“This should be a period for safe and peaceful religious reflection and celebration for all,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. Diplomatic engagement The Special Coordinator recalled that, on 26 February, senior officials from Jordan, Egypt, Israel, Palestine and the United States met in Aqaba, Jordan, to reaffirm…
Access to NCD Medicines: Emergent Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Key Structural Factors, highlights the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and strategies implemented by countries to both anticipate and mitigate the disruption that has hit medical supply chains. Pandemic shortages During the pandemic, people living with cancer, heart diseases, chronic…
The UN Water Conference, which opened on Wednesday, is taking place as this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. The three-day event – co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Tajikistan – falls at the halfway point for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include the promise of ensuring all…
Lab tests were carried out after eight people in the region developed symptoms of the “highly virulent” disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding, and kidney failure. Five of the eight confirmed cases have died, including a health worker, and the remaining three are being treated. The agency also identified 161 contacts of those infected, who are…
The UN rights chief called on Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it would mean lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda will become criminals simply “for existing, for being who they are“. He warned the legislation would lead to “systematic” human rights violations. Adopted by Uganda’s parliament…
Weapons and motorcycles recovered from the possession of the accused, police (Photo: File) Karachi: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the police arrested 4 suspects of the gang who robbed citizens with cash from the banks while carrying out an operation on Korangi Causeway and recovered weapons and motorcycles from their possession. According to the…
Rescue personnel are engaged in action after the drone attack. Late last night, Russia launched a drone attack on the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, in which 3 people were killed and 7 injured. The emergency service said that three people were killed, two were injured and one was rescued. Four people are buried under the…
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial—File photo Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandyal has said that the Supreme Court is a constitutional institution which is being defamed through audio tapes. Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has said this while giving remarks in Ghulam Mahmood Dogar case. They say that we are…
File photo During fasting, Muslims suffer from hunger and thirst from early morning till sunset. While it is religiously superior, today science is also praising this method. According to experts, healthy changes occur in blood sugar, glucose level, cholesterol level, insulin and blood pressure during fasting. Along with this, various researches are now proving that…
Karachi: Ramadan Savings Expo is being held at Karachi Expo Center. Customers will be able to shop at a discount of 30 to 50 percent in this exhibition which will be held from 8 to 10 Ramadan. According to the report, Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori held a session at the Governor House regarding the Bachat…
