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Efforts for provision of quality treatment in BMC hospital: Dr. Faheem

Medical Superintendent (MS) of Bolan Medical Complex (BMC) Hospital Quetta Dr, Faheem Khan Friday said measures were being taken to ensure provision of quality treatment facilitates to patients in the hospital in proper way

Refugees: Nearly half (48%) Pakistanis think that the Government of Pakistan should not help the Afghan refugees

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, nearly half (48%) Pakistanis think that the Government of Pakistan should not help the Afghan refugees

UNHCR Says Started Evacuation of Libyan Refugees to Niger Over Fighting in Tripoli

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that it had started evacuation of Libyan refugees to Niger over the escalated fighting in the Libyan capital of Tripoli

48 percent Pakistani think govt should not help Afghan refugees

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, nearly half (48%) Pakistanis think that the Government of Pakistan should not help the Afghan refugees

Over 1,000 Syrians Returned Home From Abroad in Past 24 Hours - Russian Defense Ministry

More than 1,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees said on Friday

Russia Registers 2 Truce Breaches in Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Russian Military

The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered two truce breaches in the country over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded 13 ceasefire violations, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Friday

Libyan children 'at imminent risk of injury or death' as conflict escalates: UN

An increasing number of children are "at imminent risk of injury or death", two senior UN officials have warned, citing a surge of aggression in crisis-torn Libya

UNICEF Calls for Ceasefire in Libya to Allow Civilians to Safely Leave Conflict Areas

Militants Attacked District in Aleppo Over Past 24 Hours - Russian Military

Syria Can Only Assess Damage From War After Full Liberation - Minister

UN Urges Int'l Community to Solve Problem of Stateless Children in Syria's Al-Hawl Camp

A senior UN official called on Thursday on countries to take responsibility for approximately 2,500 stateless children of foreign fighters of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) who are stranded in the infamous Al-Hawl refugee camp in northeastern Syria

Turkish Red Crescent sends food aid to war-weary Yemen

The Turkish Red Crescent on Thursday began distributing 11,000 food parcels - weighing a total of some 440 tons - to displaced persons in Yemen's west-central Maarib province

UN Allocates $2Mln to Assist Civilians Trapped in Conflict in Libya - Humanitarian Office

The United Nations allocated $2 million to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians trapped in the ongoing fighting in Libya, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a press release on Thursday

Belgium Launches Facebook Campaign to Dissuade Refugees From Seeking Asylum - Minister

Belgium launches a huge state campaign on Facebook in order to dissuade future refugees from seeking asylum in the country, Belgian Minister of Social Affairs, Public Health, Asylum and Migration Maggie De Block told journalists

Canada reunites Syrian family after fire claims seven kids

A Syrian refugee who lost seven children in a Halifax house fire has been reunited in Canada with siblings and more family members will join them Thursday, a lawmaker said