The presence of more than 600 illegal housing societies in the capital Islamabad and Rawalpindi has been revealed. In the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change, Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Noor Alamin Mengal made a big revelation about illegal societies. Chairman CDA told the Standing Committee that there are more…
The protesters entered the red zone and advanced towards the Chief Minister’s House Karachi: The police foiled the attempt of the teachers to go to the Chief Minister’s House to protest and arrested dozens of teachers by charging them with water cannons and batons. All Sindh Primary Teachers Association Karachi Division protested in front of…
In a news release issued by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), the experts said it was “deeply shocking and heartbreaking” to see an elderly Palestinian couple, Nora Ghaith and Mustafa Sub Laban, evicted from their family home where they lived all their lives and raised their children. ‘Apartheid machinery at work’ “As we have repeatedly…
“Colombia is at a critical juncture, a crossroads at which the decisive will of parties and the support of the international community can come together to buttress embryonic peace processes,” said Carlos Ruiz Massieu, presenting his latest report. It shows that progress is being made across several sections of the 2016 Peace Agreement signed by…
Eye of the storm SDS are defined as storms caused by intense winds over areas of arid soil that pick up large amounts of ground material in the atmosphere. Approximately two tonnes of sand and dust enter the atmosphere each year, according to the UN Coalition to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). These particles can travel for…
The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23 May this year. He added that that Russia gave no access to places of detention, “which leads inevitably to undercounting”. The summary executions of 77…
The Pakistani education advocate – who was shot by the Taliban for her activism – was speaking exactly 10 years after her landmark ‘Malala Day’ address to youth at UN Headquarters in New York, where she called for global action against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism. Passionate message UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed introduced Malala, saying…
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World revealed that between 691 and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, with a mid-range of 735 million, representing an increase of 122 million people compared to 2019. It also adds up to a grim warning, potentially jeopardizing the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger. “Overall,…
According to a new report by the UN Global Crisis Response Group, entitled A World of Debt, a total of 52 countries – almost 40 per cent of the developing world – are in “serious debt trouble”, Mr. Guterres said, backing calls for them to receive urgent fiscal relief. Last year global public debt reached a record…
Clashes continue in Sudan between two warring factions of the army; Photo: File Khartoum: In Sudan, 34 people were killed in the battle of Ghamsan between two warring army groups in a busy market. According to Al Arabiya News, the clashes between the army and the paramilitary forces in Sudan are still ongoing. Clashes continue…
