Of this number, 2.4 million “have needs so severe and complex that their survival and dignity is at risk,” Mohamed Ag Ayoya, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the CAR, told journalists in Geneva. The conflict in neighbouring Sudan has further exacerbated needs, and a $465 million humanitarian plan for the country was amended to include support…
“Central Africa is richer in opportunities and resources than it is in challenges”, but, the coming months will mark “an important turning point” for the region, where crucial political and electoral processes must take place by the end of the year, said Abdou Abarry, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Central Africa. “We will ensure,…
The Assembly runs through Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya. It is hosted by the government of Kenya in collaboration with UN-Habitat, the UN Human Settlements Programme. More than 80 Ministers and Vice Ministers are due to attend, together with 5,000 delegates from around the world, said the UN urban affairs agency. In his message, António Guterres…
Criminals killed 5-year-old Umar Rathore in 2019 after kidnapping. Islamabad: The court issued two death sentences to three criminals for the kidnapping and murder of a five-year-old child. The District and Sessions Court Islamabad has released the written judgment of the case related to the kidnapping and murder of 5-year-old Umar Rathore, this judgment consists…
The Arab national was acquitted of the serious charge and the Dubai Court of Appeal found him not guilty of entering a women’s dressing room and abusing him. According to foreign media, an Arab citizen was accused of entering the women’s dressing room in a hotel and molesting the women there. However, the appellate court…
Jahangir Tareen—File photo Former PTI leader Jahangir Tareen is likely to take a final decision on the name and declaration of his party today. In this regard, the final consultation with the leaders of Jahangir Tareen group is going on, a consultation meeting has been called today in this regard. Two more former MPs of…
One picture is of a baby girl and the other picture shows a husband and wife carrying the baby (Photo: Video Screen Grab). Islamabad: Rawalpindi police arrested the husband and wife after safely recovering the kidnapped girl child 15 months ago with the help of CCTV footage. According to Express News, the girl was abducted…
Hyderabad: In India, a girl committed suicide due to her fiance’s marriage with another girl. The incident took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Indira Gandhinagar district, where the girl took her own life out of frustration over marrying her fiance’s other girl. According to Indian media, the deceased girl has been identified as Padmavati, local people…
Maryam Nawaz. File photo Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz will address the election rally in Bagh Azad Kashmir today. A venue has been set up in the high school in the center of the city for the meeting. More than 7,000 chairs have been installed in the assembly hall. A contest is expected…
—File photo The Economic Coordination Committee has approved a government guarantee of Rs 9.5 billion for the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway. The announcement of the ECC meeting chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was issued. According to the ECC announcement, Rs 839.1 million has been sanctioned for the New Gwadar International Airport project. Fixing of maximum retail…
