Karabakh emergency escalates, thousands still pouring into Armenia: UN agencies
Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
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‘We know the solutions’: Youth offer UN tips for better world
And a busy stage it was. The big week of UNGA’s 78th session was triple focused on health, climate change, and turbocharging the race midway to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While world leaders’ report cards on this global stage have traditionally headlined past UNGA sessions, recent years have seen a growing number of…
Railway track bridge built on the canal collapsed, Lahore to Faisalabad train service suspended
Photo: Pakistan Railways Lahore: Lahore to Faisalabad train service was suspended due to the collapse of the pillar of the railway bridge between Shahdara and Masan Collar. Due to suspension of train service, Mari Express running between Lahore and Kandian while Badr and Ghori Express running between Faisalabad and Lahore have been cancelled. Due to…
student apartment and hospital shootings in the Netherlands; 3 people killed
A male lecturer, a woman and her daughter were killed in the shooting of Talul Ulm in the Netherlands, Photo: File Amsterdam Dam: A student gunman killed three people in two separate incidents in the Netherlands. According to the World News Agency, a 32-year-old man in the Netherlands opened fire on an apartment, killed a…
ICC announced the commentary panel of the World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the panel of commentators for the Cricket World Cup. The panel of ICC commentators includes former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, England’s Eoin Morgan, Shane Watson, Lisa Sthalkar, Ramiz Raja, Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden. Nasir Hussain, Ann Smith, Ann Bishop, Waqar Younis, Sean Pollock,…
New constituencies and changes rejected, ANP’s announcement to go to court
Peshawar: Rejecting the new constituencies and changes, Awami National Party announced to go to court. President ANP Pakhtunkhwa Amil Wali Khan said that the population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been deliberately understated, which is not acceptable in any case, due to unnecessary changes in constituencies, it is having a negative impact on the entire political…
hango; One bomber was killed by police firing outside the mosque, the other detonated
Before entering the mosque, the attackers and the police exchanged fire (Photo: Screengrab). Peshawar: Before the explosion at the mosque in Hangu, police clashed with the terrorists, sparing worshipers with heavy casualties. According to the sources, 2 suicide attackers in a car had arrived to enter the mosque, where one of the attackers was killed…
Asian Games Squash, Pakistan reach men’s team final
–File photo Pakistan men’s team reached the finals in Asian Games squash competition. In the semi-final, Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by two to one, Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman won the matches for Pakistan. Pakistan has reached the final of Asian Games men’s team squash since 2010. Apart from this, the semi-final between Pakistan and…
Pakistan and India are traditional rivals not enemies in the field of cricket, Zaka Ashraf
Zaka Ashraf — file photo Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that Pakistan and India are traditional rivals in the field of cricket and not enemies. Zaka Ashraf has said in a statement that the great reception in India is an expression of the love of the people of both the…
hango; An explosion in the mosque during the Friday sermon, many people were injured
Several people are reported to have been injured in the blast, police (Photo: Screengrab) Peshawar: An explosion occurred during the Friday sermon at a mosque in Hangu, injuring several people. After 25 people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion near a mosque in Balochistan’s Mastung area, an explosion in a mosque in Khyber…