The owner of the car showroom in Karachi was rescued, three kidnappers, including a policeman, were arrested

The owner of the car showroom in Karachi was rescued, three kidnappers, including a policeman, were arrested

The kidnappers had demanded 20 lakhs for release, while the deal was finalized for 3 lakh rupees. Karachi: Korangi Industrial Area Police recovered Shehbaz, the owner of the car showroom, who was kidnapped from Dar es Salaam society in an important operation near Korangi Dam. According to SSP Korangi Sajid Amir Saduzai, during the operation,…

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Envoy ‘deeply disturbed’ by mounting violence between Israelis and Palestinians

Envoy ‘deeply disturbed’ by mounting violence between Israelis and Palestinians

“We are in the midst of a cycle of violence that must be stopped immediately,” Tor Wennesland said in a statement on Wednesday.  Concern for civilians  “I am deeply disturbed by the continuing violence and appalled by the attacks of Israeli settlers against Palestinians two days ago in Huwwara, near Nablus. Israel, as the occupying…

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LDC5: Proposed online university sparks hope of bridging education gap in least developed countries

LDC5: Proposed online university sparks hope of bridging education gap in least developed countries

Notwithstanding progress in increasing enrolment rates for primary education, 16.2 per cent of children of primary school age were out of school in least developed countries (LDCs) in 2019 and almost half of children out of school worldwide are in those same countries, with girls, children with disabilities and other children in vulnerable situations disproportionately…

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Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears

Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears

Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN’s Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban decrees that have further eroded the rights of Afghan women. However, she also urged the international community to preserve “whatever political space exists” for frank discussions with Afghanistan’s leaders, warning of rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and…

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