Photo file Army Chief General Asim Munir and DGISI Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum have met Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Sources say that the security situation in the country was reviewed in the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s House. DGISI briefed the Prime Minister regarding the high-level delegation to Kabul. The agenda of the Apex…
Accurate early warnings and early action on the ground helped limit loss of life over the course of the cyclone, UN officials said. UN agencies delivered a host of supplies ahead of the approaching cyclone and are providing assistance to those in need. Currently, strong winds and high seas are threatening Mozambique with dangerous and…
Afshan Khan, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, briefed journalists in Geneva on her recent visit to the region, where she saw first-hand some of the destruction. “Children in Türkiye are at risk of developing anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder; they need to be able to resume their education, and they urgently…
“Since the start of the full-scale war we, along with our humanitarian partners in Ukraine, have made every effort to ramp up operations to provide life-saving support to those who need it most,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. Last year, thousands of convoys delivered vital supplies to people in all regions…
“Life is a living hell for the people of Ukraine,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Council, which has held more than 40 debates on the conflict since Russia’s full-scale invasion one year ago. On the occasion, the 15-member organ held a ministerial-level meeting on the heels of the UN General Assembly’s new demand that…
Denise Brown is the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. Based in the capital Kyiv, she works alongside around 20 UN agencies with some 2,600 staff, the majority Ukrainians. She spoke to UN News about the challenges of supporting communities in a country at war. “Conditions have been pretty difficult in Ukraine over the…
Halil Mansi escaped back to Syria after the Istanbul blast; Photo: File Ankara: Halil Menci, the alleged mastermind of the Istanbul bombing, was killed in an operation by Turkish intelligence agencies in Syria. According to Turkish media, the mastermind of last year’s Istanbul Istiqlal Avenue bombing was killed in a Turkish intelligence operation in the…
Karachi: During an art gala in a private school, a student was seriously injured by accident, Director General Private Institution Sindh took notice of the incident and formed a four-member inquiry committee. According to Express, student Huzaifa was accidentally injured by a piece of a glass bottle during the art gala ceremony at Smart School…
File photo The Pakistan Cricket Board has given an ultimatum to the Punjab government regarding the transfer of Pakistan Super League matches from Punjab to Karachi. According to the sources, the decision to give the ultimatum was taken in 2 different meetings. Sources in this regard say that PCB has decided not to pay the…
Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfraz Ahmed has met cancer-affected children. All-rounders of Quetta Gladiators Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Hafeez, Naseem Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed also met the children affected by cancer. The children expressed their happiness to see the cricket stars in their midst and took pictures with them. The children interacted with…
