According to various estimates, up to 75 per cent of extreme weather events are currently connected to climate change, fuelled by carbon emissions. The countries experiencing the greatest losses from disasters are those who contribute the least to the problem. UN figures reveal that from 1970 through 2019, some 91 percent of all of deaths…
Earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic activity and other natural disasters regularly cause destruction and the loss of life in parts of the Caribbean. On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction marked annually on 13 October, UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq and Nahuel Arenas, regional chief of the UN Office for…
“We share the concerns expressed on Tuesday by the Presidency of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties that these actions are unacceptable, and we call for them to be promptly withdrawn,” said Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, speaking in Geneva. Last month, Russia issued arrest warrants against the President, deputy and one of the judges at the…
The independent rights investigators’ final report comes as their mandate ended on Friday, coinciding with the end of the UN Human Rights Council’s 54th session, leaving victims in limbo. Established by the Council in December 2021, their brief from the Council was to conduct through and impartial investigations into alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia,…
Karachi: Board of Higher Secondary Education Karachi has released the results of Intermediate Annual Examinations 2023 for Science Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering, Arts Regular/Private and Commerce Private Groups. According to Board Examinations Director Zaheeruddin Bhutto, the student of DHACSS Degree College, Yasra Ejaz Bint Ejazur Rehman Roll No. 660622, obtained 995 marks out of 1100 and secured…
The development follows an announcement by UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, just before midnight Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, that UN representatives in Gaza had been “informed by their liaison officers in the Israeli military” that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza within 24 hours. ‘Death sentence’ for many Some 1.1…
Karachi: The difficulties of Murtaza Wahab in connection with the by-elections could not be reduced, the nomination papers of Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab from Kemari district were challenged by Jamaat-e-Islami and Tehreek-e-Insaaf in the court of City Court Election Tribunal Gharbi. Jamaat-e-Islami candidate for Chairman UC-3 Maripur Muhammad Hussain has taken the stand in the…
Photo courtesy of Kirkinfo In the eleventh match of the Cricket World Cup, New Zealand has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh. This match between the two teams is being played in Chennai. As soon as the match started, New Zealand bowler Trent Boult caught out Bangladeshi opener Liton Das on…
On the match between Pakistan and India in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup, fast bowler Hasan Ali has said that we want to break the tradition of not defeating India in the World Cup. Speaking in Ahmedabad, Hasan Ali said that the team’s confidence has increased after the wins against Netherlands and Sri…
Karachi: Gold prices in the local bullion markets have declined marginally despite rising by $7 to $1,892 per ounce in the international bullion market. According to the report received from Sarafa Market, the price of gold per tola decreased by Rs. 100 to Rs. Also read: Big drop in gold price, price of one tola…
