Photo: File Prime Minister of Law Nazir Tarar has said that legislation is the right of the elected parliament of the people, we will not give the right of legislation to anyone else, no court has this right. While holding a press conference in Islamabad, the Law Minister enacted legislation on Supreme Court Practice and…
Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said that amid severe underfunding, the move would “further undermine humanitarian partners’ ability to support the population, especially the most vulnerable such as women and girls”. “The world cannot abandon the people of Afghanistan at this precarious moment,” Dr. Alakbarov insisted, before urging the international community “not…
The annual commemoration, now in its 10th year, highlights the positive role sport plays in communities and lives across the globe. Elite and amateur athletes of all ages joined industry experts, diplomats and UN officials for the event – the first to be held in-person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year,…
Twitter video grab Sindh Governor Kamran Tesuri says that some people object to my frying pakoras for the public’s Iftar. Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori reached the Food Street in Sarjani Town area of Karachi at dawn. While talking to the media on this occasion, he said that if I am making pakoras for the public…
—File photo In 2 different incidents in Punjab, 2 people were killed and 4 injured as a result of firing, while in another incident, a grandson killed his grandmother. Borewala: Youth killed, 3 injured in firing Unknown persons fired at 4 persons sitting in the sitting room of a house in Borewala, as a result…
Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori. File photo Sindh Governor Kamran Tesuri has said that if the problem of needle gas is not solved, people should submit the gas bills to the Governor House. Speaking to the media on the arrival of food restaurants in Bahadurabad, Kamran Tesori has said that MD Sui Gas has assured gas…
The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN-backed World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) have come together in the face of multiple global emergencies – from COVID-19 to Ebola – continued threats of disease spillover between animals and humans, loss of…
As the oil-rich North African nation continues to be ravaged by instability and clashes between rival authorities and armed groups, the Council’s statement outlined some of its pressing concerns. Libyan-owned process Members reaffirmed their strong commitment to an inclusive, Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, facilitated by the UN and supported by the international community. It…
“I am the daughter of a housewife and a car painter” is how Nicaraguan activist Ms. Mesén describes herself, while sitting behind her office desk in San José, the capital city of Costa Rica, where she is now living. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition that causes bones to break easily and damages hearing, muscles,…
“The only reason people are still dying of AIDS is the inequalities in society, and all these come together to make them more at risk,” Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, said. “Criminalizing laws chase people away from life-saving treatment and need to be removed.” Commemorated on 1 March, Zero Discrimination Day aims at emphasizing…
