The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report, Haiti’s criminal markets: mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking, warns that a recent increase in arms seizures alongside intelligence and law enforcement reporting, suggests trafficking of weapons is on the rise. ‘Volatile situation’ “By providing a rapid assessment of illicit firearms and drug trafficking, this…
“The prison sentences delivered today in Belarus against four human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, are deeply troubling and indicative of the ongoing repression in the country,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR. UN human rights chief Volker Türk has called for an end to the…
“Continuous” violence, including the killing, arbitrary arrest, torture and enforced disappearance of opponents in Myanmar between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023, have left the country’s people desperate for outside help, OHCHR’s James Rodehaver said, unveiling the Office’s latest report on the crisis. “Despite all the challenges that they face, so far there has…
In the list, Pakistan is the fourth country with the weakest passport. Photo: File Nomad Capitalist, a passport rating agency, has released this year’s list in which the honor of the world’s most powerful passport has gone to the Gulf Muslim country of the United Arab Emirates. Nomad Capitalist does not rate passports solely on…
The accused fled after looting 4 tolas of gold jewellery, cash and other valuables (Photo: File). In Liaqatabad, a densely populated area of Karachi, the girl along with a bandit accomplice robbed the house on the pretext of giving milk biryani. According to the details, in Liaquatabad No. 6 area of Liaquatabad police station, the…
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says that Imran Khan’s behavior is very selfish, by the grace of Allah, Pakistan has neither defaulted nor will default, those who brought and protected Imran Khan are admitting their mistake today. We are going through the disaster that started in 2018. While giving a press conference in Islamabad, Finance Minister…
In Belarus, Nobel Prize-winning human rights activist Alice Bialitsky was sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to a foreign news agency, Alice Bialitsky has been convicted of tax evasion and financial aid. “I was convicted for political reasons,” says Alice Bialitsky. Note that Alice Bialitsky was assigned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. setTimeout(function(){…
File photo 171 Pakistanis deported from Greece and Cyprus will be brought to Pakistan on March 8. 171 Pakistanis who were arrested while trying to go to European countries illegally from Pakistan are being sent back home on March 8. Deported 171 Pakistanis from Greece and Cyprus will be brought to New Islamabad Airport by…
Anti-corruption officers are counting the cash recovered from the MLA’s house. Cash worth Rs 8 crore has been recovered from the home and office of a BJP member of the Legislative Assembly from the Indian state of Karnataka. According to Indian media, MLA’s son was caught taking bribe. The anti-corruption wing recovered Rs 6 crore…
Islamabad: President of the State Dr. Arif Alvi has given approval to hold general elections of Punjab Assembly on April 30. The President announced the date after considering the dates suggested by the Election Commission. According to the proposal of the Election Commission, the President has approved Sunday as the polling day. The Election Commission…
