Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has contacted the Punjab government and expressed its concern regarding the health of Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister has written a letter to Chief Secretary Punjab regarding the health of Bushra Bibi, in which concerns have been expressed about the health of…
Maryland: A study has shown that people who vape may suffer from cardiovascular health problems despite not smoking. In a study conducted in the United States, the data of about 176,000 American citizens was reviewed. The review found that vapers were 19 percent more likely to develop heart failure than non-vapers. Experts still don’t understand…
Lahore: A 12-year-old boy committed suicide after not getting a mobile phone to play in Mission Colony area of Raiwand City. According to SHO Raiwand City Taimur Abbas Khan, 12-year-old Mohammad Ayan, son of Mohammad Aslam, asked his mother for a mobile phone to play with. According to the police, when the woman returned home,…
ISLAMABAD (PNP) Prominent MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani has introduced one of the most significant bills in the parliamentary history, aimed at establishing the Gandhara Corridor to connect Pakistan with the Buddhist world. “This act aims to encourage uniformity of approach among all branches of government and stake holders for transforming Pakistan into a…
Painting a grim landscape of the world’s war zones, Virginia Gamba, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed ambassadors, citing grave concerns, from war-torn Gaza to gang-ravaged Haiti, where famine looms amid rampant violence and displacement. Denying aid access has long-lasting effects on children’s wellbeing and development, she said. Virginia Gamba, Special…
In a statement, Volker Türk urged authorities in Kampala to repeal it in its entirety, together with other discriminatory legislation passed into law by parliamentary majority. “Close to 600 people are reported to have been subjected to human rights violations and abuses based on their actual or imputed sexual orientation or gender identity” since being…
The move will allow for further evaluation of the security issues that impact both personnel on the ground and the people they are trying to serve, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday during the noon briefing for reporters in New York. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) reports that daytime operations are continuing, including…
UNRWA on Tuesday launched a $414.4 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria and those who have fled the country for neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan due to the conflict. Continue the support The funding will be used to keep cash and in-kind food assistance running, along with healthcare, education, and technical and vocational training. “We…
Charles Birch, known as Mungo, was working with his team in Gaza long before the 7 October conflict, clearing unexploded munitions from the occupied territory. He told Conor Lennon from UN News that all of their earlier work has been undone by the bombardments that have rained down on Gaza over the last six months….
Islamabad: The Sindh government has approved the lifting of the ban on recruitment in all departments of the province, the Sindh Chief Minister has directed that the ban on recruitment by the courts should also be lifted. According to Express News, a cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad…
