Speaking at the Assembly’s annual debate assessing the UN’s premier forum for peace and security, Dennis Francis said that without structural reform, the Council’s performance and legitimacy will inevitably continue to suffer. “Violence and war continue to spread in regions across the world, while the United Nations seems paralyzed due largely to the divisions in…
In a wide-ranging briefing to journalists in Geneva, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini reiterated calls for a ceasefire and addressed misinformation targeting the agency, including claims that aid is being diverted. He said he has also received reports of UN schools being used “for military purposes”. Commitment in crisis During the briefing, Mr. Lazzarini said he had received reports that Gaza was under…
Speaking in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights urged the parties to the conflict to “create the political space for a path out of this horror”. Mr. Türk condemned the widespread targeting of civilians in the past five weeks of hostilities and urged accountability for gross rights violations. He stressed that attacks directed at…
Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, informed ambassadors on the Security Council that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have gained territory, pushing the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) out of several of its bases in the region since late October. The RSF seems poised to advance on El Fasher in north Darfur, a major…
Lahore: Housing schemes are being built rapidly in the city, most of them are housing schemes where there are no cemeteries to bury the dead. Citizens buy plots in such housing societies and build houses at cheap prices, but when a loved one dies, they have to face difficulties for their burial. Bilal Ahmad is…
Shaheen Shah Afridi—File photo Shaheen Shah Afridi, the new captain of the Pakistan T20 team, called the leadership of the team a source of pride. Posting on social networking site X (formerly Twitter), he expressed his happiness and wrote that leading the Pakistan T20 team is a matter of pride for me and I am…
Lahore: In the case of the death of 6 people in a car accident in DHA, the section of murder was also added. According to police sources, section 302 has been imposed in the case while the investigation of the incident has been handed over to DSP Kahna, the accused Afnan has gone to jail…
Peshawar: The Peshawar High Court has reserved its decision on Dr. Shakeel Afridi’s request to remove the name of his Pakistani-American wife from the ECL. According to Express News, the Peshawar High Court heard a petition filed against Dr. Shakeel’s Pakistani-American wife Imrana Shakeel’s name being included in the ECL. The petitioner’s counsel said that…
Peshawar: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R) Arshad Hussain lifted the ban on appointments and transfers. According to Express News, a ban on appointments and transfers was imposed in the province on May 23. A few days ago, the old caretaker Prime Minister Alaa Muhammad Azam Khan passed away, after which Justice (R) Arshad…
Muhammad Hafeez— File photo Former Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Mohammad Hafeez has thanked Chairman PCB Management Committee Zaka Ashraf for appointing him as Team Director. Mohammad Hafeez has said that he is proud and excited to take on a new responsibility for Pakistan cricket, and would like to thank PCB for giving him a challenging…
