According to Jan Hoffmann, Chief of Trade Logistics at UNCTAD, the attacks are not only adding to geopolitical tensions but also raising costs and leading to increased greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. “Maritime transport is really the lifeline of global trade,” he said, speaking to journalists at the UN Headquarters in New York via video link…
“I cannot overstress the severity of the situation in Haiti, where multiple protracted crises have reached a critical point,” said Maria Isabel Salvador, presenting the latest report of the UN political office there, BINUH. The Caribbean country remains plagued by mounting violence and insecurity at the hands of armed gangs, against a backdrop of political, humanitarian, and socioeconomic…
The date of the President’s Trophy final has become a mystery for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Earlier, PCB changed the date of the final of the President’s Trophy due to the players’ participation in the Sindh Premier League and announced that the final would be held from February 6 to 10. If changed again,…
The death toll from intensified fighting “in the area” of the training centre in the southern city of Khan Younis in recent days has risen to 12 confirmed fatalities and 75 injured – 15 critically – said Thomas White, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. “Persistent attacks on civilian sites in Khan Younis…
— File photo Pakistan Cricket Team Director Mohammad Hafeez is likely to meet the Acting Chairman PCB today. According to the sources, Mohammad Hafeez will inform Acting Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Shah Khawar about the tour of Australia and New Zealand in the meeting. Sources say that Muhammad Hafeez’s contract has expired and the decision…
Peshawar: The court rejected the request of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf to have the elections in KP under judicial supervision. A 2-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Muhammad Ibrahim Khan and Justice Shakeel Ahmed dismissed PTI’s request to conduct the election under the supervision of the judiciary. The bench heard the case on December…
Lahore: In Punjab, the use of artificial intelligence has been started to catch motorcycle riders without helmets. According to Punjab Police spokesperson, Safe Cities Authority has developed a first-of-its-kind software to track motorcycle riders without helmets. In this regard, IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that CCTV cameras of Punjab Safe Cities Authority will identify…
Karachi: The Sindh Home Department has informed the Sindh High Court that the payment of compensation to the families of the missing persons has been stopped. The Sindh High Court ordered to submit a report to the Federal Interior Secretary, Defense Secretary and others on the applications related to payment of compensation to the families…
Photo: Express Digital Lahore: After heavy fog, rain is expected in different areas of Punjab from January 25 to 28. According to PDMA spokesperson, there will be rain in most areas of DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Multan, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala divisions. The plains of Punjab will remain shrouded in fog in the last week of January….
These terrorists were organized as madrassa students from Afghanistan under the auspices of the TTP leadership Karachi: The security forces and law enforcement agencies, in a major operation, captured the large network of TTP in Karachi. TTP terrorists were planning operations in Karachi. Intelligence agencies took timely action and arrested him from Karachi. 17 terrorists…
