TEXT AND PHOTO BY Mohammad Mahboob Alam KARACHI: Air Force Day is observed in Pakistan on 7th September to mark the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) role in the 1965 Into-Pak War during which Air Commodore M. M. Alam shot down 9 Indian fighters. Air Commodore M. M. ALAM, a legend in the history of aerial […]
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PARIS: Pakistan has sent only one athlete Discus-Thrower Haider Ali (with Cerebral Palsy) to take part in the Paralympics, he won bronze by throwing the Discus 52.54 meters here on Friday (6th September, 2024), Gold Medallist Uzbekistan’s Toliboy Yuldashev ‘s throw was 53.48 metres. Haider Ali bagged the Tokyo Paralympics Gold in the discipline of […]
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BIRMINGHAM: PIA’s station manager here on Thursday (5th September, 2024) Iqbal Javed Bajwa (who happens to be the brother of former COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa) was asked to resignwhen it transpired that he never passed his intermediate exams. It is pertinent to mention here that Bajwa had been served a show cause notice on 13th […]
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VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at an economic forum here, has said that Moscow would support Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Moscow now supports Vice President Kamala Harris, who succeeded Biden on the Democratic Party presidential ticket. “Our favourite, if I may say so, was the current president, Mr Biden. He was removed from […]
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KARACHI: SHC on Thursday (5th September, 2024), citing Article 10-A I (the right to fair trial) suspended the Karachi University’s decision to revoke the degree of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. The Syndicate of KU on 31st August, 2024 cancelled the degree and enrolment of IHC’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri (after four decades) on the recommendation […]
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ISLAMABAD: FO has maintained on Thursday (5th September, 2024) that Junagadh was annexed to Pakistan. According to the FO: “The country sees this matter in historical and legal perspective. Junagadh was a part of Pakistan and India’s illegal occupation of it is a violation of the United Nations Charter and international norms… Pakistan has always […]
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LAHORE: CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz has inaugurated country’s first school nutrition program here on Thursday (5th September, 2024). Under the programme, 400,000 children will receive nutritious milk packs which will contribute towards their better physical growth and ultimately enhanced performance in education and extra-curricular activities. Newspakistan.tv Sana Mehmood
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ISLAMABAD: DG ISPR Maj Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, talked to journalists at a Presser held here Thursday (5th Sept, 2024), about armed forces’ efforts to contain terrorism and accountability in military. According to DG ISPR, the armed forces have carried out over thirty-two thousand IBOs in 2024 so far, whereas, one hundred and thirty were […]
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MOSCOW: FM Sergei Lavrov, commenting on a report that an agreement to supply long range cruise missiles (that could reach deep inside Russia) to Ukraine was about to be inked, warned US on Wednesday (4th September, 2024) not to joke about it’s Red Lines. Talking to a Russian TV anchor Sergei Lavrov said: “I won’t […]
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ISLAMABAD: IMF has asked Pakistan to get $12 Billion loan rolled over by next week in order to qualify for bailout package. It may be recalled that on 13th July, 2024 Pakistan and IMF have reached a staff level agreement (subject to approval by IMF Executive Board) on 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Programme of […]
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