Looking back on two of the most difficult periods since the plant opened in 1977, Chernobyl employees shared their personal stories with UN News on the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. Ground zero Evgeny Yashin was a 40-year-old chemist at the Chernobyl plant when the nuclear power reactor accident unfolded in April 1986, resulting in…
Volker Perthes, who is also head of UN Transition Assistance Mission UNITAMS, welcomed the lull in fighting in some parts of the country between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), noting that “it is not being fully respected”. He called on both sides to stick to the final…
Gang violence is expanding at an alarming rate in areas previously considered relatively safe in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and outside the city, with a shocking increase in criminality and abuses, and a police force that is unable to handle the situation. At the same time, almost half the population, 5.2 million people, needs humanitarian aid,…
The guidance provides a joined-up approach for responding to the threat or arrival of any respiratory pathogen such as flu or the range of coronaviruses, that have the ability to rapidly mutate into different variants. The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, incorporates the latest tools and approaches for shared learning and collective action established…
Huzaifa was shot on the head during the robbery resistance, the family (memorial photo of the victim) A young man who was injured in the firing of bandits on resistance during the incident of snatching a motorcycle in Korangi area of Shahr Quaid died during treatment. According to Express News, on Tuesday night, in Korangi…
The trophy of the ODI series between Pakistan and New Zealand was unveiled. The unveiling ceremony of the trophy was held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam and New Zealand cricket team captain Tom Latham were present on this occasion. Pictures of the trophy were shared on social media by…
Photo courtesy of PCB New Zealand captain Tom Latham says that he will try to present the best game in ODI matches as well. Speaking at a press conference in Rawalpindi, Tom Latham said that New Zealand made a brilliant comeback in the T20 series. He further said that it was best to tie the…
Peshawar: The bodies of 4 children and their father have been found at Koshi area in Tehsil Dumail. According to the preliminary report of the police, all the five persons have been shot dead while a motorcycle was also found with the bodies. The bodies were shifted to Khalifa Gulnawaz Teaching Hospital in Bannu Township…
Legally, a government employee cannot keep government documents after retirement: Photo: File Lahore: Former CCPO Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar refused to hand over the Imran Khan attack case file. According to JIT sources, the case file was requested from former CCP and Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar many times to investigate the attack on Chairman PTI…
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi. File photo The Central President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has said that the government does not want elections on a date, but on a date of its own choice. Various political figures met Parvez Elahi in Lahore. Speaking on this occasion, Pervez Elahi said that bold decisions have to…
