that it has become a habit to pick up by unknown persons and then take a statement of their own will. Muhammad Khan…
File photo Afghanistan’s 17-member squad for the T20 series against Pakistan has been announced. Leg-spinner Rashid Khan will lead the Afghanistan team against Pakistan. The Afghan squad includes Rahmanullah Garbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Siddiqullah, Najeebullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Karim Jannat and Mohammad Nabi. Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbuddin Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmed, Mujibur Rehman, Farid…
Photo courtesy of PCB The head coach of Pakistan Cricket Team Abdul Rahman has said that there will be a lack of big players for the series against Afghanistan. While giving a press conference in Lahore, the head coach of Pakistan men’s team said that the Afghanistan team is good, it is always a close…
Federal Minister Mossadegh Malik – file photo Pakistan Muslim League-N leader and federal minister Mossadegh Malik came up with a new term for drive-thru bail. Making a sarcastic comment on the presence of Imran Khan in a car outside the judicial complex, Mossadegh Malik said that if there is a drive-thru facility, it should also…
File photo Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that we are ready for a big movement, it can start at any time, we will not recognize the caretaker government for more than 90 days. Talking to the media, Fawad Chaudhry said that one person lost his life in the queue of free flour supply, the…
