KARACHI: UNGA designated the observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week in 2010, emphasising that mutual understanding and inter-religious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace. Annual event World Interfaith Harmony Week, that is observed from 1st till 7th of February, is meant to augment harmony between people of all faith. UNGA encourages all […]
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LAHORE: In order to facilitate the Lahoriites, and millions of kite flying aficionados, who had converged here from nooks and corners of the country and from all over the world to celebrate Basant, Govt of Punjab had proclaimed: “It is hereby notified for general information that 6th and 7th February, 2026 (Friday and Saturday) shall be […]
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TEHRAN: At the request of Iran, the venue of nuclear talks, earlier scheduled to be held on Friday (6th Feb, 2026) has been changed from Istanbul to Oman. The logic behind the venue change is that Iran wants to limit the parleys to the nuclear program sans pondering over issues like ballistic missiles. Tehran is […]
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ZINTAN (Libya): Saif-al-Islam, the 53-year-old Heir Apparent of Col. Muammar Gaddafi (who was assassinated during the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011), has been shot dead by a 4-man commando unit at his home here on Tuesday (3rd Feb, 2026). According to his political advisor Abdullah Otham, the masked quartet destroyed the surveillance systems installed at […]
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SINGAPORE: Embraer has signed a long-term agreement with Virgin Australia to equip its E2 fleet with the AHEAD (Aircraft Health Analysis and Diagnosis) system here on Tuesday (3rd February, 2026). The solution helps airlines implement digital predictive maintenance on their E-Jet fleets, using data to identify and predict potential issues before they become critical. AHEAD […]
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MOSCOW: Sergey Ryabkov, FM of Russia, while commenting on Trump’s comments apropos deployment of its Golden Dome missile system on Greenland, said his country would retaliate by taking military measures. “If [the Americans] opt to pump some weapons systems to the region or deploy certain elements of their Golden Dome concept [in Greenland], it will […]
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TEHRAN: President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian took to the X Tuesday (3rd Feb, 2026) to state: “In light of requests from friendly governments in the region to respond to the proposal by the President of the United States for negotiations, I have instructed my Minister of Foreign Affairs, provided that a suitable environment exists—one free […]
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BALOCHISTAN: 200 militants belonging to banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), who had launched a coordinated bomb and gun attacks at a dozen locations here on Saturday (31st Jan, 2026), had been eliminated by Pakistani security forces. The massive assaults bymilitants claimed lives of 36 civilians (including five women) and 22 members of security forces. In […]
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MANHATTAN (NPTV/UN): UN is cutting spending, freezing hiring, and scale back some service due to lack of funds. According to UN officials this risks eroding the UN’s credibility and its capacity to fulfil mandates entrusted to it by Member States. Switzerland, speaking also on behalf of Liechtenstein, said the issue goes beyond accounting. “Each delay […]
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BALOCHISTAN: Two IBOs were carried out by security forces in Harnai and Panjgur districts on Thursday (29th Jan, 2026), during which 41 militants were neutralized. The first operation was conducted on the outskirts of Harnai district and 30 militants were killed. Security forces destroyed the cache of ammunition and explosives recovered from their possession. During […]
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