ISLAMABAD: Natalie A. Baker assumed the duties of Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the US Embassy here in August 2024. Before coming to Pakistan Natalie has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Doha from August 2021 to July 2024. Earlier, she has worked as Director of the Office of […]
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DHAKA (NPTV/IFJ*/RSF/CPJ): Four journalists lost their lives, 160 got injured and four women Media workers were assaulted during the recent university students-led riots. Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) had confirmed that 2 journalists were slain on 18th day of July. Shakil Hossain, of the daily Bhorer Awaj newspaper, was killed while reporting in Bhorer […]
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RAWALPINDI: Following the arrest of (R) Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, for their actions prejudicial to the military discipline 3 more retired servicemen (brigadier Ghaffar, brigadier Naeem and colonel Asim) have been taken into military custody on Thursday (15th day of August, 2024). According to ISPR: “Further investigations of certain retired officers and their accomplices for […]
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KARACHI (NPTV/IFJ*/RSF): Presently, Afghanistan ranks as third worst country for Media coming in at 178th out of 180 on the World Press Freedom Index. Hundreds of Media Houses have been shut down, thousands of journalists (80 percent of female workers) were shown the door, since the fall of Kabul on 15th day of August, 2023. […]
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BAGRAM AIR BASE: Chinese and Irani diplomats, alongside a sizeable crowd (sans women) witnessed the military parade here on Wednesday commemorating the completion of three years of Taliban rule over Afghanistan. Soviet-era pieces of artillery and tanks were towed through the Bagram Air Base from where US led operations against Taliban for twenty years. Newspakistan.tv […]
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KARACHI: Conrad Tribble, the outgoing head of the diplomatic mission here, attired in traditional kurta, pajama and Sadri (waskat), celebrated the 77th independence day of Pakistan, here on Wednesday (14th August, 2024), by planting a sapling on the Consulate’s lawn. Commenting on his gesture, Consul General Conrad Tribble held: “This August 14th, let’s celebrate freedom […]
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ISLAMABAD: Government has reduced the price of Petrol by Rs. 8.47 per litre and High Speed Diesel by Rs. 6.7 per litre. Finance Division stated in its Tuesday (13th August, 2024) PR: “The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has worked out the consumer prices of Petroleum Products, based on the price variations in the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch held here on Tuesday (13th August, 2024) that Pakistan was profoundly concerned at the reports apropos illicit sales of nuclear material in India. According to her in the latest incident, a gang of individuals were found in illegal possession of Californium (a highly radioactive substance) worth $100 […]
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MIAN CHANNU: CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz visited Olympic Champion Arshad Nadeem in his village located here and handed him a cheque of ten crore rupees and a key to 1500CC Honda Civic car (bearing registration number PAK 92.97 symbolising the distance of record-breaking throw) as an award for winning the Olympic Gold Medal in Paris […]
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PARIS: After two weeks of competitions, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games concluded on Monday (11th August, 2024). Topper USA clinched 40 Golds, 44 Silvers and 42 Bronzes; Runner-up China mustered 91 accolades up (40 Golds, 27 Silvers and 24 Bronzes); Japan with 20 golds cosily perches on the third postilion; Australia won 18 Gold Medals […]
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