Authorities said on Friday that a junior doctor on hunger strike in India over the rape and murder of a fellow doctor was hospitalized with severe dehydration. On Sunday, six other people, including Aniket Mahato, began a hunger strike in protest of what they claim are inadequate facilities and security for doctors, many of whom work long shifts in crowded, filthy hospitals. Soma Mukhopadhyay, a professor at the hospital, stated, “When he was admitted he was severely dehydrated, pulse rate was very high, and was in a very unstable condition.” His heartbeat, circulatory strain and liquid levels had improved by…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
On Friday, the grassroots movement of Hibakusha survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki known as Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated in its citation that “Hibakusha is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.” The fight for a nuclear-free world has been the lifelong mission of witnesses to the only two nuclear bombs ever used in combat. The committee stated, “The Hibakusha help us to describe the indescribable, think…
A legal provision known as Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure grants district administrations the authority to temporarily prohibit a group of four or more people from gathering in a particular area. Most of the time, it is imposed to keep order, prevent potential disturbances, and stop any activities that could lead to violence. In order to ensure the safety of approximately 900 delegates who will be arriving in Islamabad for the summit, the government has set up more than 10,000 police and paramilitary personnel. Additionally, the capital will observe a three-day holiday to safeguard delegates. As foreign…
A letter from Supreme Court Registrar Jazeela Aslam to Supreme Court Bar Association President Shahzad Shaukat, which is available on Dawn.com, revealed the new information. After CJP Isa retires, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah is the next in line to be the country’s top judge. There have been rumors since August that the government intended to extend CJP Isa’s term. Some insiders in the ruling coalition had said that important changes were coming. A source had stated that the amendments would be included in a supplementary agenda, without providing further details, indicating that they may pertain to a uniform increase in…
On Friday, veteran comedian and actor Abid Kashmiri passed away in Lahore. He was 74. The news was confirmed by Radio Pakistan. Geo News reported that Kashmiri’s family revealed that he had been ill for some time, had serious medical issues with his kidneys, and was having trouble breathing. The actor had lived and worked overseas for some time. According to the news outlet, during his most recent trip to Pakistan, he continued working until his health permitted it. There are two sons and two daughters left behind by Kashmiri. He was born in Lahore on May 4, 1950. He…
Murad Ali Shah, the chief minister of Sindh, stated on Friday that neither the federal government nor the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had expressed concerns regarding the NFC Award. The NFC Award is the allocation of revenues between the federation and the provinces “through an Order (the NFC Award), on the recommendation of the National Finance Commission,” as stated in Article 160 of the Constitution. After the World Bank’s Pakistan Development Update (PDU) report for October was released, the chief minister told the media that while the Sindh government had concerns about some issues, he was working with the federal…
As a result of rising prices for vegetables, fruits, and pulses, government-funded school meals are being reduced after nearly two years of high food inflation in India. The inflationary impact of food on the nation’s most needy and the widening gap between the rich and the poor in the world’s fastest-growing major economy are brought into sharp focus by the three-decade-old program, which was designed to encourage poor children to attend school and provide them with basic nutrition. According to interviews conducted by Reuters with 21 teachers from four states, a dozen families, and researchers, schools have been forced to…
During a multiparty grand jirga hosted by the provincial government on Thursday, the federal government agreed in principle to lift the PTM’s ban. The “proscribed” PTM was granted permission to hold its scheduled Pashtoon Qaumi Jirga today (Friday), which the KP government would host and KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur would attend. Gandapur stated to reporters, “We will host this jirga, and it will be peaceful.” Gandpur stated that he would address the issues raised at the jirga, promising, “The people will be able to present their demands through the jirga and resolutions.” People from all over the province…
With 43,634 votes, PPP candidate Abdul Hakeem Baloch has won Malir’s NA-231 in Karachi, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s provisional results. On the solicitation of PTI applicant Backer Khalid Mehmood, the political race council had chosen to hold relating at four surveying stations — PS 65, 71, 98, and 175. At the polling place, PTI Sindh Secretary General Ali Pulh declared, “If there is a fair recount, this seat is ours.” According to a PTI Sindh press release, “PPP thugs” entered the ECP’s office and set fire to the records, ballot boxes, and other documents. Mehmood later stated…
As residents began the difficult process of putting their lives and homes back together, officials in Florida reported that the death toll from Hurricane Milton had increased to at least 16 on Friday. Power was still out to nearly 2.5 million homes and businesses, and some parts of the storm’s path from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean that cut through the Sunshine State were still flooded. As a Category 3 storm late on Wednesday, Milton slammed into the Florida Gulf Coast, causing communities still reeling from Hurricane Helene, which killed 237 people in the southeast United States,…
