The gathering of defence ministers and others committed to peacekeeping efforts will focus on civilian protection, addressing misinformation and disinformation, promoting safety and security, protecting mental health, and boosting the pivotal role of women in UN missions. Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs together with senior United Nations officials, said…
The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years that include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care services, providing social benefit packages to those who have the disease, and licensing at least one new vaccine. TB is the second leading infectious killer worldwide after COVID-19, with some…
The fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-5), organized by UN environment programme UNEP and hosted by Germany, kicks off in Bonn on Monday. “ICCM-5 is expected to be a watershed moment for international cooperation on chemicals and wastes”, said a statement released by the group of more than 30 experts. …
“Such a peace will go a long way in ending Arab-Israeli conflict and will encourage other Arab States to normalize their relations with Israel,” he said, adding that it will also enhance prospects of peace with the Palestinians. The agreement, he emphasized will “encourage a broader reconciliation between Judaism and Islam, between Jerusalem and Mecca,…
The World Health Organization’s representative to the DRC, Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, warned that in six eastern provinces, health facilities have been set alight, health workers killed and others face constant physical and psychological threats, while supplies have been looted. Heavy rain, flooding and landslides have also compromised aid access. Dr Sambo said that the…
The accused escaped after harassing the woman (Photo: Screen grab). Karachi: Another incident of harassment of a woman came to light in Shahr Quaid, in which the accused escaped after harassing a woman walking on the road. In the area of North Karachi, the motorcycle-riding obscene accused ran away after harassing a woman walking on…
The Shalimar Express train running between Lahore and Karachi has not been stopped. The railway authorities have clarified that the decision to restore Awam Express instead of Shalimar Express is under consideration, however, no decision has been taken yet regarding Shalimar closure. Shalimar Express is running as usual and passengers can book tickets as per…
The victim’s daughter and the pistol that killed him (Photo: Police) Lahore: A 40-year-old man was allegedly shot by his daughter in Gujarpura area. According to Express News, this incident of murder took place in Karol Ghati, the deceased Bilal Khan was a father of five children, Mutaqul has two sons and three daughters and…
Peshawar: A legal notice of Rs 50 lakh was sent to the SDO who had free food from a private hotel. In the legal notice sent by the citizen to the SDO through the lawyer, it is stated that my client has a hotel on the Kabul River. SDO used to come to the hotel…
Peshawar: It has been revealed that chicken bones and color are mixed into mincemeat and supplied to hotels. Food safety teams conducted a surprise raid on the mince making units, from where more than 5,000 kg of chicken bones were recovered and destroyed. During a raid in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it was…
