Islamabad: An application was filed in the Supreme Court to prevent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif from appointing judges in Gilgit-Baltistan. In the petition filed by Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshid, it has been requested that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif be stopped from appointing judges without consulting the elected government of Gilgit-Baltistan. The Supreme Court issued…
Israel informed the US about stopping further settlements in the West Bank for the next 6 months. This was stated in a statement issued by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office. In a statement from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, it is said that Israel will not approve new settlements in the West Bank. In the same month,…
“The large-scale humanitarian and protection crisis shows no sign of abating,” said Matthias Schmale, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria. “An estimated 2.4 million people are in acute need – impacted by conflict, disaster and disease – and require urgent support.” Warnings of catastrophe The “ticking time bomb” of child malnutrition is escalating…
Iconic photo Britain’s Virgin Atlantic Airline has announced to stop air operations to Pakistan. According to the announcement, the last flight to Pakistan will depart for London and Islamabad on July 9. It also said that flight operations to Pakistan will be stopped after July 9. The British airline says that the decision to stop…
Preliminary criminal proceedings opened last May in Sicily against 21 people charged with aiding and abetting illegal immigration in connection with several search-and-rescue missions conducted between 2016 and 2017. Those accused include four crew members of the Iuventa, a former fishing trawler credited with saving some 14,000 migrant lives in the Mediterranean Sea, and human…
Photo: Anadolu Agency Paris: French magazine Charlie Hebdo has once again published a controversial cartoon mocking earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. According to the foreign news agency Al Jazeera, a drawing by artist Pierre-Join shows collapsed buildings amid piles of rubble and reads, “There is no need to send tanks.” Social media users are…
File photo Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that the US will try to stop the Pak-Russia energy deal. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto. Sergey Lavrov said that the United States shamefully and arrogantly prevents every country from doing business with Russia. The Russian…
Iran has rejected rejoining the nuclear deal, US Secretary of State: Photo: File Washington: US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken has said that all options are available to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. In an interview with Arab media, US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken said that US President Joe Biden has reiterated his…
File photo The statement of the United States against the ban on showing the documentary film made by the British Broadcasting Corporation about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India and against it came out. According to foreign media, the 2-part documentary film (India: The Modi Question) of the British Broadcasting Corporation has claimed that the…
The UN fears risk of these atrocities is heightened given current global crises that include conflict, soaring food and energy costs, and deepening inequalities and tensions, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. In her opening remarks, ECOSOC President Lachezara Stoeva highlighted how the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, together with global commitment…
