Tag: Urge

Source link www.rferl.org The United States, Russia, China, and Pakistan have jointly called on Afghanistan's warring sides to reach an immediate cease-fire just six weeks before a deadline for the United States to pull out troops who have been in the country for nearly 20 years."At this turning point, ...

NEW DELHI: Farooq Abdullah, National Conference leader and former J&K chief minister made an impassionate appeal in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. While urging the Centre not to consult protesting farmers, Farooq Abdullah said, “I am thankful that 4G services have been restored .”The former J&K ...

This column is an opinion by Bill Chambers, the president and CEO of Save the Children in Canada. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ. How many children do you think will be killed or maimed today in the world's conflict zones? The answer is truly shocking. Every day ...

In Montreal last week, the first person to mount a legal challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21 took the stand in court. Ichrak Nourel Hak, a teacher who wears the hijab, opposes the 2019 law that bars some public sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work.The law applies to ...

The latest: In signed letters, health-care professionals in Alberta and Manitoba urge their respective provinces to impose tough new restrictions aimed at beating back COVID-19 as case numbers rise, warning health-care systems are becoming overstretched.  A letter, signed Sunday by more than 1,500 nurses in Manitoba, urges officials to take action quickly and ...

Protesters rallied in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Saturday against France's position on publishing cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.  Activists from the far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party and Karachi residents took to the streets, calling for the Pakistani government to cut diplomatic and trade ties with France. Previously, the ...

GENEVA — The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization on Friday issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services worldwide, leaving millions of vulnerable children at heightened risk of preventable childhood diseases. The ...

Punjab MPs Pratap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo on Thursday met Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and requested him to restart rail services in the state, which have been stopped due to the farmers' agitation. The two Congress MPs in the Rajya Sabha said there ...

India and the United States on Tuesday called on Pakistan to take “immediate, sustained and irreversible” action to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorism. They also urged Islamabad to “expeditiously bring to justice” the perpetrators of all terror attacks, including 26/11 Mumbai, Uri, and ...

A round-up of major developments related to Covid-19 across the country. Here's a round-up of all the latest Covid-19 developments you need to know: UAE reports 1,538 Covid-19 cases, 1,411 recoveries, 4 deaths  The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Saturday reported 1,538 cases of the ...