Perveen Shakir 27th Death Anniversary Observed
Karachi: The 27th death anniversary of renowned poetess Parveen Shakir is being observed on Sunday. Parveen Shakir was born on Nov 24, 1952, at Karachi....
Christian Community Celebrating Christmas
ISLAMABAD: Christian community of Pakistan is celebrating Christmas across the country today (Saturday) like elsewhere in the world. Special services will be held in Churches...
146th Birthday of Quaid-i-Azam Being Observed
ISLAMABAD: The nation is celebrating 146th birthday of Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah today (Saturday), with renewed commitment to work hard for...
Moin Akhtar 71 Birth Anniversary Celebrated Today
The 71st birth anniversary of Pakistani entertainment icon Moin Akhtar was observed today [Friday]. Moin Akhter was born in Karachi on December 24, 1950 Internet...
39th Death Anniversary of Hafeez Jalandhri Observed
WEB DESK: The death anniversary of renowned poet and writer of the national anthem, Hafeez Jalandhari observed on Wednesday Jalandhari was born in Jalandhar, Punjab,...
Mahira Khan Turns 37 Today
KARACHI: Pakistani superstar actress Mahira Khan is celebrating her 37th birthday today. Popular actress Mahira Khan has showcased her talents all over the world by...
Christchurch Attack: Two Pakistanis Awarded For Bravery By NZ Govt
WELLINGTON: Two Pakistani-origin New Zealanders, Abdul Aziz and Dr Naeem Rashid, have been awarded the country’s highest bravery award for confronting a white supremacist gunman...
7th Anniversary of APS Peshawar Martyrs Today
PESHAWAR: The nation observes the seventh anniversary of Army Public School Peshawar tragedy today (Thursday) with the pledge that nefarious design of the enemies will...
PAF Releases Documentary Film To Pay Tributes To Ghazis & Shuhudas of 1971 war
Islamabad: Pakistan Air Force has released a short documentary film to pay tributes to the Ghazis and Shuhudas of 1971 war. The documentary film highlights...
Ceremonies Of 708th Death Anniversary Of Shah Rukun Alam Commences In Multan
Multan: A three-day ceremonies related to 708th death anniversary of sufi saint Hazrat Shah Rukun Din Alam Suharwardi (R.A) has commenced in Multan. Sajjada Nashin...
Australia Returns Smuggled Bronze Age Stone to Pakistan
Islamabad: The Australian government handed over an iconic stone weight dating back to the third millennium BCE to Pakistan. The stone, which originated in Balochistan,...
Hamza Shows His Singing Skills in Junaid Safdar’ Wedding Ceremony
LAHORE: After PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s son Junaid Safdar, Hamza Shahbaz has garnered praise for his singing skills as his videos crooning a couple...
Martyrdom anniversary of Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed being observed today
The 50th martyrdom anniversary of Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider) is being observed today (Sunday). He was born on 4th of April 1938 in a...
Sindh Culture Day Being Observed Today
Sindh Culture Day is being observed with traditional zeal and fervor on Sunday to promote the centuries old culture of Indus valley civilization. Various programmes...
38th Dead Anniversary of Legendary Actor Waheed Murad Today
WEB DESK: The 38th death anniversary of legendary Pakistani chocolaty hero‚ producer and script writer Waheed Murad being observed today. He was born in Sialkot on...
World Television Day Being Observed Today
World Television Day is being observed today (Sunday) to raise awareness about growing significance of television in today’s changing world. The United Nations General Assembly...
Hasan Abdal: Baba Guru Nanak Birth Ceremonies Start At Gurdwara Panja Sb
Hasan Abdal: A three-day ceremonies 552 birthday anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak at Panja Sahib in Haan abdal started today. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims around...
Revolutionary Poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz Remembered on 37th Death Anniversary
LAHORE: The 37th death anniversary of legendary and revolutionary Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz is being observed today. Faiz Ahmed Faiz was born on 13th...
World Philosophy Day Being Observed Today
Web Desk: World Philosophy Day is being observed today (Thursday) around the world. Purpose of the day is to raise public awareness on the importance...
International Day for Tolerance Being Observed Today
Islamabad: International Day for Tolerance is being observed today across the globe including Pakistan to educate people about the need for tolerance in society and...
World Diabetes Day Being Observed Today
World Diabetes Day is being observed today (Sunday) to raise awareness and educate people about the disease. According to International Diabetes Federation, 366 million people...
144th Birth Anniversary Of Allama Iqbal Being Observed Today
The 144th birth anniversary of national poet, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observed across the country with national fervour and patriotic on Tuesday today...
8th Death Anniversary of Reshma Being Observed Today
LAHORE: The eight death anniversary of Pakistan’s celebrated folk singer Reshma is observed nationwide here on Wednesday. Reshma was born in Bikander, Rajasthan to the...
73rd Martyrdom Anniversary Of Naik Saif Ali Janjua Shaheed, NH, Being Observed today
The 73rd martyrdom anniversary of Naik Saif Ali Janjua Nishan-e-Haider is being observed on Tuesday. Naik Saif Ali Janjua of the 18 Azad Kashmir Regiment...
