Punjab: Installation of safety wires on motorcycles to protect citizens from metal wires

Punjab: Installation of safety wires on motorcycles to protect citizens from metal wires

Photo screen grab Lahore: The Chief Minister of Punjab has started a campaign to install protective wire guards on motorcycles to protect the citizens from the bloodshed. According to the details, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz directed traffic police and safety wire guard to be banned and started the safety wire guard campaign in Aaskar…

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World News in Brief: Civilian deaths in Ukraine, refugees in Cameroon at risk, older women facing abuse, cholera in Somalia

World News in Brief: Civilian deaths in Ukraine, refugees in Cameroon at risk, older women facing abuse, cholera in Somalia

News reports said that residential buildings in the northern city of Kharkiv had been hit, killing one and injuring 16, quoting the city’s mayor.  Four children were wounded, with images posted to social media showing extensive damage and a body visible lying on the floor. The UN’s Denise Brown said that international law must be…

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DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

Ms. Keita, who also heads the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, sounded the alarm over the humanitarian disaster “unfolding before our very eyes”. More than seven million people in the country are displaced, particularly due to the operations of armed groups such as the M23 and the Allied Defense Forces (ADF) across the…

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Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began   

Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began   

Satellite imagery pointed to at least 53 schools “totally destroyed” since conflict erupted on 7 October 2023 and a near nine per cent increase in attacks on school premises since mid-February, according to a report by the UN Children’s Fund, (UNICEF) and NGOs the Education Cluster and Save The Children.  The “high trend of attacks…

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Letter from High Court Judges;  Bar associations demand a transparent inquiry into the matter

Letter from High Court Judges; Bar associations demand a transparent inquiry into the matter

Islamabad: Bar associations have demanded a transparent inquiry into the issue of the High Court judges’ letter. A joint statement was issued by Islamabad Bar Council, Islamabad Bar Association and Islamabad High Court Bar Association on the issue of letter of 6 judges of Islamabad High Court regarding interference in judicial affairs to the Supreme…

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On the letter of the High Court judges, the full court session under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan continues

On the letter of the High Court judges, the full court session under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan continues

Islamabad: On the letter written by the High Court Judges, the full court session of the Supreme Court is continuing under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan. The full court session of the Supreme Court was called by the Chief Justice of Pakistan today, in which the judges of the Supreme Court are…

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