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…
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that if the matter is personal, then it will go too far. Mahmood Khan Achakzai expressed his views in the National Assembly session, responding to which Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requested Speaker Ayaz Sadiq to delete his words. I respect Mahmood Khan Achakzai, but if it is personal…
Peshawar: Chief Minister KP Ali Amin Gandapur has presented a budget of one trillion 59 billion rupees for the month of March. According to Express News, in this regard, Secretary Finance Amr Tareen has said that advance approval grants for the month of March will be taken in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session. 5.195 billion will…
