The University of Karachi administration says the university has the infrastructure in place to launch the project—File: Photo Karachi: The administration of University of Karachi has started preparations for starting medical education and establishing its own medical and dental college of the university and a working note has been prepared for its formal approval which…
Model Town Police arrested the accused – Photo: Express Lahore: Police arrested rising Tik Tok star Shahzeb for displaying weapons on Tik Tok. SP Model Town Ahmed Zanir Cheema said that the police conducted an operation in Chowki Firdous Market and arrested the accused Shahzeb who was displaying weapons on social media. Ahmed Zanir Cheema…
Karachi: The prices of flour and meal decreased significantly. Chairman Wholesale Grocers Association Abdul Rauf Ibrahim says that the official rate of flour in Karachi is high and it is being sold cheaply in the market, the price of flour has decreased by 16 rupees per kg. He said that with the imported wheat, our…
Lahore: The Anti-Terrorism Court approved the bails of 20 accused arrested in the Jinnah House vandalism and arson case. Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Arshad Javed passed the decision granting bail to the accused and ordered that the accused be released if no other case is registered. Among the accused are 20 accused including Muhammad Yar, Altaf…
“Here’s a little Black boy from Louisville, Kentucky, sitting in the United Nations talking to presidents of the world, why? Because I’m a good boxer,” he said at a press conference at UN Headquarters in 1979. “I needed boxing to get here. So, my purpose is to use boxing to get to people.” Devoting most…
The surge of violence since February this year has reached “unprecedented levels” resulting in rampant food insecurity and multiple displacements, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). As the country grapples with this unparalleled crisis, IOM said families continue to struggle to secure even the most basic necessities as desperation exacerbates. Unparalleled security challenges…
“These funds will enable aid partners to reach the hardest hit,” UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Thursday in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. Port-au-Prince has been terrorised by armed gangs, and last month, they tightened their grip following a weekend jailbreak which allowed thousands of criminals to…
The expansion of fighting throughout the country has deprived communities of basic needs and access to essential services and has had a devastating impact on human rights and fundamental freedoms, said Khalid Khiari, a UN Assistant Secretary-General whose portfolio straddles political and peacebuilding affairs as well as peace operations. The open briefing marked the first…
“The situation in Gaza is disastrous,” World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Once again, WHO demands a ceasefire. Once again, we call for all hostages to be released, and for lasting peace.” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday that because of what happened to World Central Kitchen “we had to pause…
The consequences have plunged the Caribbean nation into an ongoing political and humanitarian crisis. Currently, there are “unprecedented levels of lawlessness”, UNODC’s regional representative Sylvie Bertrand told UN News. From Russian AK-47s and United States-made AR-15s to Israeli Galil assault rifles, a spike in trafficking increasingly sophisticated weaponry has gripped Haiti since 2021, said the…
