Photo: Express Lahore: The police took immediate action and arrested the accused who snatched the girl from her mother’s lap and escaped. According to Express News, a woman was coming home with her two-year-old daughter in her lap in Mustigate area of Lahore, when a man snatched the girl from her lap and ran away….
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was displeased with the injured Shadab Khan being carried off the ground on the back of a fellow cricketer. Shadab Khan sprained his leg while fielding in the National T20 match in Karachi, after which a video emerged of him being carried out of the ground on his back. The…
The Junior Hockey World Cup has started in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. On the first day, Argentina, Spain, France and Germany won their respective matches while Pakistan team will start their campaign from tomorrow. On the first day of the event, Argentina beat Australia 1-0, Spain beat Canada 0-7, Germany beat South Africa…
Lahore: As the weather turns cold, the sale of fish has increased due to which the price has also increased and the minimum price of common fish has reached Rs 500 per kg. Most farm fish are being sold in various districts of Punjab including Lahore, but sea and river fish are also available in…
Karachi: To prevent illegal pheasant hunting in Punjab, Secretary Forests and Wildlife Punjab has issued instructions to all district wildlife officers to take indiscriminate action against illegal hunters. Assistance will be taken from Punjab Rangers and other law enforcement agencies to take action against poachers. Punjab Wildlife has allowed pheasant hunting in different tehsils of…
The new findings from the UNICEF research wing focus on Member States of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU). Analysing child support policies among the group of developed economies, the report finds that despite an overall decrease in poverty of nearly eight per cent over the seven year…
Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare was speaking at the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial conference, which opened in Accra, Ghana. Delegates from more than 85 countries are attending the two-day meeting, where day one’s discussions focused on environmental management at peacekeeping operations and deploying more women to serve under the UN flag. Greener and leaner Addressing a side…
In 2022, Baah was one of the 173 Ghanaian women peacekeepers who served in the UN Interim Mission in Lebanon. She was also one of the 6,200 uniformed women peacekeepers – military and police personnel – serving in the world’s 12 peacekeeping missions which are mostly in Africa (6) and the Middle East (3). These women are often…
The region has been under the control of opposition Houthi forces since the internationally recognized Government were driven out of the city in 2015. WFP said that despite negotiating with the authorities for nearly a year to provide a more limited aid programme that would reach around 6.5 million in need, versus the current 9.5…
Over 60 countries signed up to a so called ‘cooling pledge’ with commitments to reduce the climate impact of the cooling sector, that could also provide “universal access to life-saving cooling, take the pressure off energy grids and save trillions of dollars by 2050.” The cost of keeping cool The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates…
