Pakistan U-16 team deprived of participating in SAFF Championship

Pakistan U-16 team deprived of participating in SAFF Championship

Pakistan U-16 football team missed out on participation in the South Asian Football Federation (SAF) Championship. Chairman Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalization Committee (NC) Haroon Malik has said that they are withdrawing from the important event due to non-receipt of No Objection Certificate (NOC). He said that it is a pity that the Pakistan Sports…

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Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

The milestone mission took place on Sunday via the Bab al-Salam crossing, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking during his daily briefing in New York.  Once in Syria, personnel from the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted monitoring visits to health facilities and agency warehouses in the cities of Afrin and Azaz.  They also met with…

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Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to $60 million. “As humanitarian needs soar in Sudan with critically low funding, I have approved an additional $20 million from CERF,” Mr. Griffiths said in a post on social media platform, X….

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UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’

UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’

In his message marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for key countries to ratify the international treaty that bans experiments for both peaceful and military purposes. ‘Recipe for annihilation’ “This year, we face an alarming rise in global mistrust and division,” he said. “At a time in which nearly 13,000…

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