DHAKA: Three days after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina from the PM House, following bloody protests, a 17-member (including top student leaders Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud) transitional administration headed by 84-year-old (2006) Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, took oath on Thursday (8th August, 2024). DHAKA: President Mohammed Shahabuddin seen administering oath of office […]
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LONDON: A number of far-right rioters have been incarcerated, following fast-track hearing, here on Wednesday (7th August, 2024) for violent disorder. SOUTHPORT (UK): One of the first to be sent behind bars was 58-year-old Derek Drummond who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for punching a cop outside a mosque here on Tuesday (6th August, […]
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MANHATTAN: A Karachiite, identified as 46-year-old Asif Raza Merchant, has been charged by a Federal Court here, on Tuesday (6th August, 2024) over assassination. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated: “This dangerous murder-for-hire plot was allegedly orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran”. According to US agencies, Asif Raza Merchant’s plot was to […]
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) here has proclaimed on Wednesday (7th August, 2024) that Pakistan stood in solidarity with the people of Bangladesh. Hoping for a peaceful and swift return to normalcy, FO held: “We are confident that the resilient spirit and unity of the Bangladeshi people will lead them towards a harmonious future”. Newspakistan.tv Sana […]
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KARACHI: SIUT, that has bought the (4-star-hotel) Regent Plaza for Rs.14.5 Billion, has taken its physical possession here on Tuesday (6th August 2024). According to Shabbar Zaidi (trustee) additional one thousand beds in this batiment would further facilitate patients who could get free treatment. Furthermore, its location will make it easier to approach, particularly for […]
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HIROSHIMA: 79th anniversary of the Atomic Bombing is being observed on Tuesday (6th August, 2024). First of the two atomic bomb attacks (in the history) was carried out at 8.16AM Japanese time today (6th of August, 1945), 79 years ago. In order to mark the anniversary people converge at Peace Memorial Park near ground zero […]
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DHAKA: Accepting the demand of the protesting students and to facilitate formation of an interim government, Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin has dissolved the Parliament on Tuesday (6th August, 2024). Newspakistan.tv Sana Mehmood
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PARIS (Stade de France): Pakistani javelin-thrower Arshad Nadeem with a 86.59m throw qualified for the Olympics final here on Tuesday (6th August, 2024). In the final he will be facing Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra from India (89.34m throw) ; Grenada’s Anderson Peters (88.63m throw); and European Champion Julian Weber (87.76m throw). Javelin thrower […]
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WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, while speaking to the representatives of G7, has stated that US believed that Iran and Hizb-Ullah would attack Israel by Tuesday (6th August, 2024). Earlier, Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, while reacting to the murder of Hamas’ Chief of the Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran (at 1.45am on […]
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LONDON: PM Keir Starmer has chaired a Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (COBRA) meeting on Monday (5th August, 2024) to ponder over the far-right riots across England. PM, during his rendezvous with Ministers and Police Chiefs (including Scotland Yard boss Mark Rowley) discussed how to contain the riots. It may be recalled that three young girls […]
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