Speaking later in the day at UN Headquarters, the deputy head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), confirmed that following a food assessment, around half of all Gazans “are starving”, with no idea where their next meal is coming from. Briefing journalists in Geneva uon his return from Rafah governorate, Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of…
UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said that many areas in the enclave have been flooded, “worsening the struggle of displaced Palestinians”, while UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini was due to brief journalists in Geneva on the situation on Thursday, following his most recent visit to Gaza. Almost 1.9 million people in the enclave have been…
WHO said that 88 countries have no minimum age at which e-cigarettes can be bought and 74 countries have not implemented any e-cigarette regulations. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to ramp up prevention measures, saying that “kids are being recruited and trapped at an early age to use e-cigarettes and may get…
Rawalpindi: 2-day physical remand of Imran Khan was approved in Tosha Khana case. Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearing in Adiala Jail, where Deputy Prosecutor General NAB Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi and the investigation team appeared in the court. During the hearing, NAB Rawalpindi requested for the 7-day physical remand of PTI founding chairman…
All-rounder Amir Jamal, who made his debut in the Perth Test against Australia, says that if the catches had been made, Australia’s score would have been reduced by 80 to 85 runs. After the way Warner batted, Pakistan made a good comeback. In a press conference after the first day’s play in the Perth Test,…
First such long vacation; Announcement of long vacations for winter in educational institutions For the first time, long vacations for winter have been announced in educational institutions. According to the notification issued by the Education Department of Balochistan, 75 days of holidays have been announced from December 16 in the schools and colleges of the…
Islamabad: The Supreme Judicial Council has decided to open the hearing of the case against Justice Mazahar. On behalf of the council, while accepting the request of Justice Mazahar Naqvi, the decision to open the proceedings against him was unanimously decided. In this regard, all the five members of the Judicial Council approved the request…
Photo: Social media Karachi: The 18th International Book Fair was inaugurated at Expo Center Karachi under Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association and opened to the public. The book fair will continue for five days in which 330 book stalls have been set up. The festival saw a rush of people from the first day. The…
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Marwat was arrested from Lahore. According to Express News, police detained Sher Afzal Marwat under 3 MPO from GPO Chowk outside Lahore High Court, after which he has been shifted to Mazang police station. read more: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police tried to kidnap me, Sher Afzal Marwat Earlier,…
The owners were not able to pay the rent for many months due to bad financial conditions Karachi: In Korangi Madina Colony, the husband sprinkled petrol on his wife and set her on fire out of suspicion, and he himself died after sustaining severe injuries. On being informed about the incident, the residents of the…
