World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

Providing an update of the situation, he said the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed close to 10,000 hot meals on Monday and Tuesday to about 5,000 people displaced in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The UN agency started to transition from hot meals distributions to cash-based transfers for the displaced. “So far, more than 37,000 people…

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UN rights chief urges comprehensive action against religious hatred and discrimination

UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law

The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence requires media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20 per cent of their funding from abroad. It was adopted on Tuesday. The adoption has sparked protests in the capital, Tbilisi, and has been…

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If there is evidence of interference in the judiciary, then present it, otherwise confusion is increasing, Faisal Vawda

If there is evidence of interference in the judiciary, then present it, otherwise confusion is increasing, Faisal Vawda

Islamabad: Senator Faisal Vawda has said that if there is evidence of interference in the judiciary, present it, otherwise confusion is increasing. While holding a press conference at National Press Club Islamabad, Senator Faisal Vawda said that the press release comes from Justice Babar Sattar on the day of the holiday. On April 30, I…

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A new law against fake news is ready, if journalists have any objections, please contact them, Punjab Govt

A new law against fake news is ready, if journalists have any objections, please contact them, Punjab Govt

Lahore: Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari has said that a new law related to fake news and defamation is being brought.. While addressing a press conference in Lahore, he said that the new defamation law is neither against journalists nor in favor of the government.It is being said that freedom of expression is being banned,…

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Chief Minister Punjab stopped the development work worth 36 billion in Lahore

Chief Minister Punjab stopped the development work worth 36 billion in Lahore

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz directed to re-evaluate development schemes: Photo: File Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz ordered to stop development works worth 36 billion rupees in Lahore. Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz inquired from the officers of various departments who participated in the meeting regarding the problems of Lahore, whether the problems of…

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