PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday (28th Jan, 2026) made 73-year-old Ali Akbar (the last hawker of Newspapers here), a knight in the national order of merit in recognition of his service to France. In Pakistan, Ali Akbar started working at the age of 5, polishing shoes and herding buffalos… Due to extreme poverty, […]
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ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy here launched its Freedom 250 lecture series to engage the Pakistani public on key priorities such as entrepreneurship, the digital economy, and critical minerals. As part of this series, Donna Carpenter, co-founder and chair of the board of directors of US company Burton Snowboards, and Samar Khan, a Pakistani professional athlete […]
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KARACHI: Rescuers on Wednesday (21st Jan, 2026) found charred bodies of 30 people from a single shop called Dubai Crockery situated in the Mezzanine of the gutted batiment Gul Plaza, raising the death toll to 79. So far only 23 remains have been identified: Kashif, son of Younus, Aamir, son of Sulaiman, Faraz, son of […]
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KARACHI: Charles Goodman, heading the US diplomatic mission here, extended condolence on behalf of the Consulate General to people of the Metropolis and families of those who lost their lives in the tragic fire at Gul Plaza Shopping Mall on Saturday (17th Jan, 2026). “We recognize the courage and dedication of the first responders who […]
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KARACHI: Gul Plaza Shopping Mall fire has killed 28 (including a firefighter identified as Furqan Ali) and injured twenty here on Saturday (17th Jan, 2026). CM Sindh has announced a compensation of Rs. 1 Crore each for the families of those who were killed in the Gul Plaza inferno. He said that the annihilated Shopping […]
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BRUSSELS (NPTV/IFJ): As 2025 closed, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released its annual list of journalists killed around the world – highlighting the ongoing and grave challenges to the profession of journalism globally. The 2025 IFJ Killed List documented that 58% of media workers killed in the field were a result of the ongoing […]
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KARACHI: Some people remain alive and immortal, even after death, in the pages of history. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto BB Shaheed was also one of them. The daughter of Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, entered practical politics at the age of twenty-four.Like her father, she was known for principled politics.Sorrows overshadowed contentment in Benazir Bhutto’s political […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced on Thursday (25th Dec, 2025) that direct flights to London will commence from March 2026. Following receipt of 3rd Country Operator (TCO) approval on 24th Sept, PIA was all set to apply to operate flights to London and Manchester in order to return to British skies in the month […]
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LAHORE: While narrating his unpleasant experience with the Umrah guide identified as Salaar, a close friend of my told the following incident. “Tickets of Salam Air were booked for us, 19 Umrah pilgrims (for Saturday-Sunday night on 21st Dec, 2025 at 3.25 am) from Lahore Airport for Madina. I, along with my younger son took […]
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HONG KONG (NPTV/IFJ): Media magnate and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai was convicted by Hong Kong’s High Court on 15th December, 2025 in a landmark national security case that could see Lai sentenced to life in prison. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned Lai’s conviction under the draconian National Security Law and calls […]
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