“WHO is appalled by the recent attack on South Hospital, the only facility with surgical capacity in El Fasher, Darfur,” the UN agency said in a post on X. “The hospital’s closure following the attack has stretched the two other hospitals there beyond capacity, further limiting access to lifesaving services.” According to reports, the hospital…
Key international actors, including the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, have used terms such as “gender apartheid” to describe the high levels of discrimination. “Gender apartheid is not merely a theoretical possibility or legal construct, but a real threat and lived reality for millions of women and girls around the…
UN Women published its fourth Gender Alert since the war began eight months ago, which examines the immense challenges these organizations face while also highlighting their commitment to save lives. The series of reports document how the lives of women and girls have deteriorated across sectors such as food security, shelter, health and safety. Barely…
Mehdi, convicted of rape, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Karachi: The Sindh High Court rejected the appeal against the punishment of an employee convicted of raping a girl in an orphanage. Justice Salahuddin Panhour remarked that there was a 16-year-old girl in her custody, she was raped, already the accused received a lesser…
Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that last year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, public unrest and other incidents including killings were cause for concern. In the annual report on the situation of human rights in 2023, the Pakistan Commission for Human Rights said that last year’s troubling events began with the premature…
Peshawar: Pashto actress Khushboo was killed by unknown persons in Akbarpura police station. According to details, local actress Khushboo of Peshawar was shot dead by unknown persons, the body of the actress was recovered from the fields. The body of actress Khushboo has been shifted to the hospital while the police have registered an FIR…
Photo: Express News Karachi: Another house was destroyed by armed robbers in the city of Quaid. Unknown armed robbers killed the milk seller on resistance during the robbery incident at a milk shop in Hamalgoth near the river adjacent to the Quaidabad Poultry Bridge. This year, the number of civilians who were killed during the…
Exceeding authority will not be tolerated under any circumstances, Spokesman Organized Crime Unit Lahore Lahore: Organized crime unit Sadardivision also started raiding hotels while showing their movements. To show performance, the Organized Crime Unit filed a case against the couple. A case was registered in Nawan Kot on the complaint of Inspector Majid Iqbal. The…
Directing a case to be registered against the security personnel who threatened the petitioner’s family The Islamabad High Court has issued a major order on the request for the recovery of Haroon Muhammad, a citizen of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who has been missing for fifteen years. The High Court ordered the federal government to pay Rs…
The Lahore High Court’s Registrar’s Office objected to the petition against the law of defamation. A judge of the High Court will hear the petition as an objection. The petition was filed by Advocate Nadeem Sarwar in which the Chief Minister and Governor Punjab through the Principal Secretary while the Provincial Government was also made…
