ISLAMABAD: NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has convened an in-camera meeting of PTI and Govt representatives at Parliament House 11am Thursday (2nd January, 2025). The upcoming meeting is a continuation of the rendezvous of 23rd Dec, 2024. Earlier, SIC’s Sahibzada Hamid Raza, PTI’s Omar Ayub Khan and Asad Qaisar (SIC) Sahibzada Hamid Raza held a […]
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BRUSSELS: As part of its national anti-tobacco plan, from 1st day of January, 2025 selling of single-use e-cigarettes will be forbidden in Belgium. Belgium will thus become the first EU country to ban disposable vapes in an attempt to protect its youngsters’ health. It is pertinent to mention here that the (27-country block) EU is […]
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KARACHI: Police on Monday (30th Dec 2024) have been ordered after a week of blockage to clear the roads blocked by religiopolitical party MWM activists protesting killings at Parachinar and demanding reopening of road there closed for 90 the last days. Top Cop of the Port City AIGP Javed Alam Odho, speaking to journalists at […]
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PLAINS (GEORGIA): James Earl Carter Jr (Jimmy Carter), the longest-lived president of USA, peacefully called it a day on 29th Dec, 2024, at his home here surrounded by his family. He is survived by his 4 children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren: “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who […]
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ISLAMABAD: Following implementation of Faceless Customs Assessment System (FCAM) by FBR, on 16th Dec 2024, in its attempt to end contact between importer and Customs Appraiser, the clearance time of containers has reduced from 108 hours to 66 hours. According to FBR, since mid Dec FCAM has cleared 4000 consignments in Karachi’s South Asia Pakistan […]
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ISLAMABAD: President has signed Madrasa Bill (Societies Registration Amendment Act) 2024 into law here on Sunday (29th Dec 2024). The Gazette says that no Madrasa shall teach or publish any literature which teaches or promotes militancy or spreads sectarianism or religious hatred. Every Madrasa shall, subject to their resources, include contemporary subjects in their curriculum, […]
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SUPERSPORT PARK CRICKET STADIUM (Centurion): Green Shirts have been beaten by South Africa here on Sunday (29th Dec 2024). Pakistani team scored 211 runs in the first inning while 237 runs in the second inning. On Sunday Aiden Markram resumed on 22 not out, alongside skipper Temba Bavuma. South Africa mustered 301 runs up in […]
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MUAN CITY (S. KOREA): Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 181 people (175 voyageurs/6 crew) from Bangkok, turned into a fireball while crash landing at Muan International Airport (289km from Seoul) killing all onboard sauf two here at 9am (local time) Sunday (29th Dec 2024). According to sources the fifteen-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet’s landing gear malfunctioned, […]
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SUPERSPORT PARK CRICKET STADIUM (Centurion): In the day three game of the 2nd inning of the first Test against Green Shirts, the Proteas made 27 for three wickets chasing a target of 148 runs set by Pakistan when due to bad light the game had to be stopped on Saturday (28th Dec 2024). Mohammad Abbas […]
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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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