New York: The United Nations on Thursday launched a $1 billion appeal for Turkey to assist more than five million people affected by the cataclysmic earthquakes last week, the largest to hit the country in a century.
Mianwali: Suspected terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan (TTP) on Thursday exchanged fire with Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department’s team in Mianwali region of Pakistan, media reports said.
New York: A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
New York: A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition security, adapting to agrarian risks posed by climate change, and contributing to progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda, opened on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York.
New York: A newly signed plan for election security represents a “major development” for peaceful, inclusive elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), a spokesperson for the UN mission in the country said on Wednesday.
Kabul: A group of armed men stomped into the compound of Tamaddon TV network in Afghanistan capital city Kabul and harassed the employees of the media organization, media reports said.
Islamabad: A woman died as an explosion hit Jaffar Express on Thursday morning near Chichawatni region of Pakistan which left at least one woman dead.
Paris:Tens of thousands of people are taking part in the fifth nationwide protest in Paris against the controversial pension reform of the French government, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Quetta: Aslam Bhutani, Member of Pakistan Assembly, speaking in a joint session of the Pakistan assembly said that the people of Balochistan are being humiliated in the name of CPEC.
Karachi: The family members of Baloch missing persons staged protest in Karachi on Wednesday (Feb 15) against the growing wave of enforced disappearances of Baloch children, women, students, and youth.
Quetta: Medicine supply to CENAR Cancer Hospital in Balochistan’s Quetta has been stopped by the Pak administration for the last two months.
Mumbai: The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to India Farid Mamundzay on Wednesday called on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan Mumbai.
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan had banned people in the country from celebrating Valentine's Day which was observed globally on Tuesday.
New York: Amid a recent spike in antisemitic violence across the world, the screening of legendary filmmaker Ken Burns’ latest documentary on Thursday highlighted a dark chapter in US history, and a frank high-level discussion at UN Headquarters showcased a proposed new code of conduct to shutter ‘rabbit holes’ of hate and online disinformation.
Beijing/Islamabad: China has announced it will temporarily shut down consular section of its embassy in Pakistan due to "technical issues", media reports said on Wednesday.
North Waziristan: At least seven terrorists, belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pak­­istan (TTP), died when cops repulsed an attack on a police van carrying three detained militants to Bannu from North Waziristan region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Islamabad: At least one person was killed and four others injured in an explosion in a coal mine in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service said.
New York: As UN aid convoys prepared to deliver more relief to quake-hit northwest Syria via two additional land routes from Türkiye on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that many thousands of children have likely been killed, while millions more vulnerable people urgently need support.
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia targeting perceived political opponents of President Kais Saied as well as civil society, his Office, OHCHR, reported on Tuesday.
Washington/IBNS: India's premier airline Air India's step to buy 220 Boeing aircraft will benefit one million jobs in the United States, said President Joe Biden in a statement.
London: The United Kingdom (UK) lost about 2.5 million working days in 2022 to continued labor disputes, the highest number in more than three decades, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday.
Quetta: A protest occurred outside the Balochistan Lasbela Press Club on Monday against the enforced disappearances orchestrated by the Pakistani army and for the recovery of the Zehri family, media reports said on Wednesday.
Washington: Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced her bid for president on Tuesday.
Bhutan is trying to modernize the agricultural sector of the country by using upgraded technology which include application advanced drones and GPS to monitor crop and soil health.
Michigan: At least three people died as a gunman opened fire at the Michigan State University on Tuesday.
New York: Support “turbocharged” efforts to get back on track to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Monday.
Kabul: Afghanistan received another package of 40 million U.S. dollars in cash as humanitarian aid and deposited it in one of the commercial banks in Kabul on Monday, a statement of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank said.
New York: Sport can change the world, famous footballers and grassroots gamechangers alike said at a roundtable discussion on Monday, highlighting a new UN podcast series to mark the first International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, as and when Conducive to Terrorism.
Islamabad: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers decreased 9.9 percent in January on a month-on-month basis, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Monday.
New York: Preventing violations against children affected by war has never been more pertinent or urgent, the UN expert advocating for these boys and girls said in a briefing to the Security Council on Monday.
