Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

In an interview with UN News, UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert Francesca Albanese, said it was “impossible to describe the pain and suffering that Israelis are going through because of what happened to them…because there are not only those who were killed, those who were taken hostage, but there is an entire population that was…

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Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

The United Nations agency dealing with Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, and the UN World Foord Programme (WFP) were among the humanitarian organizations reporting the incidents, which follow a harrowing 24-hour communication blackout and persistent access challenges. One of the warehouses that was stormed, in Deir al-Balah, is where UNRWA stores supplies from the humanitarian convoys coming…

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Torkham;  Contraband drugs and auto parts recovered from cargo vehicles' secret compartments

Torkham; Contraband drugs and auto parts recovered from cargo vehicles’ secret compartments

Peshawar: At the Torkham border crossing in Khyber district, customs officials seized the prohibited drugs and auto parts from the secret compartments of 2 cargo vehicles and arrested the drivers. According to customs sources, contraband drugs and auto parts worth lakhs of rupees were smuggled from Afghanistan. Both the trucks along with the drivers were…

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