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…
Lahore: Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari has said that there is no evidence of poisoning or poisoning of Bushra Bibi. In his statement, the provincial minister said that 4 senior doctors of Pims Hospital conducted a detailed medical check of Bushra Bibi today, during which they did not find any evidence of poisoning or mixing…
Islamabad: The High Court adjourned the hearing on the appeal against the conviction of founder PTI and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case till April 16. The Chief Justice remarked that both 1C and 1D cannot be punished. Chief Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb heard the case. PTI founder lawyer…
(Photo: Internet) Islamabad: US Embassy staff visited Adiala Jail and met Zahir Jafar, the killer of Noor Muqaddam. According to Express News, the US embassy delegation was given consular access to Zahir Jafar, the accused in the famous Zaman murder case. The delegation reached Rawalpindi from Islamabad to meet the criminal. A three-member delegation met…
