More than half of Gaza’s population of over two million is now crammed into the city, which is located on the border with Egypt and originally home to some 250,000 people. Congestion has reached a point where normal routes are blocked by tents set up by families seeking any flat, clean space available, OCHA said. Garbage…
Christian Ritscher, head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh – otherwise known as the Islamic State group or ISIL – outlined to ambassadors in the Security Council on Monday a comprehensive assessment detailing heinous crimes of sexual violence perpetrated by ISIL fighters during their reign. The report was…
A further 70 people were injured in the Friday attacks at the Hangu mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and at a religious procession in Mastung, Balochistan. “It is particularly abhorrent that the attacks occurred at a place of worship and during the celebration of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday,” Mr. Guterres said in a statement. He reiterated UN’s…
File photo The United Nations has warned that Daesh and other terrorist organizations associated with it remain a serious threat to neighboring countries. A United Nations counter-terrorism official told the Security Council that Daesh and its affiliates, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, are armed with NATO-like weapons, posing a serious threat to conflict zones and neighboring…
Image courtesy: France 24. A bridge in Crimea, a part of the Russian-administered Ukrainian region, has been attacked due to which the bridge has been partially damaged. According to the news agency from Moscow, Russian President Putin has been informed about the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge. Kremlin has said that they know who…
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has said that he believes that Pakistan has taken many steps to counter terrorism. During a press briefing in Washington, he said that Pakistan continued to take steps to ensure the ban on all terrorist groups. The spokesperson of the US Department of State said that these groups include…
Kampala: Militants affiliated with the terrorist organization Daesh have attacked a school in Kasi district of Mapundwe town, killing 41 people. Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), who have been waging attacks from their bases in eastern Republic of Congo for years, attacked the secondary school, international media reported, citing local police. Mapundwe mayor…
After the attack on the school, the police have cordoned off the area. 37 children were killed in a late-night terrorist attack at a high school in Uganda. A national police spokesman blamed the attack on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a subsidiary of ISIS. Uganda People’s Defense Forces spokesperson Felix Kolaigi said that 37…
Photo: Jang Two years have passed since the tragedy of the Pakistani family who were victims of terrorism in London, Ontario, Canada, hundreds of people have expressed their solidarity with the victim’s family. The 20-year-old suspect Nathaniel Veltman ran over four members of a Pakistani family, Salman Afzal, his wife Madeeha Salman, daughter Yamuna and…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media 101 people were killed and dozens injured in terrorist attacks in Mali. According to international media reports, 3 soldiers, 10 other people were killed and dozens injured in a suicide bomb attack near a military camp and airport in Mali. The report also states that the Malian army has also…
