PYONGYANG: While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for parlays with South Korean leaders, North Korea fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead which will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region. North Korea, claims its missiles flew 12 times the speed of sound for 1,500km, and […]
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ISLAMABAD: Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIOED), that was set up in 2011, has been submitted 379 cases of missing persons during 2024. According to the Commission the total number of cases received till Dec 2024 was 10,467, out of which 8,216 cases were disposed of. Commission in its report claimed that: a) 2,251 […]
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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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FAISALABAD: Taking advantage of security lapse, 5 gunmen, from Kharral Group, stormed Saddar Police Station here and bolted after shooting 3 brothers dead and gravely injuring their cousin belonging to the rival Sukhera Group on Tuesday (7th Jan, 2025). According to details the attackers scaled the PS wall using a bamboo ladder and killed Muhammad […]
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ISLAMABAD: Following issuance of a Red Warrant by Interpol, a fugitive identified as Rafiullah, wanted for a murder (committed a couple of years ago in Punjab), was nabbed by FIA from KSA and extradited to Pakistan. The accused fled to KSA after he was nominated in a FIR registered at Mianwali’s Kalabagh Police Station. Commenting […]
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TIBET: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake, at a depth of 10 km, and dozens of aftershocks on Tuesday (7th Jan, 2025) shook the high-altitude region of Western China and across the border in Nepal, killing 125, injuring 200 people and destroying 1000 houses. Debris, that fell from batiments, blocked the entranced of houses and crushed vehicles […]
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GAZA: Despite receiving all the clearances, Israeli forces have opened fire at clearly marked UN’s World Food Program (WFP) convey, consisting of three vehicles, carrying eight staff members here on Monday (6th Jan, 2024). Though sixteen bullets hit the vehicles, no worker was harmed: “The clearly marked WFP convoy was shot at by Israeli forces […]
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High-end Swiss watchmaker Rolex, that had been a partner to Formula One (F1) since 2013, has been replaced by Taag Heuer as Formula One‘s official time keeper this season. Commenting on the development, Stefano Domenicali, president and chief executive of Formula One said he was delighted to welcome Tag Heuer as the official timekeeper of […]
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ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif, chairing a huddle here on Monday (6th Jan 2025), has directed to confiscate the properties and assets of human traffickers. Asserting to nab human smuggling groups, prime minister directed to appoint the most competent lawyers for prosecution facilitating strict legal actions against the culprits in order to make them an example. […]
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KARAKORAM HIGHWAY: Sino-Pak trade and tourism came to a halt as the KKH remained blocked for 4th day on Monday (6th Jan, 2025) due to sit-in staged against power crisis by the residents of Hunza Awami Action Committee and the All Parties Traders Association. According to GBCCI sources, hundreds of trucks loaded with trade commodities […]
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