Day: December 11, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that Kashmir and Palestine were two places where human rights were being blatantly violated but international community has become silent spectator. He addressed and chaired a colloquium on International Human Rights Day which was organized by Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution […]

ISLAMABAD: The Sub-Committee of Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Friday decided to visit and inspect the condition of the Legend College Multan on December 14. The body met here at the Parliament House under the convenership of Senator Sardar Muhammad Shafiq Tareen. The committee would probe the matter of non-issuance […]

ISLAMABAD: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has paid tribute to men who actively support women and girls and play a positive role in fighting against gender-based violence and in advancing gender equality. UNHCR called for combined efforts to advocate and increase awareness to prevent, mitigate and respond to gender-based violence, said a press release. To […]

ISLAMABAD: The participants of 4th Maritime Security Workshop Friday visited Naval Headquarters, where they were briefed on Maritime Security Challenges and response including Pakistan Navy contributions in safeguarding Maritime interests of Pakistan. After the presentation, Chief of the Naval Staff interacted with the participants and dwelled upon issue related to Maritime Security and Maritime Sector […]

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Nilofar Bakhtiar Friday urged the international community to hold India accountable for its massive state-sponsored human rights violations, girls and women persecution in Indian Illegal Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In her message on the International Human Rights Day being observed by the global community, […]

ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed decrease of Rs100 and was sold at Rs124, 200 in the local market on Friday against its sale at Rs124, 300 the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs86 to Rs 106, 481 from Rs106, 567 whereas that […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Friday said as the vested interests had dominated global affairs, the world was currently looking for a morality-based international order for sake of humanity. The president, addressing the concluding session of a two-day Islamabad Conclave 2021 organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, said in the era of artificial […]

Illegal betting on sports may approach $1.7 trillion annually and is often used by criminals to launder money, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, a Vienna-based agency. The estimate dwarfs the legal sports wagering market, which is about $40 billion, according to the report released Thursday. The […]