Collage Photo: File Army Chief General Asim Munir and Director General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum have met Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Sources say that the current situation in the country was discussed in the meeting. Sources said that the Prime Minister was briefed on the security situation by the Army Chief…
Peshawar: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4 people died in accidents during the rains during the last 24 hours. According to the PDMA report, 3 people died in Lucky Marwat while one person died in Shangla. Apart from this, 2 persons were injured as a result of various accidents while one house was partially damaged across the…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Fawad Chaudhry has announced that Bushra Bibi has sent a legal notice to Maryam Nawaz. Speaking to the media, Fawad Chaudhry said that Maryam Nawaz has alleged that Bushra Bibi received bribe for signatures on the files. He said that Bushra Bibi will send a legal notice to Maryam Nawaz,…
Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Narges Mohammadi have been named as the laureates of the 2023 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize at a time when women journalists are increasingly under threat. “Now more than ever, it is important to pay tribute to all women journalists who are prevented from doing their jobs and who…
Currently, one in five young women aged 20 to 24, were married as children, versus nearly one in four a decade ago, according to the new analysis, entitled, Is an End to Child Marriage within Reach? Latest trends and future prospects. Dreams crushed “The world is engulfed by crises on top of crises that are…
Those fleeing the fighting include Sudanese refugees as well as people who were themselves refugees in Sudan. UNHCR estimates that the number of refugees and returnees may rise to over 800,000. UNHCR spokesperson, Olga Sarrado, told journalists in Geneva that many of the seven neighbouring countries are already hosting large refugee, and internally displaced populations….
“It is welcome news that health systems in the majority of countries are starting to restore essential health services for millions of people who missed them during the pandemic,” said Dr. Rudi Eggers, director for integrated health services at the World Health Organization (WHO). “But, we need to ensure that all countries continue to close…
“Corruption drains more than 5 per cent of the global GDP,” said Lachezara Stoeva. “Of the approximately $13 trillion in global public spending, up to 25 per cent is lost to corruption.” That translates into at least $3 trillion for public spending. Under the theme, Unleashing the transformative power of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16:…
The appeal comes in his message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on 3 May, in line with a 1993 UN General Assembly resolution. The focus this year is on the connection between press freedom and overall human rights. A global problem “Freedom of the press is the foundation of democracy and…
Secretary-General António Guterres was speaking to reporters in Doha, Qatar, after convening an international meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan. He said they had agreed on the need for a “strategy of engagement” with the Taliban, to help the country’s most vulnerable people. No question of Taliban recognition Mr. Guterres made clear that the gathering had not focussed…