Muslims Offered First Jumma At Haram Sharif Without Coronavirus Restrictions
MAKKAH: After the Saudi government relaxed COVID-19 restrictions pertaining to holy sites, Muslims flocked to the Grand Mosque in Makkah today and offered Jumma (Friday)...
Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) Is Being Celebrated Across Pakistan
KARACHI: Faithfuls, across the globe, are celebrating Milad-un-Nabi Sallallaho Aliyhe Wassallam (SAW) on Tuesday with religious and traditional zeal, renewing the pledge to disseminate teachings...
Preparations in full swing to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWW) across country
Islamabad/Karachi/Lahore/Peshawar/Quetta: Preparations to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWW) with great religious zeal and fervor on Tuesday are in full swing across the country. Special conferences, big...
Saudi Arabia Allows Full Attendance At Khana-e-Kaaba, Masjid-e-Nabvi (PBUH)
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced to open the Khana-e-Kaaba (Grand Mosque) in Makkah and Masjid-e-Nabvi PBUH in Madinah with full capacity as the Kingdom announced...
73rd Birthday of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Being Observed Today
LAHORE: The birth anniversary of the legendary ‘Qawwali’ maestro Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is being observed on Wednesday. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was...
Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari Welcomes Baby Boy
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari has announced the birth of “baby boy” on Monday. The sister of...
World Post Day Being Observed Today
World Post Day is being observed today (Saturday). The purpose of observing the day is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector...
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Journalists Ressa And Muratov
MOSCOW: Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom...
16th Anniversary of 8th October 2005 Earthquake Being Observed Today
Web Desk: Sixteen years have passed since the 7.6 magnitude earthquake on October 8, 2005, destroyed schools and houses. The dead were remembered today at...
Rabi-ul-awal Moon Sighted, 12 R-A Will Be On October 19
Islamabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has announced that Rabi-ul-awal 1443 AH moon sighted in the country on Thursday while October 8 will be first Rabi-u-lawal....
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Meets Today For Rabi-ul-Awwal Moon Sighting
KARACHI: A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will take place today (Thursday) to sight the moon of Rabi-ul-Awwal, 1443 AH. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chairman...
Archaeological,Historical Talajah Fort Discovered In Punjab’s Soan Valley
LAHORE: Talajah Fort has been discovered in Punjab Soan Valley . University of the Punjab’s Archaeology Department Chairman Dr Muhammad Hameed said that according to...
Renowned Comedian Umer Sharif Passes Away
Pakistani veteran comedian Umer Sharif on Saturday has passed away at the age of 66 years after prolonged illness. The artist was set to resume...
Dubai Expo 2020 kicks off
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates spent eight years and billions of dollars turning 1,080 acres of Dubai desert into the site of Expo 2020, the...
World Maritime Day Being Celebrated Today
Islamabad: World Maritime Day 2021 is being observed on Thursday with the theme ‘Seafarers at the core of Shipping’s Future’. In his message, Chief of...
Today Is World Heart Day
Web Desk: We’re often told that regular exercise is great for our health – particularly preventing major diseases like cardiovascular disease. But does that mean...
Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) Observed With Due Solemnity
Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his devoted companions was observed with due solemnity on Tuesday. To pay tribute to martyrs of Karbala, mourning...
Urs Of Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh Commences In Lahore
Lahore: The three-day urs of Hazrat Ali Bin Usman Data Ganj Bakhsh has begun in Lahore. Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar will visit the Data...
Veteran Actor Talat Iqbal Passes Away
Renowned film and TV star Talat Iqbal has passed away in the US, Iqbal’s family confirmed on Friday. The actor was reportedly hospitalised in Dallas,...
Annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Begins
BHITSHAH: The celebrations of the 278th anniversary of the great Sufi saint and poet of Sindh Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai have started in Bhitshah...
95th Birth Anniversary of Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jahan Being Observed
Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jahan also known the queen of melody and has had voices of sentiments and feelings as her fans are celebrating 95th birthday today. Noor...
International Democracy Day Observed
ISLAMABAD: International Democracy Day observed today (Wednesday) to raise public awareness about the democratic system. The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, in his message...
56th Martyrdom Anniversary of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Being Observed Today
ISLAMABAD: The 56th Martyrdom Anniversary of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, is being observed today. He was born in Hong Kong in 1928 and...
Pakistani Peacekeeper Embraces Martyrdom
RAWALPINDI: One Pakistani peacekeeper embraced martyrdom while on duty in Darfur. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lance Naik Adil Jan, FC Balochistan...
21st Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Being Observed
NEW YORK: This day marks 21 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, during which thousands of New Yorkers lost their lives, and the area...
Senior Journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai Passes Away
PESHAWAR: Senior journalist and columnist Rahimullah Yusufzai passed away in Peshawar on Thursday after protracted illness. He was 66 and was suffering from cancer. Rahimullah...