Presenting her annual report, Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, noted that weapons continue to flow into the hands of perpetrators while most victims remain emptyhanded when it comes to reparations and redress. “The essential, existential task we face is to silence the guns and amplify the voices of women…
Ahead of World Book and Copyright Day, marked annually on 23 April, Miko Alazas of IOM caught up with a bibliophile in Adiyaman, Türkiye, who is helping to heal his community through the power of books. Muhammed vividly remembers the day his uncle gifted him his first storybook. At the age of 10, this was…
The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” over the weekend at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, central Gaza, and at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in the north. A total of 283 bodies were recovered at Nasser Hospital, of which 42 were identified. “Among…
Small island developing States (SIDS) often benefit from good weather, sandy beaches and lush countryside, attracting large numbers of tourists, particularly from the United States and Europe, seeking to escape the gloomy winter months. But, growing up in these countries can be hard: opportunities are few and far between, and youth unemployment is high, with…
Photo: Express News Lahore: Another example of honesty has been set by Traffic Wardens Lahore in Achhra Sector. According to the details, the valuable mobile phone found on the road was handed over to the owner, the citizen was overjoyed to get the valuable mobile back. CTO Lahore Amara Athar congratulated and announced the certificate…
Rawalpindi: In the £190 million case, Safai’s lawyers have completed their cross-examination while the statements of 6 more witnesses have been recorded. The 190 million pounds corruption scandal case was heard in Adiala Jail, in which the statements of 6 witnesses presented by NAB were recorded while the defense lawyers also completed the cross-examination of…
—- File photo In summer, where health problems arise due to lack of water and salts in the body, chicken foods also cause problems in the digestive system. If the digestive system is affected, it causes lack of sleep, fatigue and absent mind. So one has to take care of food in summer, everyone tries…
Islamabad: An application has been filed in the Supreme Court for the implementation of the National Action Plan 2014, in which the federal and provincial governments, the Ministry of Interior and others have been made parties. The petition was filed by Nawabzada Jamal Raisani, Patron-in-Chief of Martyrs Forum Balochistan through Advocate Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar, in…
Peshawar: The court issued a notice to the Advocate General on the petition against the approval of the budget in the Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet. A 2-member bench of Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Ejaz Anwar and Justice Shahid Khan heard the petition filed against the provincial cabinet’s budget approval, in which the court issued a notice…
Islamabad: Taking notice of the deliberate delay in tax cases, Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif suspended the Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Islamabad and all his related officers and ordered an inquiry. The Prime Minister had decided to personally oversee the process by issuing instructions for early and immediate implementation of FBR reforms as soon as…
