The unprecedented flooding, triggered by severe monsoon rains, submerged a third of the country and resulted in some 1,700 deaths. Millions displaced, infrastructure damaged More than 33 million people were affected overall, or one in seven Pakistanis, while eight million were displaced and 13,000 injured, according to the UN Office in the country. Around one…
Like many women in Tajikistan, Shermatova Marjona has experienced gender-based violence. Ms. Shermatova met her husband while she was working abroad as a cleaner in Moscow, Russia. It wasn’t long before they were married, and he persuaded her to send all the money she earned to her father-in-law in Tajikistan, who was to use the…
WMO continues to monitor the “remarkable” tropical storm, which has cut a destructive path across the two countries since it first developed a month ago. At least 21 people have been killed, and thousands more displaced, with the latest deaths reported in Madagascar on Monday. Major impact “Freddy is having a major socio-economic and…
US Army Major General Matthew MacFarlane, who is stationed in Iraq, salutes the Secretary of Defense. 20 years of the US invasion of Iraq will be completed this month, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Baghdad today. He said in his tweet that I came here to confirm the strategic partnership between America…
Photo courtesy of Arab Media A 70-year-old Pakistani man suffered a heart attack in Masjid Nabawi (peace be upon him) and during that time his heart stopped working for 10 minutes. According to Saudi media, medical teams received information about a 70-year-old patient who fainted in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque. According to reports,…
6 Palestinians were injured in attacks by Jewish settlers in Nablus, Report: Photo: File Occupied Jerusalem: Palestine has warned that the appeal to Jewish settlers to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque is dangerous. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, it is said that on the occasion of the religious festival of…
File photo The reason why the social media platform Twitter was affected worldwide last night came to light. According to foreign media, hundreds of people around the world had problems using Twitter last night. According to reports, services were affected due to a mistake made by an engineer who was solely responsible for managing Twitter’s…
After landing, the police arrested the passenger: Photo: Social Media Boston: During a flight in the US, a passenger attacked the air hostess after trying to open the door of the plane. According to a foreign news agency, a 33-year-old passenger on a flight from Los Angeles to Boston tried to open the emergency door…
Indian female officer received special training for deployment at Siachen: Photo: File New Delhi: India has posted its first female army officer on the Siachen Glacier. According to Indian media, Captain Shiva Chauhan has been posted at Kumar Post on Siachen Glacier. Captain Shiva has been given special training before being deployed to the world’s…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media On the occasion of Holi in India, the mosque was covered to protect it from the colors. According to Indian media, a mosque in the city of Aligarh in the state of Uttar Pradesh was covered with plastic and a waterproof sheet to ensure that it was protected from the…
