Karachi: Fraud of crores of rupees from citizens of Hyderabad in the name of housing project has been revealed, anti-corruption started investigation. According to the details, a mega residential project based on about 400 flats was started in Qasimabad, but despite collecting crores of rupees from the citizens, the project could not be completed yet….
Karachi: In Golestan Johar, uncle was killed by nephew’s firing inside the house. The deceased had come from Australia to celebrate Eid three days ago and had come to his sister’s house. Head Editor Sharia Faisal Waseem Abbas said that the incident took place inside a house in Golestan Johar Block 12 Baloch Society, the…
This decision will apply to federal government educational institutions—Photo: File Islamabad: The federal government has done away with the requirement of Form B for admission to federally administered government educational institutions. Education Secretary Mohiuddin Wani said that the previous requirement to create Form B had inadvertently limited the access of disadvantaged children to education, a…
Irfan Siddiqui was elected chairman of the committee unopposed – Photo: File Islamabad: Senator Irfan Siddiqui of the ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-N was elected unopposed as the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. For the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Irfan Siddiqui was the joint candidate of the government…
The report found that forced displacement rose to 120 million in May 2024, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase – a result of ongoing crises and newly emerging and evolving conflicts. Key contributing factors A major contributor to the egregious numbers found in the report is due to war between rival militaries in Sudan which…
She is the co-founder and CEO of HawKar, a start-up specialising in manufacturing electric vehicules for people with disabilities with the aim of improving their lives by providing convenient, accessible and sustainable mobility solutions. Ms. Jalouli spoke about her experience from the podium in the iconic General Assembly Hall at the opening session of the…
“War is pushing millions of people to the brink of starvation. Only technicalities prevent famines from being declared, as people are already dying of hunger,” said Mr. Griffiths. “Waiting for an official declaration of famine before acting would be a death sentence for hundreds of thousands of people and a moral outrage,” he added. As…
Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said the UN and partners were continuing to deliver “critical humanitarian assistance”, focusing on communities on the frontlines, but there is “growing concern about the decrease in humanitarian funding amidst the significant scale of need.” Infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, energy and water systems, continue…
“In Gaza, we are deeply committed to humanitarian aid to the population in Gaza, where UNRWA is the backbone of that support,” Mr. Guterres told journalists in Geneva. “We have faced a number of difficulties and obstacles that are well known, but nothing diminishes our commitment,” he added, amid a long-running misinformation campaign to discredit…
In a speech marking 60 years of UN Trade and Development – the agency previously known by the acronym UNCTAD – the UN Secretary-General highlighted the multiple challenges standing in the way of a more sustainable and inclusive global economy for all. “New and protracted conflicts are having a ripple effect across the global economy. Global debt…
