Punjab Chief Minister's directive not to use force against lawyers

Punjab Chief Minister’s directive not to use force against lawyers

Islamabad/Lahore: Federal Law Minister Senator Azam Nazir Tarar has contacted Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif over the phone regarding the situation that occurred after the clash between lawyers and police in Lahore. According to the details, the Law Minister and the Chief Minister discussed the situation arising out of the lawyers’ protest and agreed…

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Bench constituted for contempt of court action on campaign against judges of Islamabad High Court

Bench constituted for contempt of court action on campaign against judges of Islamabad High Court

Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Babarstar wrote letters for contempt of court proceedings—File: Photo Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court constituted two separate larger benches for contempt of court proceedings following the letters written by the judges on the social media campaign against Senior Judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani and Justice Babarstar. Islamabad High Court…

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Karachi: Three robbers snatched a bike from a policeman and escaped, the fourth was arrested with injuries

Karachi: Three robbers snatched a bike from a policeman and escaped, the fourth was arrested with injuries

Karachi: In Liaquatabad, four armed suspects snatched the motorcycle of a police officer at gunpoint. According to Express, on Wednesday morning, near Mana Jigar Nahariwale, Liaquatabad B Area, Liaquatabad police station, four armed accused on motorcycles took away the motorcycle from ASI Iqbal posted at RRF Korangi at gunpoint. The armed accused also tried to…

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Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder sounds a note against apartheid

Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder sounds a note against apartheid

UN Photo/Allan Tannenbaum A segregated beach at Stranofontein near Cape Town, South Africa, in 1985. (file) The music legend held a press conference following an epic performance at a meeting of the UN Special Committee against Apartheid to honour him on his 35th birthday. “All people are created equal, not created to take care of another race of…

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Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean

Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) attributed the temperatures to a “double whammy” of El Niño and long-term climate change, leading to droughts and wildfires, combined with extreme rainfall and hurricanes.  “Unfortunately, 2023 was a year of record climatic hazards in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said the agency’s head, Celeste Saulo. “El Niño conditions during…

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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across east Africa

Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across east Africa

In an alert, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) noted that torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic flooding and mudslides while also severely damaging roads, bridges and dams.  More than 637,000 people have been affected by weeks of deluges including 234,000 displaced in just the last five days. There is no official figure for the number of…

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