Lahore: In Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan, the use of single-use plastic is being banned once again from June 5. Experts say that the increasing use of plastic is causing problems such as environmental pollution, human health, threats to aquatic life, increase in waste piles and economic loss. Sahib Din, Chief Executive Officer of…
Karachi: A ban on the display of weapons has been imposed in Sindh for 90 days, security agencies and registered security companies will be allowed to carry weapons during guard duty hours. According to the notification issued by the Sindh Home Department, no display of weapons will be allowed during movement, weapons will be kept…
“I leave this job with a sense of work unfulfilled because the world is a worse place now than when I joined up in 2021,” Martin Griffiths said in his final briefing to journalists as UN Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Coordinator. He said the international community is not resolving conflicts through dialogue, as envisioned nearly…
Humanitarians said that “security and humanitarian access conditions” have been further reduced since May because of increased violence in northern and southern Gaza, especially in Rafah, where Israeli forces continue their bombardment and military offensive. “Despite the presence of a system to notify and coordinate humanitarian movements, impediments, delays, and denials of missions continue…
In a message marking Wednesday’s World Environment Day, António Guterres emphasized that countries “must deliver” on all their commitments to restore degraded ecosystems and land, and on Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, the global agreement to protect biodiversity. “They must use their new national climate action plans to set out how they will halt and reverse deforestation…
A new report from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) confirmed that each year, hundreds of thousands of people risk their lives to migrate from sub-Saharan countries in Africa without access to immediate assistance, shelter or information about the dangers they may face including from traffickers – even though the location of major movement hubs is…
In remarks to commemorate the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, Denise Brown also noted that boys and girls in frontline regions have had to spend the equivalent of seven months underground in bomb shelters because of relentless attacks. “I will not stop repeating that the entire international community must never accept as…
Two of the latest fatalities were 16-year-old Ahmed Ashraf Hamidat and 17-year-old Mohammed Musa Al Bitar, both shot “at a distance of about 70 metres while running away after throwing stones and/or Molotov cocktails towards a[n Israeli] military post outside a settlement near Aqabat Jaber, CCTV footage shows”, said the High Commissioner’s Office, OHCHR. The…
Birmingham(PNP) The Australia Champions are gearing up for an exciting journey to claim the World Championship of Legends title. The team, featuring ex-cricketing titans like Brett Lee, Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, and others, is ready to bring another historic victory to their record. The tournament is set to take place at the iconic Edgbaston ground…
Karachi: The Sindh High Court ordered the Ministry of Defense to obtain and submit reports from all agencies and detention centers on the requests related to the recovery of missing citizens from different areas. A hearing was held in front of a bench headed by Justice Nimatullah Phalphoto and comprising of Justice Umar Sial on…
