Tripoli The United Nations and its aid partners, together with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), launched a Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), appealing for $202 million to bring urgent life-saving assistance to some 550,000 people affecte...
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Alleged Killing by Police Angers Pashtuns in Pakistan
Emotions are running high among Pashtuns over the alleged killing of a Pashtun regional leader by Balochistan police earlier this week.Pashtuns have long felt neglected and wrongly targeted in Pakistan by the government, and in particular by the powerf...
Read More »Khalifa Fund signs $25 million agreement to support SMEs in Niger
Abu Dhabi Chairman of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development Hussain Jasim Al Nowais and Nigerien Minister of Trade and Private Sector Development Saadou Sidou signed a $25 million agreement aimed at providing support for micro, small and medium-s...
Read More »Govt committed to extend broadband penetration to far flung areas: Khalid Maqbool
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that government is committed to extend broadband penetration to far flung areas as it is the information technology era.Addressing a broadband contract signing c...
Read More »Pakistan: End crackdown on PTM and release protestors
The Pakistani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release protestors belonging to the peaceful Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) who have been arbitrarily detained, Amnesty International said today.At least 19 people were arrested from citie...
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