Prime Minister reached Peshawar, called an emergency meeting of security agencies

Prime Minister reached Peshawar, called an emergency meeting of security agencies

Nation salutes its martyrs, Shahbaz Sharif (Photo File) Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Peshawar where he called an emergency meeting on the police lines blast. According to Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Peshawar where he has called an emergency meeting and the officials of all relevant institutions after the tragic…

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Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations

Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations

Representing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), they stressed that the world’s largest humanitarian operation – supporting some 28 million people in Afghanistan – simply cannot function without women staff.  The officials reported on their mission to the country last week, in the wake of the edict prohibiting Afghan women from working with local and international…

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Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue

Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue

Ahead of 1 February – marking two years since the military overturned and arbitrarily detained members of the democratically elected civilian Government, including President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – the Secretary-General, in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, raised several concerns. He also condemned all forms of violence…

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Israel-Palestine: UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates

Israel-Palestine: UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates

“Children continue to pay the highest price of violence,” the statement declared. “As the situation remains very volatile, UNICEF fears that an increasing number of children will suffer.” Just a few weeks into the new year, seven Palestinian children and one Israeli child had been killed and many more injured. Since 26 January alone, the terrorist attack outside…

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