ISLAMABAD: Exposition of Jamal Shah’s oeuvres titled Celebration of a Dehumanized Existence was inaugurated here on Sunday (18th Feb, 2024) at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. The collection, which bears a universal interpretation transcending peace, positivity, and harmony, was praised for its profound symbolism and message. Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s low-cost carrier, Fly Jinnah, celebrated the inaugural flight of its first int’l route from here to Sharjah on Sunday (18th Feb, 2024) with a dual ceremony at Islamabad Int’l Airport before departure and at Sharjah Int’l Airport, where the aircraft received a warm welcome upon arrival. The inaugural flight carried onboard Fly Jinnah’s […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has accelerated the efforts to retrieve the major portion of around 13,972 acres of land worth billions of rupees found under the illegal occupation of private individuals and different government departments across the country. “Around 5,809 acres were occupied in Punjab, 1,181 acres are under encroachment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 5,948 acres in […]
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BEIJING: China on Sunday said it would step up law enforcement patrols in waters near Taiwan after two Chinese nationals died in a boat incident involving Taiwan’s coast guard. A Chinese boat was carrying four people when it capsized on Wednesday near the Kinmen islands while pursued by the Taiwanese coast guard. All four on […]
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GAZA: Mediator Qatar acknowledged on Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) that prospects for a new pause in Israel’s war with Hamas were “not really promising” as Israel rejected appeals to hold off on a threatened assault on the Gaza city of Rafah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that foreign countries calling on Israel to spare the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Jinnah Convention Center here was the venue where thousands of Pakistanis and expatriates converged on Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) to participate in EuroVillage, a family-focused festival organized by the European Union and its Member States. This year’s celebration centered on the theme of co-creating a sustainable future, entitled “Stronger Together – Sustainable Forever.” The […]
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CAIRO: Egypt is constructing a walled camp in the Sinai Peninsula to receive displaced Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip, a US media report and an Egyptian human rights monitor said on Friday (16th Feb 2024). But Israel said it had no plans to move civilians there, as it prepares an offensive in Rafah, in […]
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LONDON: The British government said late Friday it had summoned diplomats from the Russian embassy “to make clear that we hold the Russian authorities fully responsible” for the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russian officials said Navalny, 47, had died on Friday (16th Feb, 2024) in an Arctic prison, a month before an election […]
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MUNICH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns over Beijing’s backing for Russia’s war against Ukraine on Friday (16th Feb, 2024) in talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, who called for Washington to lift sanctions on Chinese entities. Blinken and Wang’s meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference follows an extremely […]
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TOKYO: Japan’s space agency toasted a successful blast-off for its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky after years of delays and two previous failed attempts. The next-generation H3 has been mooted as a rival to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, and could one day deliver cargo to bases on the Moon. “I’ve been […]
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