Memorial photo of deceased Maryam Karachi: A 7-year-old girl, Maryam Saqib, was killed by firing in Sakhi Hasan Bafarzon area. The Timuriya police recorded the statement of Maryam’s father Saqib, an eyewitness to the incident. SSP Central Faisal Abdullah said that Saqib was going to drop his daughter to school in the car, when a…
Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, highlighted the growing need for humanitarian aid worldwide against a backdrop of reduced funding.
Disaster struck on Sunday when torrential rains from Storm Daniel led two dams close to the now devastated port city of Derna to burst, pushing entire neighbourhoods into the sea. “The situation is quite terrible as you can imagine”, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s Libya Representative, Michele Servadei, told UN News. ‘Drop in the ocean’ “As…
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) official Patron of the Oceans, Mr. Pugh explained that he’d undertaken the marathon swim ending at the tip of Manhattan, to emphasise the urgent need to protect the world’s waterways ahead of the UN’s landmark High Seas Treaty and Climate Ambition Summit next week. Sporting his UNEP swim cap, Mr. Pugh…
“This is a moment of solidarity for our global village at our global Town Hall – the United Nations,” said Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Halftime Talks During high-level week of the General Assembly, the SDG Pavilion will host a series of Halftime Talks. The UN Office for Partnerships is working with Project Everyone, a not-for-profit…
Twenty-two-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested and forced into a van by Iran’s so called “morality police” in the capital Tehran on 13 September last year. Authorities alleged she was not in conformity with the country’s strict laws on mandatory veiling. She died on 16 September reportedly after suffering a heart attack. Her family, however,…
Achieving peace is neither automatic nor a vision, Mr. Guterres said in a video message to a special event on youth for peace. “Peace is the result of action. Let us commit to build, drive and sustain peace for all,” he emphasized. The event showcased the actions and commitments of young people – in their…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres echoed that message, warning that record temperatures and extreme weather were “causing havoc” around the world. The global response has fallen “far short”, Mr. Guterres insisted, just as latest UN data indicates that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are only 15 per cent on track at the midway point of the…
Karachi: The State Bank has decided to maintain the interest rate at 22 percent while issuing the monetary policy. Inflation fell from the highest level of 38 percent in May to 27.4 percent in August. The news has been given. According to Express News, the State Bank has issued a new monetary policy in which…
In the important match of the Asia Cup Super Four stage, Pakistan team lost the first wicket for 9 runs. In this match being played at the Prema Dasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistani openers once again started the innings with a defensive strategy, however, Sri…
