Nord Stream 1 and 2, the pipeline that supplies gas from Russia to Germany, was destroyed not by Russia, but by a pro-Ukraine group. This claim has been made in a recent report published in German and American media. According to the reports published in the American newspaper New York Times in addition to various…
In the interbank today, the dollar has become expensive by Rs. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the interbank rate of the dollar was Rs 279 12 paise at the close of business today. At the close of interbank trading yesterday, the dollar rate was 277 rupees 92 paise. On the other hand,…
Two people were killed in an explosion in a match making factory in Hayatabad area of Peshawar. Two workers were killed in an explosion in a match factory in Peshawar Industrial Estate, Hayatabad. The explosion occurred when garbage was set on fire in a part of the factory. Where there was also match chemical, there…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a mixed trend of business today. The PSX 100 index closed at 41,358 with an increase of 24 points. 100 index remained in the band of 287 points during the business day, the highest level of the index today was 41 thousand 621. In the stock market today, deals…
“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…
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…
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…
At noon on Wednesday, LDC5 held a moment of celebration near Maman, the iconic bronze and stainless-steel sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois that towers over the main atrium at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Qatar, where the Conference has been under way since last Sunday. A celebration of motherhood, the giant statue, Ms….
In an appeal for greater urgency to resolve the grinding war which erupted 12 years ago this month, which has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions, Mr. Pedersen insisted that he would not accept continued inaction on the UN-led push for the Syrian Government and Opposition to agree on a new Syrian Constitution. Engagement…
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called for the authorities to provide full reparation and an official apology to the survivors, who have suffered decades of physical, psychological and other consequences. ‘Symbolic’ victory “This is a symbolic moment of victory for these victims who were previously silenced, ignored, written off and…
