Addressing the Council’s annual debate on resolution 1325, he appealed for countries to “urgently bridge the gap between rhetoric and reality” through concrete action in the areas of participation, financing and leadership. “Of 18 peace agreements reached last year, only one was signed or witnessed by a representative of a women’s group or organization,” he…
Dr. Thieren spent almost two weeks travelling across the country to meet with survivors, authorities and families of more than 200 hostages held captive in Gaza. WHO offered humanitarian support to Israel’s health response immediately after the attacks. At the time, Israel’s Health Ministry replied that the system was coping, but that it would not…
An alert from Gaza’s main hospital in the south of the enclave that lifesaving operations would stop on Wednesday evening because of fuel shortages followed an appeal from UN chief António Guterres for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. A truce was needed, he told the Security Council on Tuesday, “to ease epic suffering, make the delivery…
Rawalpindi: The Anti-Terrorism Court of Islamabad approved the request to hand over Parvez Elahi to Anti-Corruption Lahore, the anti-corruption team took him and left Adiala Jail for Lahore. According to Express News, a request was filed in the Anti-Terrorism Court Islamabad on behalf of Anti-Corruption Lahore to hand over Pervez Elahi for investigation. Pervez Elahi’s…
Photo courtesy of Rahmanullah Garbaz/Twitter Afghanistan wicketkeeper batsman Rehmanullah Garbaz thanked Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam for gifting him a bat. In his message on social media, Rahmanullah Garbaz encouraged Babar Azam and wrote that you stay strong and shine. He also wrote that the best gift is from a great player and personality….
Water is crucial to rice farmers and when it is lacking, they tend to rely on groundwater. Globally, water taken from underground reservoirs supports 40 per cent of agriculture, but if groundwater levels fall, it becomes harder to reach over time. In Punjab known by some as India’s breadbasket, groundwater is being depleted faster than…
Photo of Rawalpindi Bench of Lahore High Court (Photo: File) Rawalpindi: The Lahore High Court expressed its displeasure over the non-appearance of the legal advisor of the Waqf Abandoned Property Department in the Lal Haveli ownership case and said that here people disappear and then come back and say that they themselves had gone somewhere….
Senator Farooq H. Naik — file photo Leader of People’s Party and Senator Farooq H. Naik has said that why income tax is not taken on agriculture, the entire burden of tax is being put on the tax payer, I am tired of paying additional tax. A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance…
Missing signals can cause an accident:Photo:File At Karachi Airport, the planes once again faced problems with GPS signals during take-off and landing. According to the sources, the ATC at Karachi Airport received a complaint from the planes of various airlines and aviation companies about the problem in the GPS singles. For the third time in…
Israel gave an ultimatum yesterday to evacuate the northern area of Gaza, Photo: File Gaza: The number of martyred Palestinians has increased to more than 700 in Israel’s continuous 24-hour bombing of Gaza, due to which the number of martyred Palestinians in Gaza has exceeded 5800 since October 7, while more than 100 martyrs have…
