Islamabad: An important development has come out in Maulana Masoodur Rehman Usmani’s murder case, the security agencies have arrested two suspects involved in Maulana’s murder. According to the sources, the Islamabad Police and Civil Sensitive Organization conducted a joint operation to arrest the accused, the two accused who shot Maulana and arranged the plan were…
Emphasizing a commitment to addressing pressing challenges, President Dennis Francis signalled a determined push for transformative change. “We must set our sights squarely on the Summit of the Future – the pivotal event of 2024 – where world leaders are expected to gather here in New York and forge a new global consensus on how…
Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of murder in 1988 and is scheduled to be executed on 25 January in the southern state of Alabama. A grim first This will mark the first time in the US that a person will be put to death using nitrogen gas. OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said Smith’s execution could…
Delivering his first message of the new year, Dr. Hans Kluge stressed that without vaccines, the death toll on the continent “could have been around four million, possibly even higher.” More than 2.5 million COVID-19 deaths, and 277 million confirmed cases, were reported in the vast WHO European Region, which comprises 53 countries stretching from…
Five other ‘blue helmets’ were injured during the attack which happened when their vehicle hit an explosive device in Mbindali, in Ouham-Pendé Prefecture, northwest of Paoua. “The Secretary-General offers his sincere condolences to the family of the victim and to the Government of Cameroon and wishes a speedy recovery to the wounded”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric,…
Eastern and southern African nations are among the worst affected, accounting for about 75 per cent of the fatalities and a third of the cases, as of 15 January, according to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). With the regions also suffering from lack of adequate clean water and sanitation, and poor case management, children are particularly…
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…
