PARIS: Jean-Marie Le-Pen, who founded the French Far-Right National Front Party (in 1972) died Tuesday (7th Jan, 2025) after remaining for several weeks in an intensive care facility, at the age of 96. Le Pen, who infamously denied the Holocaust as a detail of WW-II history, was anti-immigrants and a racist. PARIS: National Front Party, […]
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KARACHI: 97th Birth Anniversary of the Founder Chairman PPP and Former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) was celebrated in Larkana, Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto, Naudero and other parts of the country. Z. A. Bhutto was born in Sindh on 5th of January, 1928. He studied Law to become a barrister. Founded Pakistan People’s Party […]
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KARACHI: Some people remain alive and immortal, even after death, in the pages of history.Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto 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 life.Despite execution […]
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KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome visited the Metropolis Tuesday & Wednesday (17th, 18th Dec 2024) reaffirming the United States’ commitment to strengthening bilateral ties in business, trade, jobs and education. His engagements emphasized shared goals of economic growth, opportunity, and respect for human dignity. At a dinner with business leaders, Ambassador Blome highlighted […]
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BEIRUT: Deputy Head of Mission Umar Hayat in Damascus accompanied 350 Pakistanis (including 245 pilgrims) who were stranded in Syria to the border, where they were received by Nawab Adil Deputy Head of Mission here on Wednesday (11th Dec, 2024). They will be brought back home Thursday (12th Dec, 2024). Meanwhile, FO informed the Senate […]
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ISLAMABAD: Lt. Gen (R) Faez Hameed, who worked as DG ISI, was in contact with fifty politicians (mostly those associated with PTI). According to Army Act he was not supposed to engage in any political activity for five years after his retirement. Nature of his links with PTI founder Imran Khan is still being probed. […]
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KARACHI: On Human Rights Day (10th December), United States’ Consulate General here amplified voices from the Metropolis and reaffirmed US government’s unwavering commitment to defending fundamental freedoms and supporting those who champion human dignity worldwide. When asked ‘What do human rights mean to you?’ The answers echo a powerful truth: from women’s rights to disability […]
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD: Following the lifting of ban imposed on PIA (four years ago by EC and EASA), the national -flag carrier is all set to commence operations to Europe from 10th of January, 2025. Initially, two flights will be operated weekly which will gradually be increased. It is pertinent to mention here that Sarwar Awan (then) […]
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KARACHI: Italian Floating Embassy, the 93-year-old tall wooden ship Amerigo Vespucci, reckoned as the world’s most beautiful vessel, took a taste of Italy on its 20-month long circumnavigation around the globe, visiting 36 ports in 32 countries, adding a new page in the art of navigation. Amerigo Vespucci moored for three days at Karachi Port, […]
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KARACHI: An exposition of photographs titled Siamo Mare – We Are Sea, travelled with the stunning historic ship Amerigo Vespucci, featuring Italian coastal landscape, beauty of the sea, biodiversity and environmental sustainability. Photographers and the title of their works: Massimo Zannini (A Giant Anglerfish); Pasquale Vassallo (An Octopus Explores A Forest Of Algae With Its Tentacles); Pietro […]
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