A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights chief Volker Türk described as…
The SDG summit held in New York earlier this week highlighted the disappointing progress made toward achieving the UN’s 17 SDG goals by 2030, said Mr. Kagame. He commended the Secretary-General’s focus on the issue and emphasized that slow progress toward achieving SDGs would exacerbate economic disparities between countries. “This year’s SDG Summit has once again…
Front and centre was an urgent call to action, to prevent cascading climate disasters through a just and equitable energy transition – before it’s too late. In his impassioned address on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to politicians, business, activists and civil society leaders, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning about the…
5 kg 448 grams of ice solution was recovered from the towels, the towels were kept soaked, accused Imran arrested, investigation started (Photo: File) Islamabad: At the New Islamabad International Airport, ASF foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of ice to Saudi Arabia, three Ihram towels soaked in ice solution were kept in…
Karachi: The weather became pleasant due to drizzle and light rain in different areas of Shahr Quaid. On Wednesday morning, after heavy rains, clouds suddenly covered various parts of the city while there was drizzle at some places. Later, light rain started in many areas with strong winds. The weather became pleasant as the heat…
Islamabad: The Foreign Office has said that the killing of a Canadian Sikh citizen proved that India’s terrorism has reached Canada. Pakistan expects that foreign governments will ensure the protection of our citizens and Kashmiris. According to Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the caretaker foreign minister had a meeting with the US Special Representative…
Islamabad: Arshad Sharif’s murder case proceedings were stopped in the trial court and it was decided to enter the case. In this regard, the court issued an order. District and Sessions Courts, Islamabad, Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah issued a written order of the previous hearing, according to which the Arshad Sharif murder case proceedings in…
Islamabad: Cameras installed to catch thieves in the federal capital have started to be stolen. Safe City cameras worth Rs 120,000 outside the police station were stolen. The thieves took away the Safe City cameras installed outside the Margalla police station and the police remained in the dark for two weeks. Although the cameras were…
Lahore: NAB references against Shahbaz Sharif and other politicians have not yet been sent to the accountability courts of Lahore, the accountability courts of Lahore are still waiting for important political cases. According to Express News, the Supreme Court has invalidated some NAB amendments, after which corruption cases of less than 50 crores will also…
Governor State Bank Jameel Ahmed—file photo Governor State Bank Jameel Ahmed says that digital banking is the need of the hour, 5 banks have made great progress in digital retailing. Governor State Bank in Karachi Jameel Ahmed while addressing the event said that digitization will provide convenience to the citizens, banks should further improve their…
