Islamabad Police says journalist Abid Mir returned home, brother refuses claim
Balochistan-based journalist and human rights activist Abid Mir has gone missing from Pakistan capital Islamabad.
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Afghanistan: Several journalists feared hurt as blast rocks Mazar-e-Sharif
Kabul/Mazar-e-Sharif: Several people are feared to be hurt as a blast rocked PD2 in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif province on Saturday, media reports said.
Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’
New York: Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have left nearly 130,000 people “looking death in the eyes” and nearly 50 million facing crisis levels of food insecurity, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
The oldest learner of Isle of Wight: 101-year-old Madge Brown receives honorary teaching degree
London: 101-year-old Madge Brown and 94-year-old Sheila Gordon, who are both residents of the Isle of Wight, received their honorary degrees, decades after they qualified as teachers.
Germany: Berlin to soon allow women to swim topless in public pools
Berlin: The German city of Berlin will soon allow women to swim topless in public pools, media reports said.
Pakistan: 5 terrorists killed during operations conducted in North and South Waziristan
South Waziristan: At least five terrorists were killed by security forces during intelligence-based operations carried out in Pakistan's North and South Waziristan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: UN officials call for investigation into Senator Kakar’s death
Islamabad: Four UN special rapporteurs on human rights have urged the Pakistani government to initiate the investigation into “the death in un­clear circumstances of former senator Usman Kakar”.
Taiwan tracks 7 Chinese military aircraft around nation: Reports
Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said it tracked seven Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Tuesday (March 7) and 6 am on Wednesday (March 8), media reports said.
World Uyghur Congress nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Washington: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack Dahli check post, Levies Force sepoy die
Washuk: Banned terrorists of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked Dahli check post in the country on Tuesday which left at least a Levies Force sepoy dead, media reports said.
Vessel to remove oil from stricken Yemen tanker could arrive by May
New York: UN-led efforts to prevent a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea took a major step forward on Thursday with the announcement of a deal to purchase a vessel that will remove more than a million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker that has threatened the region for years.
Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant
New York: Amid the biggest reported missile attack on Ukraine in weeks, the UN’s atomic energy agency, IAEA, said on Thursday that Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant had to switch to backup generators once again, after losing all power.
Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul to demand for education, work
Kabul: Women in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday protested to demand access to education for women, which has been curtailed ever since Taliban forces snatched power in the country in 2021.
Ex-ISI chief being investigated for corruption: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that former chief of the Inter Services Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid(Retd) is being investigated for alleged corruption.
LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries
New York: The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) concluded on Thursday with countries adopting concrete measures to implement the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) – which aims to renew and strengthen commitments between LDCs and their development partners – marking a transformative turning point for the world’s most vulnerable countries.
UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters and ongoing conflict have deepened inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Thursday, calling for more robust support for boys and girls at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
Envoy ‘deeply disturbed’ by mounting violence between Israelis and Palestinians
In response to the latest violent unrest in the West Bank, the UN Middle East envoy has underlined the need for Israelis and Palestinians to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation.
International webinar discusses hopes and possibilities for a Free Tibet in present global scenario
New Delhi: To mark the 64th anniversary of Tibetan People’s Uprising, the Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement (CHASE) and Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) jointly organized an international webinar on “Hopes and Possibilities for a Free Tibet in the Present International Scenario.”
Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears
New York: Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”, the senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday, while nevertheless voicing a nuanced position on the importance of continuing to engage with the group.
Compromise is crucial in search for peace for sake of all Syrians, urges UN negotiator
New York: The Syrian conflict will only be resolved if all parties involved in it are prepared to make the kind of compromises on humanitarian grounds that followed last month’s earthquake disaster, UN negotiator Geir Pedersen said on Wednesday.
International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on digital gender equality
New York: The UN General Assembly was awash in a sea of blue on Wednesday as some 1,800 people gathered to mark International Women’s Day, which this year focused on the need for inclusive and transformative technology and digital education.
In Ukraine, Guterres pledges to keep seeking ‘solutions and a just peace’
New York: Speaking in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Wednesday, the Secretary-General assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United Nations “will continue to seek solutions and a just peace for the people of Ukraine, and the world.”
New UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law: UNHCR
New York: Draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government would result in a de facto “asylum ban”, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Philippines urged to compensate women survivors of wartime rape by Japanese soldiers
New York: The Philippines violated the rights of women victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during the Second World War by failing to redress the continuous discrimination and suffering they have endured, a UN women’s rights committee said in a decision published on Wednesday.
Xi Jinping re-elected as China's president for third term
Beijing: The Chinese National People's Congress — the country's supreme state authority — on Friday unanimously reelected Xi Jinping as the president of China for a third five-year term, according to the voting results.
Pakistan: ISIS claims responsibility for killing nine policemen during recent attack in Balochistan
Quetta: Terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Pakistan's Balochistan region which left nine policemen dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: People demonstrate in Mohmand over prolonged load-shedding
Mohmand: People in Mohmand region of Pakistan came down to the streets on Tuesday to protest against prolonged load-shedding, media reports said.
Amsterdam: Overseas Pakistani Christians demonstrate against human rights violations suffered by women, girls
Amsterdam: Overseas Pakistani Christians in the Netherlands on Wednesday demonstrated against human rights violence suffered by women and girls in the South Asian country.
Afghanistan: Taliban governor killed in Balkh, ISIS claims responsibility
Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of the Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province.
Honda shuts plant in Pakistan amid economic crisis
Islamabad: Honda Atlas Cars, the assembler of Honda automobiles in Pakistan, on Wednesday announced it will be shutting down the plant for the remainder of the month.