While ceasefire talks failed to end the five-month-long conflict that has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians – most of them women and children – the goal of some youngsters living in the makeshift camp was simple. The children of Deir Al-Balah decided to lift their spirits in the face of ongoing war and celebrate the holy…
In February 2021 the military overthrew the elected Government in Myanmar arresting hundreds of officials, political leaders and activists, including President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The takeover triggered an intensification of armed conflicts with separatists and opposition forces across the country, including indiscriminate air strikes which have killed numerous civilians. There have…
The UN said on Tuesday that its children’s agency UNICEF and partners have delivered over 242,000 gallons of water since early March, while the World Food Programme (WFP) and partners have provided over 146,000 hot meals. People traumatized by the recent violence are also receiving psychosocial support. Infrastructure attacked The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA,…
“It is alarming that such consequential legislation was rushed through the legislature through an accelerated process, in spite of serious concerns raised about the incompatibility of many of its provisions with international human rights law,” Volker Türk said in a statement deploring the move in the former British colony which has been a Special Administrative…
Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones caused misery and mayhem, upending everyday life for millions and inflicting many billions of dollars in economic losses, according to the WMO State of the Global Climate 2023 report. “Sirens are blaring across all major indicators… Some records aren’t just chart-topping, they’re chart-busting. And changes are…
“What doctors and medical staff are telling us is more and more they are seeing the effects of starvation; they’re seeing newborn babies simply dying because they (are) too low birth weight,” said Dr Margaret Harris from the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “Increasingly, we’re seeing children that are at the point, brink of death…
A few days ago, the prisoner who died had tested positive for AIDS Karachi: An AIDS prisoner committed suicide by jumping from the first floor of District Malir Jail. According to the police, 30-year-old prisoner Aziz Khan Jadoon ended his life by jumping from the first floor of District Malir Jail. A few days ago,…
Islamabad: The US ambassador assured support for the agreement between Pakistan and the IMF. Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was met by US Ambassador Donald Bloom, who discussed further US cooperation and support to achieve Pakistan’s reform goals, including improving the country’s tax administration and investment climate. US Ambassador Donald Bloom assured the US government’s…
Karachi: 8 lakh rupees were stolen from a vehicle supplying medical supplies on Tariq Road, robbers injured two employees on resistance, citizens in Korangi caught the alleged dacoit from Zaman Town police station limits who was shot dead by someone in the crowd. went. According to Express, 27-year-old Shiraz son of Ghulam Murtaza and 30-year-old…
Pallekele As the Legends Cricket Trophy introduces its innovative 90-Ball format, Australian cricket icons Aaron Finch of Kandy Samp Army and Cameron White of Punjab Royals have expressed their enthusiasm for the thrilling evolution in retired legend cricket. Sharing his excitement, Aaron Finch, representing Kandy Samp Army, remarked, “I love it. It’s exciting. I think…
