Apart from a political decision, which would have to be made by the General Assembly, “there is no way any organization can replace or substitute the tremendous capacity and the fabric of UNRWA and its ability and knowledge,” Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, told correspondents at a stakeout outside the Security…
“Amid all of the crises around the world, it is important no one is forgotten. The people of Myanmar have been suffering for too long,” Volker Türk said ahead of the anniversary of the coup on 1 February. He explained that fighting between the military and armed opposition groups has resulted in mass displacement and…
Despite ongoing Israeli bombardment prompted by Hamas-led attacks on 7 October that left some 1,200 dead in Israel and more than 250 hostages, UNRWA continues to provide lifesaving aid in Gaza to more than two million civilians. The war has killed at least 26,637 Palestinians in Gaza and left 65,387 injured, according to the enclave’s…
Karachi: Sister sends brother to jail for getting government job on fake documents. The anti-corruption court in Karachi pronounced the verdict in the case of obtaining government jobs on the basis of fake documents. The anti-corruption court sentenced the accused to 3 years in prison after being found guilty of recruiting a police officer on…
Karachi: The Sindh High Court ordered to end the encroachment from Al-Asif Square to Toll Plaza and submit a report. A two-member bench headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar heard the petition regarding the end of encroachment from Al-Asif to Toll Plaza. Justice Nadeem Akhtar inquired as to who has come from the DC office. The…
Asmatullah Khattak died of a heart attack Peshawar: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Constituency PK 91, the election was postponed due to the death of ANP candidate Asmatullah Khattak. The returning officer will issue a formal declaration of cancellation of the election. According to Section 73 of the Election Act, the election is postponed after the…
ASI Sadiqabad torturing an Italian tourist (Photo: Video Screen Grab) Rahim Yar Khan: Foreign tourists were treated defamatory by the Sadiqabad police, slapped and abused, the video of which went viral, the public demanded strict action against the policemen, on the other hand, the police denied the defamatory behavior. According to Express News, this incident…
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Barrister Gohar Ali Khan says that we were ready even if the death sentence was given, our workers are peaceful. Speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that the entire nation is requested to have patience and tolerance, if the death sentence is pronounced,…
Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi inaugurated the video link system in the jail Karachi: In Sindh, video link system has been launched in jails for online appearance of prisoners. An important step in judicial history was taken in the province, which solved the major problem of appearance of prisoners. Chief Justice…
Karachi: Financial irregularities of Rs 8 crore have been revealed in Sindh Human Rights Department. Human Rights Minister Umar Soomro sent the matter of corruption in crores of funds released for Human Rights Compliance Cell to Anti-Corruption. According to the documents in this regard, corruption was done on a large scale in the purchase of…
