“We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open”, he said. “It’s time to wake up and step up.” Mr. Guterres was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters following a meeting with civil society climate leaders from across the world. ‘Catastrophe’ looms He said limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible but will…
The UN was asking for $11.1 billion dollars – its largest appeal worldwide – to support Syrians inside the country and those displaced in the broader region, Mr. Guterres said. Severe underfunding Only about a tenth of the necessary funding for 2023 has been secured so far and needs are sky-high, after a devastating earthquake…
In a statement, UNITAMS strongly condemned the killing of Khamis Abbaker who just hours earlier on Wednesday, according to news reports, had publicly blamed the deaths of civilians caught up in the violence stemming from the military power struggle across Sudan, on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “Compelling eyewitness accounts attribute this act to Arab militias and…
An estimated 6.1 million are internally displaced, a 17 per cent increase from October, according to its Displacement Tracking Matrix. IOM said civilians have been killed or forced to flee their homes due to a surge in violence and attacks by armed groups. Deadly attack, intolerable dangers At least 46 people were killed in the…
Millions of Muslims from all over the world are arriving in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, the Saudi Meteorological Department has predicted how the weather will be there during Hajj. The month of Dhul Hajj has begun and Muslims from all over the world are arriving in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj. It is…
The Punjab government has decided to trial the accused involved in the May 9 incidents inside the jail. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, in which the progress on legal proceedings against the miscreants involved in the May 9 incidents was reviewed. It was said in the…
(Photo: Video Grab) Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf’s car met with an accident, but he was safe. The accident happened to the speaker’s squad when they were on their way back to Islamabad on Mandira Chakwal Road when suddenly a cow came in front of the speaker’s car. The driver tried to save…
The Pakistani-American Congress has written a letter to the US President on allegations of human rights violations in Pakistan, saying that the May 9 atrocities were a systematic conspiracy. According to ARY News, the Pakistani American Congress has written a letter to US President Joe Biden on the rumors of human rights violations in Pakistan,…
Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner to re-run the mayoral election. According to the letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner, the armed forces of the Sindh government abducted 29 members of PTI and prevented them from voting, so the Election Commission should annul this fraudulent process and issue…
People’s Party has won all the 6 positions of mayor in Sindh including Karachi. Murtaza Wahab has been elected mayor in Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Kashif Shoro of People’s Party has been elected mayor in Hyderabad. Arslan Islam Sheikh of PPP has been elected from Sukkur Municipal Corporation, Abdul Rauf has been elected as mayor from…
