— Photo: Express News Karachi: MQM-Pakistan has hired a small single-engine aircraft from Skywings, a Karachi-based charter aviation company, for its election campaign. According to the details, MQM Pakistan became the first political party to acquire a Piper-built single-engine aircraft for aerial election campaign during 2024. MQM-Pakistan has booked a Skywing plane for the election…
Photo: Social media Lahore: In the recent general elections in Pakistan, where a large number of male and female candidates are in the field, three transgenders are participating in the elections in four constituencies of the national and provincial assemblies. Nayab Ali, a eunuch from Punjab, is a candidate from two constituencies NA 46 and…
Nearly a decade of fighting between Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, pitted against Houthi rebels who control much of the country, has left 18.2 million Yemenis in need of life-saving assistance and protection, and 17.6 million are estimated to face acute food insecurity. The 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) is based on robust…
Expressing deep concern, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts highlighted the alarming toll on journalists and media workers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Gaza. “We are alarmed at the extraordinarily high numbers of journalists and media workers who have been killed, attacked, injured and detained in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Gaza, in…
There are predicted to be more than 35 million cancer cases during 2050, up from the estimated 20 million in 2022, according to latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized branch of the UN World Health Organization (WHO). The increase reflects both population ageing and growth, as well as…
The alleged massacre happened in Welingara village in the Nara region of central Mali on 26 January. Some 30 civilians were also reportedly killed by unidentified gunmen in the Bandiagara region at the weekend. In his call for impartial investigations into the allegations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights emphasized the need for justice…
“It’s difficult to imagine that Gazans will survive this crisis without UNRWA…“(we) have received reports that people in the area are grinding bird feed to make flour,” said Thomas White, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza and UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Citing “colossal” needs now facing over two million people…
The Russian-born actor, filmmaker and photographer was appointed a special consultant to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in connection with World Refugee Year. Ahead of the International Human Fraternity Day, marked annually on 4 February, this week’s #ThrowbackThursday edition focuses on the Hollywood stars who focused on the plight of…
Mengura: Senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim League-N Maryam Nawaz said that if the destiny of Imran Khan’s children is London, then why is the destiny of the children of Pakhtunkhwa in prison? Maryam Nawaz while addressing a public meeting in connection with the general elections said that conspirators do not live forever. Today, Nawaz…
The Russian-born actor, filmmaker and photographer was appointed a special consultant to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in connection with World Refugee Year. Ahead of the International Human Fraternity Day, marked annually on 4 February, this week’s #ThrowbackThursday edition focuses on the Hollywood stars who focused on the plight of…
