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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 : Aid workers on the frontlines of the world’s conflicts are being killed in unprecedented numbers, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Monday as it marked World Humanitarian Day. And OCHA warned that the Israeli war […]

NEW YORK, Aug 17 : Indian Muslim and other faith-based organizations have called on organizers of Sunday’s parade in New York marking India’s independence day to remove a float featuring Ram Mandir, saying it is considered as a symbol glorifying the destruction of mosques and […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 : The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency. The outbreak that affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and spread to […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15 : As the number of Palestinians killed by Israel’s deadly attacks in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Turk has called for an end to the killings while negotiators prepared to meet in Qatar to renew […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed efforts to restore calm and hold fresh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, urging the interim Government to be inclusive as the country moves towards restoring democratic rule. In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson […]

Rawalpindi 12 August 2024 (ISPR) Complying with the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan, a detailed court of inquiry, was undertaken by Pakistan Army, to ascertain correctness of complaints in Top City Case made against Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd). Consequently, appropriate disciplinary action has […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 : President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday granted a 90-day remission of sentence for the prisoners of life imprisonment – males of 65 years and above and females above 60 – who have served one-third of their term. The president granted the […]

NEW YORK, Aug 10 : At least 100 Palestinians were killed early Saturday morning when the Israeli military bombed the Al-Taba’een school in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood in eastern Gaza . The strikes hit when people sheltering at the school were performing fajr prayers, leading to […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: President Asif Ali Zardari has directed for conferment of Hilal–i-Imtiaz upon athlete Arshad Nadeem for displaying record-setting performance in Paris Olympics 2024, in the category of Javelin throwing. “The President will confer the civil award upon Arshad Nadeem during a special ceremony […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the authorities concerned to extend the maximum possible facilities to the Turkish investors in Pakistan to boost bilateral trade and investment cooperation. The prime minister, talking to a high-level delegation of leading Turkish businessmen […]