Taiwan: A new study suggests that the use of high doses of drugs to treat skin diseases increases the risk of bone disease. A study conducted at the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taiwan studied the medical records of 8,000 patients. In the study, researchers found that people who used corticosteroids (creams and ointments used…
Karachi: Caretaker Chief Minister Sindh Justice (Rtd) Maqbool Baqir has directed to construct a housing scheme in Tesar Town for the victims of Gujjar, Mehmoodabad and Orangi Nala. Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqir presided over the meeting and directed the local government department to start the internal development work, he gave these instructions during the meeting…
Photo: File The camp of T20 players for the tour of New Zealand will start tomorrow in Lahore. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says that the training camp will continue till January 3. Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haseebullah, Iftikhar Ahmed and Sahibzada Farhan will participate in the camp. According to PCB, Yasir Arafat…
Corona testing of all suspected cases should be started in hospitals: Punjab Health Department Punjab Health Department has decided to start corona testing again in the province. A letter was sent from Lahore to all the government hospitals of the province. According to the post of Punjab Health Department, Corona cases are increasing all over…
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent investigations into the attacks that took place on Christmas Eve and to hold those responsible to account in fair trials. The violence occurred in the Plateau state, an ethnically and religiously diverse region, where inter-communal conflict has…
The windows of a patrol vehicle were also smashed. The patrol was attacked on Wednesday night (local time) by a group of young men in Taybeh in Marjayoun district, south Lebanon, the Force said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Attacks on men and women serving the cause of peace are not only condemnable,…
A joint report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission emphasized the need to implement all components of transitional justice equally. These include criminal accountability, truth-seeking, reparations, and guarantees of non-recurrence, involving effective remedies for victims, legal reforms, and reconciliation. One of the recommendations…
“Humanity is strongest when we stand together. 2024 must be a year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope,” expressed Mr. Guterres in his New Year’s message. “Let’s resolve to make 2024 a year of building trust and hope in all that we can accomplish together,” he urged, concluding with warm wishes for a happy and…
Commenting on a new report on the West Bank released by his office, OHCHR, Mr. Türk expressed concern at the use of military means and weapons by law enforcement, movement restrictions affecting Palestinians and a sharp rise in settler violence resulting in the displacement of herding communities. “The dehumanization of Palestinians that characterizes many of the…
Jamaat-e-Islami manifesto is not for VIPs, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Lahore: Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-ul-Haq has said that if we talk about the courts, it is ranked 129th in the world in terms of efficiency and the judiciary is in the top ten in taking privileges. Talking to the media in Lahore, Sirajul Haq said that the…
