Hundreds of people across the country were killed or wounded in drone and missile strikes in the 10-day period between 29 December and 8 January alone. “Civilian casualties had been steadily decreasing in 2023 but the wave of attacks in late December and early January violently interrupted that trend,” said Danielle Bell, head of the…
“In the first two weeks of January, only 24 per cent – seven out of 29 – of planned missions to deliver food, medicine, water and other lifesaving supplies successfully reached their destinations north of Wadi Gaza,” said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Echoing those concerns and highlighting the dire situation…
Trends in 2022 showed that roughly one in five adults worldwide uses tobacco, compared to one in three in the year 2000. While cigarette smoking is the most common form of tobacco use worldwide, other products include cigars, waterpipe tobacco also known as hookah, and smokeless tobacco products, all of which are harmful. The “tobacco…
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has released a new list of registered political parties, including the PTI. Also read: Intra-party elections declared null and void, PTI loses election symbol of bat According to Express News, the Election Commission currently has 166 registered political parties, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Last week, the Election Commission delisted…
KARACHI: World’s leading technology company Google has released election search trend page in Pakistan. With the general elections on February 8, 2024, a large number of Pakistanis will look online for information about political parties, their nominees and other relevant topics to help them in the electoral process. Google has introduced a page called “Google…
Lahore: The court reserved the decision on the appeal against the rejection of the nomination papers of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan. A three-member bench of the Lahore High Court, headed by Justice Ali Baqer Najafi, heard the appeal against the rejection of the nomination papers of PTI founding chairman and former prime minister Imran…
Manchester: Scientists have developed a new blood test Which can help doctors to better treat people with skin cancer. The test, called liquid biopsy, is currently in the experimental stages, but experts are hopeful that in the future it could be used to help doctors make difficult decisions, such as when to start and stop…
Photo: File The meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee scheduled for today in Karachi has been postponed. According to the sources, the management committee of Pakistan Cricket Board had called a meeting today to form the Board of Governors. Sources say that the PCB adjourned the meeting to avoid legal complications, as…
— File photo Australian captain Pat Cummins was named the ICC Player of the Month. Pat Cummins was named Player of the Month for his performance in December. He had performed brilliantly in the Test matches against Pakistan. Bangladesh’s Tejul Islam and New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips were also nominated in the men’s category. Apart from…
Peshawar: Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s contempt petition against the Election Commission was disposed of. A hearing was held in the Peshawar High Court on PTI’s contempt petition against the Election Commission. A two-member bench consisting of Justice Atiq Shah and Justice Syed Arshad Ali conducted the hearing. Read this: PTI withdrew the contempt of court case against the…
