Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, insisted that current conditions there were “anything but conducive” for the return of Rohingya refugees. Death trap He stressed that the very generals who had launched “genocidal” attacks against the Rohingya, causing hundreds of thousands to flee the country, were now…
File photo Japan’s government has said that North Korea plans to launch a satellite in the coming weeks. According to foreign media, an official of the Japanese Coast Guard said that North Korea has informed Japan about the launch of a satellite between May 31 and June 11, which may be a ballistic missile. Japanese…
Dubai’s Jebel Ali beach is planned to become a public beach. According to the information received from Dubai, a briefing was given to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the ruler of Dubai. Development initiatives along the Jebel Ali coast are part of the Dubai Urban Plan 2040. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said that 400 public beaches…
LAHORE: Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has expressed his intention to visit Pakistan after Eid-ul-Fitr. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Sirajul Haque had a telephone conversation with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in which the two leaders discussed the overall political situation in the region. Expressing good wishes and prayers for Afghanistan, Sirajul Haque…
Instead of keeping illegal immigrants in hotels, Britain is planning to house them on military bases or disused ferries. According to reports, the project is expected to be announced in a few weeks. In this regard, the ministers have indicated that the process of keeping political refugees in hotels will be stopped. Meanwhile, several Tory…
The WMO initiative would create a network of ground-based measurement stations that can verify worrying air quality data that’s been flagged by satellites or airplanes, potentially in the next five years. “At present, there is no comprehensive, timely international exchange of surface and space-based greenhouse gas observations,” the UN agency said, as it urged “improved (international) collaboration” and…
