Requests for regularization of thousands of Sui Southern employees rejected

Requests for regularization of thousands of Sui Southern employees rejected

Karachi: Sindh High Court rejected 48 petitions related to regularization of thousands of employees of Sui Southern Gas Company. A three-member bench headed by Justice Yusuf Ali Saeed heard the petitions related to the regularization of employees of Sui Southern Gas. Among those who filed the petition are 3350 non-permanent employees of SSGC. Shuaa-ul-Nabi Advocate,…

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The participation of 6 judges who wrote the letter in the full court session of Islamabad High Court

The participation of 6 judges who wrote the letter in the full court session of Islamabad High Court

The judges who wrote the letter to the Supreme Judicial Council also participated in the full court session—File: Photo Islamabad: In the full court meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Aamir Farooq, the suggestions given on the letter issue of 6 judges were considered while all the complaining judges…

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UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations

UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini briefed journalists in New York a day after the independent review panel published its findings.  Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna spearheaded the report, which found that UNRWA has put in place a large number of mechanisms and procedures to ensure its commitment to the principle of neutrality and outlines some 50…

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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch

UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch

The Climate Promise 2025 aims to accelerate efforts from local to international levels to take more ambitious steps to ensure the global temperature does not heat up beyond the 1.5° limit, a goal set with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the initiative, driven by the UN Development Programme (UNDP),…

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UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials

UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a joint statement calling on the UK Government to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda. This arrangement seeks to shift responsibility for refugee protection, undermining international cooperation, Mr. Grandi added. “The new legislation marks…

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WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather

WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather

Following close on the heels of the study of climate change in Europe, published by WMO on Monday, the State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report highlighted the accelerating rate of climate change across several indicators such as surface temperature, glacier retreat, sea level rise and more.  “The report’s conclusions are sobering. Many countries in the…

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General Assembly debates Security Council’s rising veto use

General Assembly debates Security Council’s rising veto use

Assembly President Dennis Francis emphasised that the Security Council remains unable to collectively address critical peace and security situations in the Gaza Strip, Mali, Syria and Ukraine as well as concerning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). “At this precarious time of heightened geopolitical tensions and when ongoing and emerging crises demand our urgent and…

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