Islamabad;  2 accused of running illegal currency exchange arrested

Islamabad; 2 accused of running illegal currency exchange arrested

Photo: Express Islamabad: FIA took action and arrested 2 suspects involved in buying and selling of foreign currency and recovered huge amount of foreign currency from them. According to the spokesperson of FIA, the Commercial Banking Circle Islamabad took action and arrested two suspects, Waseem Akhtar and Fida Hussain, who were running illegal currency exchange….

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Ukraine: UN rights office deplores attack in Russian-occupied Donetsk

World News in Brief: UNHCR chief on frontlines in Ukraine, 10 million displaced in Sudan, instability grows in Lebanon

Wrapping up a week-long visit to the country, he made a strong appeal for greater international humanitarian support. “The fighting has escalated and the humanitarian situation in the country is dramatic and urgent. Millions have been forced to flee the war and Russian attacks, and they are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance,” he said….

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US: Türk voices regret over first ever execution by nitrogen suffocation

US: Türk voices regret over first ever execution by nitrogen suffocation

“I deeply regret the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama despite serious concerns that this novel and untested method of suffocation may amount to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR. Convicted of murder in 1988, Mr. Smith, 58, had been sentenced to death in…

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Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza

UNRWA to investigate allegations ‘several’ staffers played role in 7 October attacks

Mr. Guterres has also asked UNRWA head, Philippe Lazzarini, to refer any employees found to have taken part in or “abetted what transpired” in the brutal attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian militants that day, “for potential criminal prosecution.” “The Secretary-General is horrified by this news,” Mr. Guterres’ Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said in a statement…

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Gaza: UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders

Gaza: UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders

The OHCHR warning came nearly four months into the war which has seen widespread Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in response to Hamas-led attacks on Israeli communities beginning 7 October in which some 1,200 people were massacred and more than 250 taken hostage. “Attacks on hospitals, schools, and other places of refuge have repeatedly…

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An important decision to arrest the advertisers of the May 9 events during the election

An important decision to arrest the advertisers of the May 9 events during the election

Lahore: The police took an important decision to arrest the advertisers of the May 9 events during the general elections. According to the authorities, there will be a crackdown on the presence of advertisers during election campaigns and corner meetings. Meanwhile, the arrest of the promoters of terrorism and serious cases can also be done…

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