The morning assault reportedly involved Russian-fired missiles and drones which hit six Ukrainian regions leaving at least five dead. The attacks also disrupted essential services, including electricity, water and gas supplies, especially in Mykolaiv city and Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, when they are much needed this cold winter. “Millions of people rely on these services for…
Tor Wennesland is in New York for discussions on how to “chart a way out of this crisis and how we can do it with the parties on the ground.” He told journalists that “we know very well” what the impediments are for this to happen politically, which must be overcome. No ‘quick fix’ “I…
The children killed were boys between 12 and 14 years of age. “UNICEF strongly condemns any strikes against schools and places of learning, which must always be safe spaces for children,” Debora Comini, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement. “Attacks against schools are a grave violation of children’s…
Addressing the General Assembly with a list of priority areas for action, António Guterres underscored that the UN was founded on the pursuit of peace. “Peace is our raison d’être. Yet, as I scan the landscape of today’s world, the one thing missing most dramatically is peace,” he said. From the conflict in Gaza to the…
“Half of Sudan’s population, 25 million people, needs humanitarian assistance,” Martin Griffiths, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, told journalists in Geneva. He emphasized that far too many of those in need were children, and that 18 million people were acutely food insecure, amid one of the world’s largest displacement and protection crises. The appeal comprises…
Commenting on the “potentially positive news” surrounding the “huge efforts” involved in the latest international push for peace in Gaza spearheaded by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, noted the possibility of “a long period of a pause (in fighting) to allow hostages out and…
Usman Anwar announcing the approval of recruitment (Photo: Video screenshot) Lahore: IG Punjab Police has announced the recruitment of 11 thousand constables and has said that the recruitments have been approved All recruitment will be on merit only. IG Punjab Police Usman Anwar released a video statement on the official social media accounts of Punjab…
Lahore: Prisoners in Punjab used the right to vote to elect their favorite personalities, but only 1500 out of 65 thousand prisoners voted. According to IG Prisons, in connection with the general elections 2024 in the country, prisoners across Punjab used their right to vote to elect their favorite candidates. Out of more than 65,000…
Photo: File National cricketer Salman Ali Agha has said that he is trying to become a part of the national T20 team by performing well in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9. Talking to the media in Lahore, Islamabad United’s Salman Ali Agha said that preparations for PSL 9 have started. He said that he was…
A drone manufacturing factory has been inaugurated in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which will produce 120 drones annually. According to foreign media, the Saudi General Authority for Military Industries has opened a drone factory in Riyadh with the support of Intera Technologies Company. The establishment of the factory will help meet the growing…
