The virus is still circulating globally but relatively few countries are following infections closely, meaning the actual threat due to the coronavirus and its variants could be anything from two to 19 times higher than what is being reported to WHO. The agency’s COVID focal point, Dr Maria Van Kerhove, told journalists in Geneva that…
“People and our planet are in crisis”, the UN chief said, highlighting how conflicts continue to drive the vulnerable from their homes, while heatwaves and floods claim lives and division prevails. ‘Leave no one behind’ This year’s Peace Day coincides with the halfway point on the road to the Sustainable Development Goals, and the UN’s…
File photo A young man allegedly committed suicide due to high electricity bill in Sabri Town area of Faisalabad. Police say that the young man shot himself in the head when the bill was too high, the injured young man was being taken to the hospital but he died on the way. The mother says…
UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in the region – 460 million -are exposed to extreme high temperatures where 83 or more days in a year exceed 35° Celsius. July was the hottest month ever recorded globally, raising further concerns about a future where children, including those living in South Asia, are expected to…
The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was abandoned over eight years ago, to a nearby replacement vessel. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN has taken on the delicate operation as a spill would spell environmental catastrophe for the region. ‘Ticking time bomb’ “United…
—File photo A new twist came during the hearing in the Tosha Khana case against Chairman PTI. Judge Humayun Dilawar approached the Islamabad High Court against the PTI lawyers. Judge Humayun Dilawar has requested justice from the High Court. Judge Humayun Dilawar also wrote to the FIA for investigation after showing the Facebook posts attributed…
Karachi: Security has been put on high alert at all temples across Sindh on the orders of the IG Sindh after the threat of attacks on temples by the raw material robbers in Sindh and the targeting of the temple in Kashmore district. On the orders of IG Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon, 400 police personnel…
Torrential rains wreaked havoc in India and floods damaged crops, causing vegetable prices to rise. According to the report of a foreign news agency, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sharma, blamed the Muslims for the increase in the cost of vegetables. The chief minister says that the responsible for…
Vegetable stalls of Muslim traders will be removed, Assam Chief Minister: Photo: File Guwahati: In India, the Hindu extremist chief minister also blamed Muslims for the increase in the prices of vegetables. According to foreign media, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sharma, showed insults against the Muslims and called…
New Delhi: After France, India has also come forward to stop misleading propaganda against the forces on social media. Is. According to sources, the Indian military high command has issued a stern warning to veterans and retired personnel for sharing content on social media related to tarnishing the image of the army. It has been…
