Pakistan calls on the international community to unite its efforts in combating diseases and climate change

Pakistani Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar called for unified international efforts to address pandemic diseases and confront emergencies resulting from climate change.

Kakar added during a meeting held in Islamabad in the presence of representatives of 70 countries, the World Health Organization and other international organizations that "no country in the world, no matter how strong, can face such challenges alone."

Kakar stressed that Pakistan is the eighth country most vulnerable to climate change, noting that while the world has advanced systems to respond in a timely manner to health emergencies, the developing world does not have similar systems.

 Kakar's statements come nearly a year and a half after the devastating floods in Pakistan, which claimed the lives of 1,700 people.

At an international conference held in Geneva in January, dozens of countries and international institutions pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from the summer floods.

The British-based Islamic Relief Organization stated that progress is very slow, as only an estimated 5% of the damaged and destroyed homes have been completely reconstructed, adding that many flood survivors in rural areas feel that they have been abandoned as mental and psychological health crises worsen in some Communities.

The group said that the donor conference “was widely viewed as a success story, but most of the funds pledged have not yet reached individuals on the ground,” stressing that millions are still living in tents or shelters, and do not have the means for a decent living or access to On basic services.

Palestinian Prisoner Club: 5,780 arrests in the West Bank since October 7

Israeli forces arrested 26 Palestinians from yesterday evening until this morning in various areas of the West Bank, bringing the number of detainees in the West Bank since October 7 to 5,780, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club.

The Prisoners' Club indicated that among the detainees are former prisoners Muhammad Zaghloul from the town of Dura, Ramallah district, and Yasser Rajoub from the city of Dura, Qata'a of Hebron, who suffers from cancer.

According to the club, the arrests were concentrated in the Ramallah and Bethlehem governorates, while the rest of the arrests were distributed in the Hebron, Jenin, Tubas, Tulkarm and Nablus governorates.

He added, "The arrest campaign was accompanied by widespread harassment, severe beatings, and threats against detainees and their families, in addition to widespread sabotage and destruction of citizens' homes and the confiscation of money and vehicles."

According to Nay Al-Asir, Israeli forces have arrested at least 230 Palestinians since the beginning of this year.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported in its statement on Saturday that  the number of administrative detainees  during the year 2023 is the highest since the years of the first Palestinian Intifada in 1987.

The statement added that with  the escalation of Israeli attacks after October 7  in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the administrative detention campaign affected various segments and age groups, and included journalists, freed prisoners, activists, and even the elderly, children, and women.