Iconic photo Gold prices continue to soar, with the yellow metal rising by Rs 2,200 per tola today. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, after this increase, the price of gold per tola in the country is 2 lakh 7 thousand 200 rupees. Similarly, the price of 10 grams of gold has increased…
Amir Saeed, Iran’s representative to the United Nations, says that Israel is involved in the drone attack in Isfahan last Saturday night. Any threat posed by Israel will be fully responded to. Amir Saeed, Iran’s delegate to the United Nations, said this in a letter written to the Secretary General of the United Nations. He…
Alice Nderitu expressed her strongest condemnation for the 24 January airstrike in which at least 40 herders, mainly ethnic Fulani, were killed, and scores of other civilians were injured. The incident occurred in a village on the border of two states, Nasarawa and Benue. She recalled that another airstrike in 2017, resulted in 54 civilian…
The ad hoc Conciliation Commission was established by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in the wake of a diplomatic crisis between the neighbouring Gulf nations, nearly eight years ago. “I hope that the consensus found by Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia to discontinue the proceedings is the result…
Associate Spokesperson Florencia Soto Niño told correspondents at the regular noon briefing in New York that aid distribution had expanded in the Afar, Amhara and Tigray regions, but some pockets remained that have not yet been accessed. Relief for 3.8 million people “Since the Cessation of Hostilities agreement in mid-November, more than 127,000 tons of…
Highlighting recent achievements and challenges ahead following a year of tensions and political discord, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said the hope is that the confirmation of the new Government will provide an opportunity to structurally address the many pressing issues. ‘Glass half full’ “Effecting meaningful change will take time, as this can only happen through structural change…
“Spanish authorities must conduct a full, fair, and effective investigation into these allegations, publish the findings and stop any unlawful interference into the fundamental rights of the Catalan minority activists in Spain,” they said in a statement. Top leaders arrested Following the October 2017 independence referendum, Spain arrested leaders of the Catalonian independence movement on charges…
Millions of Congolese face severe food insecurity, particularly in the northeast, where fighting has uprooted millions of people. As part of his three-day DRC visit, the Pope is expected to meet families displaced by conflict in the east. This staggering number includes more than half a million uprooted from their homes in recent months, the UN…
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed – Photo: File The District and Sessions Court Islamabad sent Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed to police custody on two-day physical remand. Sheikh Rasheed, who was arrested last night, was presented in court where the prosecutor requested for 8 days physical remand of Sheikh Rasheed. After the arguments of the…
File photo Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that not a single explosion happened in Pakistan during our time, we had controlled terrorism. Fawad Chaudhry while holding a press conference in Islamabad said that efforts are being made to destabilize Pakistan. Fawad Chaudhry said that Imran Khan handled the issue with America and Afghanistan in…
