Karachi: In Gulshan-e-Iqbal, the SIU police arrested two operatives of a gang who robbed citizens carrying cash from banks. SPSIU Irfan Samu said that the SIU arrested the two accused from the service road near Aero Club in Gulshan Iqbal, who used to rob people at gunpoint from people leaving the banks with money. According…
The England Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Shoaib Bashir, a British cricketer of Pakistani origin, has received an Indian visa. ECB said in its latest statement that Shoaib Bashir will join the English team in India later this week. Earlier there were reports that Shoaib Bashir did not get a visa to India, due…
Karachi: Parents and students are very worried. The reaction of the caretaker chief minister of Sindh has further increased the frustration of the students, while the vice chancellors of major government universities have also expressed their concerns. According to the details, students and parents have been protesting for a week after the majority of students…
More than 70 delegates voiced serious concerns about the ongoing humanitarian “catastrophe” as the conflict in Gaza approaches its fourth month. Council members alongside the wider UN membership on Tuesday established the major theme of the debate: urging Israel to accept a two-State solution or risk a perpetual war which is an increasing threat global stability….
The Human Rights Council-appointed experts’ call follows on from the election victory of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this month, who secured a controversial fourth term with the main opposition party deciding to boycott the poll. Ms. Hasina and her Awami League party won 223 of the 300 parliamentary seats being contested amid violent protests…
Teams from the agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) were trying to reach the Khan Younis Training Centre, said Tom White, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the Gaza Strip, in post on the social media platform X. Some 30,000 people are sheltering at the site and the death toll could be higher, said Philippe…
Speaking at a meeting in New York on counter-terrorism initiatives across the continent, António Guterres said terror groups were “shredding the social fabric of entire countries with the blades of violence, mistrust and fear”. “Community by community, terrorist groups are extending their reach,” he said, adding that networks are widening, adding fighters and resources, and…
Confirming the order from the de facto authorities, who control the capital Sana’a along with many other areas of the war-torn country, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters that the demand ran counter to the legal conditions under which UN and other NGOs operate. Yemen descended into all out conflict in 2015 with Houthi rebels…
Echoing those concerns, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a tweet on X that in addition to the threat of being killed, Gazans faced a growing risk of disease, just as health services were collapsing. Only 16 out of 36 hospitals “are even partly functional”, Mr. Guterres said. In another post on social media, UN emergency…
Mr. Ginish is a National Field Coordinator with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan. He recounts his experience of being evacuated from Khartoum, life in Port Sudan, and how he and his colleagues are trying to help the millions caught up in the conflict. “Before the outbreak of violence on…
