Courtesy: The Independent. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban’s ban on beauty parlors and called the move a new crackdown on women’s rights, calling on the Taliban to immediately reverse the decision. The UN mission says the closure of women’s beauty parlors is a crackdown on women’s entrepreneurship and job opportunities….
The female journalist was a vocal critic of extrajudicial killings and executions in Chechnya; Photo: File Moscow: A Russian female journalist who spoke out against extrajudicial killings in Chechnya was tortured, breaking her fingers and being hospitalized. According to the World News Agency, Elenia Malashina, a Russian journalist and human rights activist working for the…
Courtesy: CNN. 15 people died and 4 people went missing due to torrential rains and floods in southwestern China. According to Chinese media from Beijing, the buildings along the river collapsed and the roads were damaged due to the heavy flow of water. Chinese media also say that hundreds of people have been moved to…
An Indian-origin citizen was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison after 1 million pounds worth of cocaine was found in the UK. Scatchendale was stopped by police near the Birmingham Highway in May this year. Prohibited drugs worth more than 1 million pounds were recovered from the accused’s vehicle. The 36-year-old driver…
Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has said that the country has not recovered from the effects of the end of Shaheed Bhutto’s government till date. Sherry Rehman from Islamabad issued a statement on the occasion of July 5 Black Day. He said that the 5th of July is a black day in…
Photo: File Pakistani mountaineer Asif Bhatti is still stuck on Nanga Parbat, avalanche victim Asif Bhatti reached Camp 3 with the help of Azerbaijani mountaineer. Attempts are being made to bring Asif Bhatti stranded on Nanga Parbat from Camp Three to Camp Two. Asif Bhatti’s health is also affected due to constant high altitude. Asif…
Courtesy: Gulf Today The United Arab Emirates received 23 billion dollars of foreign investment last year. According to information received from Dubai, Emirati Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, shared the data of the United Nations Global Investment Report 2023. According to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, policies…
Photo: File The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says that the draw for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers will be announced on July 27. The decision of which country Pakistan will play against will also be decided on July 27. The bottom 18 teams in the Asian rankings will play in the first round, while the…
The violations include conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls forced to flee for their lives. Agency chiefs from humanitarian coordination office OCHA, the human rights office (OHCHR), the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), UN Women and the World…
The agency’s emergency food and nutrition assistance operation in the Sahel began in June, focussing on refugees, newly displaced people, malnourished children under five, pregnant women and breastfeeding women and girls. © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo A mother gives her 10-month-old daughter porridge in Burkina Faso in the Sahel region, where WFP is providing assistance to…
