“Our common interest in preserving the domain of outer space, a province of humankind that benefits us all, requires agile and multi-stakeholder governance responses,” he wrote in the introduction. The policy brief examines some of the “unprecedented” changes underway in outer space, including the sheer volume of satellites being launched into orbit, the participation of the…
Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović were convicted by the court – part of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) which took over from the ICTY – in 2021, for their roles training death squads accused of ethnic cleansing during the conflict that saw the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s….
The draconian law foresees the application of the death penalty and long prison sentences for consensual sex between adults. Non-discrimination principle Mr. Guterres called on Uganda to fully respect its international human rights obligations, “in particular the principle of non-discrimination and the respect for personal privacy”, irrespective of sexual orientation and gender identity. He also…
The country, commonly known as North Korea, attempted to fire off its first military reconnaissance satellite earlier that day but it crashed into the sea, according to media reports. The DPRK has reportedly pledged to conduct another launch after it learns what went wrong. The UN chief noted that any launch using ballistic missile technology…
In its new Monitor on the World of Work report, ILO shows that while in high-income countries, only 8.2 per cent of people willing to work are jobless, that number rises to over 21 per cent in low-income countries – or one in every five people. Low-income countries in debt distress are worst affected, with…
Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in India to be held on July 4; Photo: File New Delhi: The Modi government, fed up with the worst failure of the G-20 meeting in Occupied Kashmir, found relief in holding the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization online. According to Indian media, Foreign Minister Jaishankar announced that the 22nd…
Karachi Constructors Association (Sindh) has expressed serious concerns over the sudden stoppage of payments by local bodies. According to Express News, the Hungama meeting of Karachi Constructors Association was chaired by Chairman SM Naeem Kazmi, in which the notification issued by the Town and Planning Department of Sindh Government was discussed. The participants said that…
Violation of Article 144: Extension of Imran Khan’s interim bail The Islamabad High Court has extended the interim bail of Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the case registered in Islamabad’s Margalla police station for violation of Section 144. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);…
ICC Chairman and PCB Chairman Najam Sethi. ICC Chairman Greg Barclay visited Lahore to review the security arrangements for the proposed Asia Cup in Pakistan. Chairman ICC went to Safe Cities Authority along with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials. Greg Barclay and chief executive Jeff Allardyce reviewed surveillance from the cameras. Managing Director Muhammad Kamran…
Photo: Express News Peshawar: Terrorists opened fire on security personnel of the Polio team in Tehsil Spainwam of Miranshah, in which one officer was martyred and another was injured. According to official sources, after the attack, the security forces started a search operation in the area. PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemned…
