The United Nations emphasizes that journalists should be able to report freely and “without fear or discrimination” across the world, May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day. On this occasion, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the freedom of the people is tied to the freedom of the press, and that journalists should be able More
At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in latest Israeli airstrikes in the Bureij area of Gaza, reports said on Friday. Al-Jazeera reported, citing Palestinian health officials, that 22 Palestinians lost their lives in Israeli airstrikes in the Bureij camp today. Eight of the deceased belonged to a single family. The previous day, Al-Jazeera said, More
The United Nations has earmarked $16.6 million to assist vulnerable communities in Afghanistan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says. A OCHA statement said the funds have been allocated to mitigate the effects of drought in the northern and northeastern provinces of Afghanistan. The funds will be spent by five UN More
The 2025 Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index and report, published today, describe a marked deterioration of press freedom around the world. The report says journalists and media are facing difficult economic conditions and journalists in the US are operating in an increasingly hostile environment “The media economy must urgently be restored to a state More
Pakistan allowed 150 stranded Afghan cargo trucks to deliver goods to India through Wagah Border. The development comes about a week after Islamabad suspended trade with New Delhi on April 24, including through third countries via Pakistan. Dawn newspaper reported, citing a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, said the ministry acknowledged a More
A fourth round of Iran-US talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme has been postponed for “logistical and technical reasons”. Iran said the two countries, along with facilitators Oman, had jointly decided to postpone Saturday’s meeting in Rome for “logistical and technical reasons”. The US said the timing of the talks had not been confirmed in the More
More than 150 Afghan nationals have returned from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district, getting free transportation from the government. The Afghan citizens returned from refugee camps in the garrison town, Dawn quoted a local official as saying, as the repatriation process tends to slow down. Well-off Afghans were reluctant to leave their well-established businesses, the official More
Washington and Kiev have inked an agreement on the joint exploitation of Ukraine’s energy and mineral resources, the BBC reported on Thursday. Under the deal, signed after months of tense talks, the two countries will set up a reconstruction investment fund to bolster Ukraine’s war-hit economy. The agreement was reflective of commitment on both sides More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 58 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being freed from prisons in Pakistan. The ministry, citing border officials in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak town, wrote on X the 58 Afghans, who spent one to five days in jails, had been arrested in various parts of More
The United Nations refugee agency says it needs $71 million to help Afghans returning to their homeland from Pakistan and Iran. “We need $71 million to respond to this crisis across the region over a nine-month period,” a UNHCR spokesperson said. Dawn quoted Babar Baloch as highlighting the current funding uncertainties at a media briefing More
