DHAKA: Bangladesh election officials began counting votes Sunday (7th Jan, 2024) after polls guaranteed to give a fifth term in office to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina closed, following a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a “terrorist organisation”. Hasina has presided over breakneck economic growth in a country once beset by grinding poverty, […]
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BRISBANE (Australia): Elena Rybakina will head to the Australian Open full of confidence after demolishing Aryna Sabalenka in the Brisbane International final Sunday, while Grigor Dimitrov upset Holger Rune to win his first title since 2017. Rybakina, who will now become world number three, won the first eight games in a row on her way […]
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KARACHI: Pakistan Navy has deployed its warships in the Arabian Sea following recent incidents of maritime security. PN ships are patrolling the Arabian Sea to ensure safety of Pakistan’s trade routes. Aerial surveillance of commercial passages is also being carried out to ensure the safety of Pakistan and international merchant ships. Newspakistan.tv/PN Sana Mehmood
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GAZA: According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, by 31st December, 2023 at least 77 journalists and Media workers had been killed since the 7th October start of the war between Israel and Hamas. Of those 77, 70 were Palestinian, four Israeli, and three Lebanese. On Sunday (7th day of January, 2024) an […]
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KARACHI: G. M. Jamali, President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has asserted that journalists were also laborers of the pen, deserving fair compensation. He was speaking at the concluding session of of Lobbying Meeting of Stakeholders held here jointly by PFUJ, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Working Women Welfare Trust focusing on Sindh […]
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DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the main party boycotting Sunday (7th of Jan, 2024)’s national elections was a “terrorist organisation”, adding that she was trying to ensure her country remained democratic. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is one of the dozens of parties refusing to compete in the poll, saying it will neither […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday (6th of Jan, 2024) issued a written order regarding hearing on cases pertaining to the missing persons. The five-page order was authored by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa. It stated, “The Federal Government is directed to submit an undertaking in writing, signed by senior most […]
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KARACHI: The 20 teams have been divided into four groups of five, with the top two teams progressing to the ‘Super Eights’. The Super Eight games will all be held in the Caribbean – in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The two top teams from each group in […]
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ISLAMABAD: Envoys’ Conference 2024 concluded on Saturday (6th of Jan, 2024) after deliberations on steering Pakistan’s foreign policy through present day challenges and opportunities. According to the Spokesperson of Foreign Office Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani shared their vision of Pakistan’s foreign policy. The envoys […]
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MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday (6th of Jan, 2024) announced its forces shot down four Ukrainian missiles over Moscow-annexed Crimea over night. The attack came a day after Russia said it repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, downing 36 drones over the peninsula. “Air defense on duty intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian missiles over the […]
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