Photo: Express News Karachi: Siga Chacha was involved in the abduction of a 6-year-old child from Islamia Colony. The police recovered the kidnapped child safely and arrested the accused. According to the details, the 6-year-old innocent child Umar was abducted by unknown suspects from Islamia Colony in Pirabad police station area. The abductors demanded a…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi visited Gaddafi Stadium and National Cricket Academy where he reviewed the facilities in the stadium and academy. Meanwhile, Mohsin Naqvi was briefed on the ongoing development projects including the inspection and upgradation of the accommodation of the National Cricket Academy. Chairman PCB inspected the facilities and…
This #ThrowbackThursday, we looked at his claim and what was in the vial. On 5 February 2003, Mr. Powell addressed the Council, laying out the case for the US invasion of Iraq the following month. “Every statement I make today is backed up by solid sources,” he said. “What we’re giving you are facts and conclusions….
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…
