KARACHI: At least 597 cases of missing children have been reported in Karachi between January and June 2025, as per data jointly compiled by law enforcement and a non-governmental organization(NGO). According to the data, 579 of these children have been recovered, while the parents of more than 18 children are still desperately searching for their … Read more
COVID-19 travel restrictions and supply chain disruptions boosted the air freight sector. The pandemic forced industries to shift to air freight for transporting a wider variety of goods. Online commerce has surged from $2.1 trillion in 2019 to $3.6 trillion in 2023. On Wednesday, an environmental pressure group denounced the rising emissions of the air … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), a leading organization dedicated to child rights, launched its latest initiative, the Empowering Women and Girls Project, with the support of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). This comprehensive endeavor aims to address the unique challenges faced by women and girls, providing them with … Read more
Vietnamese environmental activist Nguyen Ngoc Khanh sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion. 46-year-old was arrested in February “on a tax evasion accusation,” according to state-run media. Activist convinced officials to strip 20,000 megawatts of coal power from national energy plan by 2030. A High profile environmentalist and anti-coal campaigner in Vietnam has been … Read more
The men are being held in the Greater Tehran prison while the fingers. Finger amputations are permitted in the Islamic republic under sharia law. Three of them had been transferred from Orumiyeh prison. An NGO warned on Friday that eight Iranian men convicted of theft and being held outside of Tehran face having their … Read more
A woman running an illegal abortion clinic in Panchkula, Chandigarh arrested The PANCHKULA police Tuesday captured a lady, Sarita Kaushal, of Sector 11, Panchkula, regarding unlawful fetus removal of a conceded lady to PGI in basic condition two days prior. Charged Sarita Kaushal has been running an NGO and one center in Sector 17 Rajiv … Read more
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday stated there has been “compelling proof” that Russian paramilitary troops had been committing severe rights abuses and killing civilians inside the Central African Republic. A civil war inside the CAR that commenced in 2013, pitting numerous militias towards a kingdom on the verge of crumbling, had eased appreciably in recent years. … Read more
MADRID: According to the Spanish coastguard, at least one person was killed and 24 were missing when a boat carrying migrants collapsed in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain’s Canary Islands on Tuesday. The boat left from Cap Boujdour in Western Sahara with 61 passengers on board, but rescuers only discovered 36 alive overnight, according to … Read more
NGOs in El Salvador asked the judiciary on Tuesday to declare unconstitutional a new measure that journalists warn could criminalise certain types of media reporting on gangs. To combat “information that could generate anxiety and panic among the general population,” the penal code was amended on April 6th, authorising prison terms of up to 15 … Read more
N’Djamena (Capital of Chad) – Her tiny mouth is constantly open, trying to suck in air. Adama Assan is four months old, but tips the scales at a pitiful 3.3 kilograms (7.3 pounds) — not even the average weight at birth of a typical newborn in Europe. “Normally, a baby of her age would weigh six … Read more
KARACHI: Lucky Cement Limited has launched a scholarship programme for the intermediate students of district Lakki Marwat, a statement said. Under this programme, the eligible students can apply for a full scholarship of Intermediate, where the company will cover the tuition fee expense of the selected students. This will be the second batch of students … Read more
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: At least eight minors suffer abuse across the country every day, says a report on child sexual violence in Pakistan by Sahil, a non-governmental organisation working for children’s rights. The cruel numbers shared by the NGO reveal that indicators including abduction, sexual assault, attempted rape, child neglect, child marriage, murder, beatings were all too … Read more
Many centuries ago, silkworm cultivation and silk-making techniques from ancient China reached Bangladesh along the Silk Road, an ancient trade route. For almost all its history, sericulture was confined to the Rajshahi region in the western part of Bangladesh. Today, based in Manikganj to the northwest of capital Dhaka, Aarong, a social enterprise backed by … Read more
Google on Thursday said it will no longer post ads next to misinformation about climate change on its search engine or on global video-sharing platform YouTube. The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.” That includes online content referring to climate change as … Read more
How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of “greening” the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes — and sheer numbers — can make the head spin, according to the airlines themselves. At its general assembly in Boston Monday, the International Air … Read more
Ayyan Ali, who was earlier arrested in a money laundering case has launched her new NGO titled “Be My Friend Foundation”. The charity organization has been registered in the United Kingdom (UK). The former model turned singer said that she will be donating 50 percent of her profit from album sales for the welfare of … Read more
An elderly couple in China have found a 32-year-old son. According to the details, 34-year-old Mao Yin, who was only 2 years old in 1988, was abducted from a hotel and was reunited with his Chinese parents 32 years later by the police using facial resection technology. Mao was born on February 23, 1986. His … Read more
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Ali Alizada visited Sundas Thalassemia Center of Pakistan in Islamabad, he met with the medical staff of the Center, as well as the patients and their families. According to the details, The Chief Administrator of the Center, Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Aftab Hussain, briefed Ambassador Ali Alizada about the facilities … Read more
Sindh government has canceled the registration of five hundred Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) working in the province. According to details, the Sindh Government has revoked the registration of 500 NGOs. The decision has been taken as per the rules and regulations and under the decision of the provincial cabinet. An official who was privy to the … Read more
The United Kingdom has said any allegations of human rights violations in occupied Kashmir since India revoked the special status of the territory must be thoroughly, promptly and transparently investigated. The British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, addressing in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament, said “All and any allegations of human … Read more
