The Chief Election Commissioner scrutinized the nomination papers of Asif Zardari and Mahmood Khan Achakzai Islamabad: The nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari, the joint presidential candidate of the coalition parties, and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the presidential candidate of the Sunni Etihad Council, have been approved. The Chief Election Commissioner scrutinized the nomination papers of…
Karachi: Citizens in Shahr-Quaid took up arms to avoid robbery incidents, the owner of a tea hotel in Gulshan Iqbal set an example of bravery and forced the robbers to run away by shooting them, the video went viral. The CCTV footage of the failed robbery incident on the morning of February 24 has gone…
Karachi: The traffic police in Shahr Quaid could not improve their behavior. In the latest incident, a footage of torture on a citizen came to light. It became expensive for the young man to question the traffic police officer within the limits of Tariq Road traffic section. The footage of the civil violence between the…
On a mission to the Horn of Africa nation, Executive Director Waly underscored on Friday that “Somalia faces daunting challenges that range from terrorism to resurgent piracy, poverty and the consequences of climate change.” A complicated crisis Speaking to UN News in Mogadishu, Ms. Waly said interlinked threats included piracy, illegal fishing, different types of…
Pramila Patten added in a press release issued along with the report, that there are also reasonable grounds to believe that such violence, which includes other “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment”, may be continuing against those still being held by Hamas and other extremists in the Gaza Strip. The report from her Office, arose from…
In an update to the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Türk described 2024 as a “mega election year” with more than 60 countries slated to hold elections involving nearly half of the world’s people. “Every election – even an imperfect one – constitutes an effort to at least formally acknowledge the universal aspiration to democracy,” the…
10:51 AM Israel: Ceasefire must have pre-conditions Gilad Menashe Erdan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, said that it has been 150 days since Hamas committed “the most brutal and barbaric massacre since the Holocaust”. “Once again, this body [General Assembly] has convened not to condemn Hamas, no. Not to condemn their…
“I am deeply concerned that in this powder keg, any spark could lead to a much broader conflagration,” Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council, the UN’s top rights forum. In a scheduled update on global crises to the Council’s 47 Member States, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted that the international community should…
Karachi: Sukhan, Khawaja Ajmer Nagri, Site Superhighway and Gulberg police arrested 10 robbers including 6 injured and recovered arms, mobile phones, cash and motorcycles after alleged encounters. According to Express, Sukhan Police arrested 3 robbers including 2 injured ones after an alleged encounter near Bheens Colony Road No. 12 Makki Shah Mazar between Sunday and…
Karachi: The Sindh High Court has ordered the police authorities to submit a joint response by March 6 regarding the closure of Sir Shah Sulaiman Road on the petition against road closure for PSL. A hearing was held before a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi against the…
