World News in Brief: Malnutrition crisis risk grows in Haiti, clashes in DR Congo, peacebuilding in Colombia

World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of ‘commodity dependence’, Iran’s ‘strict’ hijab law

Kenya has offered to lead the multinational mission that aims to provide much needed back up to the national police in a bid to regain control of the streets from gang rule, which has plunged the country into chaos in recent months.  Kenya was joined by the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad and Jamaica in…

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New advisory for those going to Saudi Arabia, strict action on violation

New advisory for those going to Saudi Arabia, strict action on violation

Iconic photo A new advisory has been issued for passengers and airlines going to Saudi Arabia. According to the notification issued by the Saudi Aviation Authority, passengers whose passports have expired should not be given boarding for the journey. According to Saudi Aviation, the airlines gave boarding to the passengers despite the expired passports. According…

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Shahbaz Sharif's strict notice of power outage in the country, order of high-level investigation

Shahbaz Sharif’s strict notice of power outage in the country, order of high-level investigation

Islamabad: (PNP News) Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, taking strict notice of the power outage across the country, ordered a high-level investigation. Shahbaz Sharif also formed a high-level committee to investigate the prolonged power breakdown. The Prime Minister has asked for an immediate report from the Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir that the cause of such…

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