Azerbaijan plane crashed due to Russian Air Defense System, killing 38

MOSCOW: Sans admitting that Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed (killing 38) due to Russian Air Defense System (meant to contain Ukrainian drones) President Vladimir Putin apologised to President Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev here on Saturday (28th Dec, 2024) for the ‘tragic accident’. Kremlin stated: “(President) Vladimir Putin apologised for the tragic incident that occurred in […]

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Pak-Afghan border

Afghan militants’ attempts to infiltrate foiled

PAK-AFGHAN BORDER (KURRAM N. WAZIRISTAN): Security Forces have foiled multiple infiltration attempts by militants from Afghanistan to Pakistan Friday night/Saturday morning (27th/28th Dec, 2024) night. According to details security forces foiled attempts of 25 militants who tried to enter Pakistan from Pak-Afghan border at Kurram and N. Waziristan. When stopped terrorists opened fire at border […]

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Sindh observes 27th death anniversary of Shaikh Ayaz

KARACHI: 27th death anniversary of the progressive poet, fiction writer, scholar and educationist Sheikh Ayaz, is being observed on Saturday (28th December, 2024) all over Sindh. Born in Shikarpur as Mubarak Ali Shaikh on 2nd day of March, 1923, Shaikh Ayaz, after initial schooling opted to study law. Shaikh Ayaz, who penned 60 volumes during […]

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Karachi

Parachinar Deaths: MWM sit-ins disrupt Karachi traffic

KARACHI: MWM activists’ 3-day long sit-ins staged all over the Metropolis to register concern apropos killing of Shias in Parachinar* (Kurram), resulted into traffic jams causing inconvenience for commuters on Saturday (28th Dec, 2024). . Major protests are carried out at the areas where there is a concentration of the members of Shia community. For […]

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Urduphones celebrate Ghalib’s 227th birthday

KARACHI: On Friday (27th Dec, 2024) Urduphones all over the globe marked the 227th birthday of the illustrious Urdu poet, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. The last great poet of the Mughal era Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib – one of the greatest Ghazalgo poets in the history of Sub-Continent – was born in (Akbarabad) Agra on the 27th day […]

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