European Parliament and European Council negotiators have agreed on a new scheme for EU and international “geographical protection (GI)” of traditional handicrafts and similar industrial goods made in the EU. Under this scheme, cutlery, textiles, jewellery, glass, porcelain and other non-food products made in Europe will get GI category. The new legislation will protect the…
Israel strikes Syrian air force and airport; Photo: File Tel Aviv: Israel fired several missiles at the Syrian province of Aleppo late at night, which also hit the airport, killing 7 people, including 4 officers, while flights were suspended. According to the World News Agency, Israel targeted the area of Aleppo International Airport and Nirab…
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Noor Alam Khan says that we have also asked for the details of judges’ salaries and plots. While expressing his views in the National Assembly, Noor Alam Khan said that we are not against the judges, we will speak if there is anything against the constitution. Noor Alam Khan said…
The religious leader of the Christian community, Pope Francis, says that free press is an important indicator of the health of the country. In his message on World Press Freedom Day, Pope Francis said dictatorships are quick to limit or suppress journalism. He said that we need journalists who are independent and help us not…
The shooting happened at an elementary school in the capital Belgrade. 8 students and a security guard were killed in a shooting incident at a school in Serbia, while 7 people were injured. According to media reports, 6 students and a teacher are among the injured. The shooting happened at an elementary school in the…
Imran Khan himself does not want negotiations, Agha Hassan Baloch Agha Hassan said that the constitutional crisis in the country is due to a few judges of the judiciary, the full court was the solution to all the problems, the crisis has been created by not accepting the decision of four judges. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?…
Roughly 258 million in 58 countries faced acute hunger at crisis levels or worse, and people in seven countries faced potential starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC). This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the report, although much of the growth reflects an increase in the population…
“Despite being charged with terrorism, they were reportedly arrested for resisting forced evictions in the name of the NEOM project and the construction of a 170km linear city called The Line,” the UN experts said. ‘Smart city’ project NEOM is a futuristic urban development project backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud…
Ambassadors met to examine the Council’s efforts towards building trust that leads to sustainable peace, in light of current and emerging threats. “Full compliance with human rights is the best antidote to the inequalities, unaddressed grievances and exclusion which are often at the root of instability and conflict,” said Mr. Türk, speaking via videolink from…
El Niño and La Niña are natural phenomena which WMO describes as “major drivers of the Earth’s climate system”. After a three-year La Niña spell, which is associated with ocean cooling, the world faces an 80 per cent chance of an El Niño event developing between July and September. Tell-tale signs are a warming of…
