Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’

Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’

Close to nine million people need humanitarian assistance and reports suggest that some 4000 people have been targeted and killed because of their ethnicity. There are now concerns that Darfur is returning to the years of brutal fighting and increasing atrocities last witnessed two decades ago that left some 300,000 people dead and millions of…

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Order to continue the investigation into the death of civilians in Skarund Mari Jalbani

Order to continue the investigation into the death of civilians in Skarund Mari Jalbani

Karachi: The Sindh High Court has ordered to continue the investigation into the death of civilians in Skarund Mari Jalbani. The High Court ordered the continuation of the investigation by restraining the concerned Magistrate from making a decision on the C-class report of the police on the request regarding the judicial investigation and the arrest…

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Stories from the UN Archive: Kissing trees and protecting the natural world

Stories from the UN Archive: Kissing trees and protecting the natural world

On the heels of the International Day of Neutrality, marked annually on 12 December, we took a look at Ms. Goodall’s contributions as a Messenger of Peace. Launched in 1997, the UN Messengers of Peace programme has designated more than a dozen influential individuals, including Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and superstar Stevie Wonder….

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Ex-Chairman PTI's request to immediately stop the cipher trial was rejected

Ex-Chairman PTI’s request to immediately stop the cipher trial was rejected

Islamabad: The High Court rejected the plea to immediately stop the cipher trial against former Chairman PTI Imran Khan and issued a notice for December 20 on the application for injunction. Islamabad High Court issued notice to FIA till December 20. Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb heard the petition of former chairman PTI against non-fulfilment…

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The Lahore High Court has suspended the notification to conduct general elections through the bureaucracy

The Lahore High Court has suspended the notification to conduct general elections through the bureaucracy

The Lahore High Court has suspended the notification of the Election Commission to conduct the general elections with the Executive. According to the details, Justice Baqir Najafi issued a five-page secured written decision on the petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf against the conduct of elections in Punjab by the executive. In the judgment, Justice Baqir…

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