According to news reports, Russian airstrikes targeted the capital Kyiv for the third time in four days, following on from what Russian authorities said was an assassination attempt by drone strike, on President Vladimir Putin, earlier on Wednesday. Ukrainian authorities, who deny any involvement in the drone incident in Moscow, said Thursday morning’s large-scale attack…
Emergencies tend to exacerbate the vulnerabilities people who work in the arts already experience, as they face multiple threats such as online and offline harassment, loss of income, legal prosecution, violence, censorship, and silencing. Creatives also often lack minimal safety nets due to their precarious legal status, according to the report. Artists under assault In…
The updates were made in a preliminary summary of the Regional Response Plan for Sudan, that was presented to donors in Geneva. The funding will cover immediate support in Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic. A more detailed plan will be launched next week. More help needed Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant…
“WFP takes this issue extremely seriously and will not tolerate any interference in its distribution of critical food aid to the most vulnerable women, men and children”, the agency said in a statement released on Wednesday night. The agency has already launched a comprehensive investigation, and “taken swift action to establish all the facts and…
In view of the fear of a major terrorist attack in Peshawar, the administration has issued an alert. According to Express News, SSP Intelligence and Surveillance Counter-Terrorism has written a letter to IG Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in which it has been stated that there is a fear of attack by terrorists in police uniforms in…
Photo: Express Parachinar: 7 teachers were killed as a result of firing in a school near the Pakistan-Afghan border. According to the police, armed men entered the school and barged into the staff room and opened fire indiscriminately. According to initial reports, the deceased teachers were posted on matric examination duty in Government High School…
The price of gold per tola has increased by Rs 1500 in the country today According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, after this increase, the price of gold per tola in the country has become 2 lakh 21 thousand rupees. 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’);…
Lahore High Court stopped police and FIA from harassing PTI leader Murad Saeed. Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu heard Murad Saeed’s application. Lahore High Court has called for records of cases against Murad Saeed. It was said in the application that he has been a federal minister, cases are being filed on political grounds, the relevant institutions…
Pakistan becomes third largest country in decline in child marriage; Photo: File New York: A United Nations report says that although South Asia is leading the world in reducing child marriage, it will take 55 years to completely eradicate it if it does not accelerate. According to the World News Agency, the report released by…
The thief had also withdrawn money from Karmobile app by cheating the blind Muzin: Photo: File Thief in Karachi sends phone stolen from blind muezzin back through rider. A mobile phone stolen from a visually impaired muezzin of a mosque in Gulistan-Johar has been recovered. After the details of the incident came to the media,…
