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    Pakistan Bar Council challenges Election Act amendment in Supreme Court

    Members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have filed a petition within the Supreme Court, difficult current amendments to the Election Act. The petition, submitted by six members of the Bar Council, names the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Ministry of Law, and the federal authorities among the many respondents. The petitioners argue that […] More

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    ‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council

    Muhannad Hadi, Deputy UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and Antonia De Meo, Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN company aiding Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, briefed the Security Council on the dire state of affairs. “For practically 10 months now, Palestinians and Israelis have lived by means of untold struggling, grief, sorrow, and loss. […] More

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    Edinburgh Council set to vote on introducing 5% ‘tourist tax’

    PA Media Millions of individuals go to Edinburgh yearly Councillors in Edinburgh are to vote in a while the introduction of a vacationer tax aimed toward elevating as much as £50m a 12 months. The metropolis might turn out to be the primary in Scotland to cost a 5% customer levy on stays, with the […] More

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    Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating toll of Kharkiv attacks

    Briefing the Security Council in New York, UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya urged the worldwide group to work to finish the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its third 12 months. Ms. Msuya mentioned the civilian toll has continued to mount since her final briefing to the Council three weeks in the […] More

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    Attacks against civilians in Ukraine ‘unconscionable’, Security Council hears

    That’s the best variety of civilian casualties in a single month since June 2023, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs informed the Security Council. Over half of the casualties occurred in Kharkiv throughout a brand new Russian offensive, with quite a few assaults in different areas killing civilians and inflicting widespread destruction. […] More

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    Casualties rise in Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks, Security Council hears

    Two of the nation’s most important specialist hospitals for youngsters and girls had been closely broken together with key vitality infrastructure, reportedly killing dozens of civilians, together with kids, and injuring over 110. Joyce Msuya, performing UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, informed ambassadors within the Security Council on Tuesday, that the UN human rights workplace (OHCHR) […] More

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    Security Council debates weapon transfers to Ukraine

    Deputy UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo, briefed ambassadors and in addition supplied an replace on casualty figures. Mr. Ebo mentioned that because the final briefing on 14 June,  “the supply of army help and transfers of arms and ammunition to the armed forces of Ukraine has continued within the context of the […] More