Lahore;  Five members of the Asad dacoit gang, including the ringleader, were arrested

Lahore; Five members of the Asad dacoit gang, including the ringleader, were arrested

Lahore: The police arrested five members of the Asad dacoit gang, including the ringleader. According to SP Iqbal Town Ahmed Zanircheema, Muslim Town Police arrested Mohsin, Zahid, Aamir and Nawaz besides Asad, the ringleader of the dacoit gang. Ahmed Zanir Cheema says that the accused used to commit robbery, robberies and robberies. Three pistols and…

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Commissioner Karachi orders DCs to conduct fire safety audit of high-rise buildings in the city

Commissioner Karachi orders DCs to conduct fire safety audit of high-rise buildings in the city

Karachi: Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Salim Rajput has issued orders to all Deputy Commissioners and related departments and institutions to conduct fire safety audits of all high-rise buildings in the city. On the direction of Chief Minister Sindh, a Fire Safety Audit Committee has been established under the chairmanship of Commissioner Karachi, whose members include all…

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UN and African Union sign new human rights agreement

UN and African Union sign new human rights agreement

At the meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat signed a framework agreement on human rights, which follows a previous accord on peace and security, and another on development.  Speaking afterwards to reporters, they underscored the need to reform the global financial architecture to reflect current realities. “What Africa needs…

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Syria: ‘A dozen different powder kegs’

Syria: ‘A dozen different powder kegs’

Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, told ambassadors at the Security Council that Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus airport this weekend, following several other airstrikes and artillery fire on locations across the country, reportedly killing one civilian airport worker. She added that the airstrikes coincided with reports of rocket and missile launches from southern…

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Haiti: Gangs move into rural areas as Türk says new force ‘must be deployed’

Haiti: Gangs move into rural areas as Türk says new force ‘must be deployed’

The report, published on Tuesday by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN political mission in Haiti (BINUH), calls for the urgent deployment of the multinational security support mission authorized by the UN Security Council in October. But alongside that, greater efforts will need to be made to strengthen the institutions of the…

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