The court accepted the petition of PTI leader Alamgir Khan and annulled the decision of the Election Tribunal Karachi: The Sindh High Court accepted the petition of PTI leader Alamgir Khan from Constituency NA 236 against the decision of the Appellate Tribunal. A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Aqeel Ahmad…
Russia first proposed three amendments to the draft text but all were defeated, paving the way for a vote on the draft resolution. There were 11 votes in favour, none against, and four countries abstained: China, Russia, Algeria and Mozambique. The meeting follows an emergency briefing and consultations last week to address the growing threat…
The helicopter was captured after it was forced to make an emergency landing in an area controlled by the armed group, according to international media reports. “I can confirm that there was an incident involving a UN-contracted helicopter that took place today in Galmudug in Somalia,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York…
Rosemary DiCarlo underscored the UN’s steadfast commitment to support all meaningful efforts towards a just, sustainable, and comprehensive peace. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022 and the Council has met more than 100 times to discuss the “harrowing consequences”, she recalled. War must stop “And yet, here we are, on…
Just over five per cent of the world’s workforce is without a job, according to the International Labour Organization’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2024 report. This is a better situation than before the pandemic, but it isn’t set to last, as an extra two million people are expected to be looking for a job…
What is the ICJ for, and how does it work? The ICJ, which is situated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, a city in The Netherlands, was established in 1945 as a way of settling disputes between countries. The Court also provides advisory opinions on legal questions that have been referred to it by other…
Amid new reports of intensified bombing and clashes across the Strip on Wednesday, OCHA said that requests had been denied five times since 26 December to reach the Central Drug Store in Gaza city and Al Awda Hospital in Jabalya, further north. “At the same time, the continued denial of fuel delivery to water and…
Lahore: Due to the increase in cases of pneumonia in Punjab, the provincial government has announced 7-day holidays for nursery and playgroup classes below class one. Morning assembly has also been banned in schools across Punjab till January 31. Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has expressed concern over the increase in cases of sample among…
Abu Dhabi, One of the players to watch out for in the upcoming International League T20 is young bowling all-rounder Aayan Khan, who will turn out for the Gulf Giants for a second season running. Aayan, who made history in the T20 World Cup 2022 by becoming the youngest player to play at the tournament…
Islamabad: The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf. The hearing on the petition filed against the death sentence of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was conducted by a 4-member larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, in…
