BOSHEHRA: Saeed Manan Khan, posted as Kurram Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) was injured, along with 3 others accompanying him, in a firing incident here on Friday (31st Jan 2025). According to the medical superintendent at the Parachinar District Headquarters Hospital, Saeed Khan, escorted by Police, was visiting Kurram’s Boshehra area to implement the ceasefire. Saeed Manan […]
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GAZA: As part of Ceasefire Agreement Hamas has handed over three Israeli and five Thai hostages to Red Cross here Thursday (30th Jan, 2025), Israel reciprocated by liberating 110 Palestinians from its jails. Earlier, Hamas freed four female soldier hostages (Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev) in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners […]
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WASHINGTON DC: Fifteen US and Russian figure ice skaters were among those 67 people who got killed in the mid-air Helicopter-Plane collision near Reagan National Airport here on Thursday (30th Jan 2025). Moscow also confirmed the presence of Russians in the plane including 1994 world skating champion pair Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. There were […]
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MIR ALI (N. WAZIRISTAN): Security Forces have neutralized six militants during an IBO conducted here on Thursday (30th Jan 2025). 29-year-old Major Hamza Israr (a resident of Rawalpindi), who was leading his troops from the front and 26-year-old Sepoy Muhammad Naeem (a resident of Naseerabad), were martyred during the exchange of fire. Newspakistan.tv Sania JamaliSania […]
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PRAYAGRAJ (Allahabad): Thirty people were crushed to death, 60 got gravely wounded due to a stampede here at (the ongoing 45-day) Hindu Festival on Wednesday (29th Jan, 2025). The devout Hindus believe that a dip at the the Sangam (confluence) of Ganga and Jamna will cleanse all the sins. Forty Crore (400 million) pilgrims and tourists are […]
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KARACHI (IFJ/PFUJ): Media and human rights groups have widely condemned controversial new amendments to the country’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), which would criminalise ‘fake news’, restrict freedom of expression online, and work to curb independent, critical media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ – that represents 600,000 journalists in 140 countries) and its […]
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KARACHI: Citoyens of a number of countries are celebrating the New Year (of Wood Snake symbolising wisdom and mystery), on Wednesday (29th Jan, 2025). Lunar New Year is associated with an animal in the Chinese zodiac, which is paired with metal, wood, water, fire or earth. The eve of 2-week-long fest is celebrated by hosting […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Peca Amendment Bill has been passed by the Senate here on 28th Jan 2025 (Tuesday). The bill seeks to penalises anyone who propagates fake news. Such person could be incarcerated for three years or up to fined twenty lakh rupees or both. Following approvals from the lower and upper houses the Peca Amendment […]
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ISLAMABAD: NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday (27th Jan, 2025) has called for a profound probe into the attack on the convoy of AJK Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has sent letters by means of the National Assembly Secretary General’s office to AJK Chief Secretary and IG ordering an inquiry […]
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GAZA: Hamas has informed the Israeli authorities that eight of the 26 Israeli hostages scheduled to be released by Hamas in first phase are dead. David Mencer, spokesman of the Israeli government, while speaking to the Media at a Presser had informed that: “The list from Hamas matches Israel’s intelligence, so I can share with […]
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