The Islamabad High Court has granted bail to the Kulfi vendor who was arrested and sentenced by the Magistrate for selling Kulfi outside Faisal Masjid. Why does the law become more difficult in front of the poor? Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri of Islamabad High Court heard the case filed under the allegation of placing a…
That warning came from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Universal Health Coverage Day – observed on Tuesday – which said without urgent action, “these gaps will only widen”. Health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that investing in resilient health systems, based on strong primary healthcare, is “the most inclusive, equitable and cost-effective…
The 10-year-old mission in Mali, MINUSMA is currently winding down ahead of its end of December deadline to leave. In his speech to the UN General Assembly in September this year, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombohe, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, called for the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, to begin its withdrawal from the…
Video feed of the Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly. 4:26 PM Resolution adopted The vote on the main resolution is as follows: For: 153 Against: 10 Abstaining: 23 The resolution has passed by a large majority, securing the needed two-thirds of members. Widespread applause rings out around the General Assembly Hall. 4:24 PM…
The southeast Asian country’s opium output has surpassed that of Afghanistan, where the Taliban imposed a ban on its production in April last year – leading to a 95 per cent fall in cultivation, UNODC said. The area under opium cultivation this year is estimated to be 47,100 hectares, up from 40,100 last year, while…
“This is a pivotal day. We are here to rebuild a foundation of hope – hope that we need now, perhaps more than ever, at this sombre moment in history,” Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said, addressing participants which included leaders from Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Greece Senegal, Colombia and the Maldives, taking to…
Briefing reporters from Gaza, Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, WHO’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, described corridors overflowing with trauma patients at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where doctors treat people on the floor and fuel, oxygen, food and water are scarce. In just 66 days of fighting, the Strip has been transformed from a “reasonably…
West Indies’ Eoin Lewis, New Zealand’s Jimmy Neesham, South Africa’s Imran Tahir are also included in the platinum category. For the ninth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), 44 players including Fakhar Zaman have been included in the platinum category. Platinum category players for the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League include Fakhar Zaman,…
Ensure that children are not placed in referrals, court The Lahore High Court has ordered to release the children arrested for the crime of driving at a young age from the police station and not to create their criminal record. A hearing was held in the High Court on the petition filed against creating the…
Sydney,. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) saw an amazing display of modern cricket skill at the SCG Multicultural Cup 2023. Eight neighborhood groups, standing for varied societies, merged at this famous location for a perky event that went beyond bordersand renowned unity throughsports. An unique recommendation mosts likely to advertisement Group of Companies, the title…
