Peshawar: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it has been decided to restore free treatment facilities for all citizens under health card from 1st Ramadan. According to Express News, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, it has been decided to restore free treatment for 100 percent of the population of the province…
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presented a resolution in the Sindh Assembly to officially declare the founder of his party, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a martyr and a national and democratic hero, which was approved, all political parties have also supported the resolution. Members of the Sindh Assembly expressed their views on the opinion issued…
Karachi: Sardar Sarfraz, Chief Meteorologist of the Meteorological Department, has said that there is no possibility of unusual weather and heavy rain in Karachi as a result of the western system that entered Sindh from Balochistan on March 9. While talking to Express News, he said that there is no possibility of heavy rains in…
“This year’s theme – invest in women – reminds us that ending the patriarchy requires money on the table,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement for the International Day. “This all depends on unlocking finance for sustainable development so that countries have funds available to invest in women and girls,” he said, calling…
Kanni Wignaraja, Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, who recently visited the country, told correspondents in New York that 69 per cent of Afghans are “subsistence insecure” – meaning they do not have enough basic resources. “Something that really hit me … was the harsh impact of continuous natural disasters,” she…
Doreen Bogdan-Martin underscored ITU’s wide-ranging brief, emphasizing its pivotal role in fostering connectivity across the globe. Founded in 1865 as an international telegraph association, today ITU champions two paramount goals: universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. The first woman in the post, Secretary-General Bogdan-Martin highlighted the stark digital divide impacting women and marginalized communities. Women…
The war between rival militaries Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), now in its eleventh month, has not only claimed thousands of lives but has created a massive internal displacement crisis. More than six million are seeking refuge within Sudan and 1.7 million have been forced to flee to neighbouring countries….
In a statement, Tor Wennesland reminded that all Israeli settlements the Occupied Palestinian Territory are illegal under international law. Permits for the new dwellings were approved by Israeli authorities on Wednesday, the first since the war in Gaza erupted on 7 October. According to news reports, the permits mean that more than 20,000 housing units…
“The situation is appalling. Every minute, every hour, it is getting worse,” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, said in a tweet on X, formerly Twitter. A maximum of 150 lorries have been reaching Gaza every day. In the north, one in six children under the age of two is acutely malnourished and media reports…
Here is a brief five-point guide to this high-profile UN event. 1. Pushing for action for eight decades The work of the Commission began in 1946, days after the UN General Assembly’s inaugural meetings heard former US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and part of the country’s delegation, read an open letter addressed to “the women…
