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December 27, 2025

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Former SBP Governor Shamshad Akhtar passed away at the age of 71

He served as the 14th governor of the SBP and later as the caretaker finance minister before the 2018 and 2024 general elections A file photo of former State Bank of Pakistan governor Dr Shamshad Akhtar during a press conference in Karachi on October 17, 2008. Photo: Reuters/ File Shamshad Akhtar, the first and only woman to serve as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and a two-time caretaker finance minister, has died at the age of 71, the finance ministry said on Saturday. At the time of her death, Akhtar was serving as the chairman of the Pakistan

November 23, 2025

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The Global Climate Agreement was passed without any mention of fossil fuels

EU dropped language on fossil fuels after Saudi Arabia and others opposed any mention of transition COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago talks to people before the plenary during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 22, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS World governments agreed on Saturday to a compromise climate deal at the COP30 conference in Brazil that will boost funding for poor countries facing global warming but omit any mention of the fossil fuels that are driving it. To secure the deal, countries sought to demonstrate global unity in addressing the effects of climate change, even as

September 29, 2024

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Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn has passed away at the age of 70.

Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn has passed away at the age of 70. Drake Hogestyn, a famous actor who portrayed John Black in the American soap opera Days of our Lives 38 years ago, he passed away. Per People magazine, the 70-year-old actor succumbed to pancreatic cancer on September 28, 2024, and died a day before his 71st birthday. A statement was shared by the famous soap opera on behalf of the late actor’s family which read: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Drake Hogestyn. His life was thrown on a curve

July 1, 2024

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Healing ritual passed over 12,000 years

PARIS: Two slightly burnt, grease-covered sticks discovered inside an Australian cave are evidence of a healing ritual passed down unchanged by more than 500 generations of indigenous people over the past 12,000 years, according to new research. The wooden sticks, found sticking out of tiny fireplaces, showed that the ritual recorded in the 1880s had been shared through oral traditions since the end of the last ice age, a study in the journal Nature Human Behavior said Monday. The discovery was made inside Cloggs Cave at the foot of the Victorian Alps in south-east Australia, in an area long inhabited

March 14, 2024

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The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban TikTok

General view of the US Capitol in Washington. — Reuters/File Following the ban, TikTok will be removed from US app stores. The bill will now go to the Senate for a vote. Joe Biden said he would sign the bill if it passed the Senate. In a major development to ban China’s TikTok for users across the US, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to ban the video app owned by Byte Dance, amid Beijing’s warning that it would fight back in Washington. If the ban is enforced, the app will be removed from all app

December 29, 2023

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Kashmiri freedom icon Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl passed away

Known as one of the true pioneers of the Kashmir movement in Britain, Shawl dedicated his life for the freedom of Kashmir Veteran Kashmiri freedom leader Prof. Nazir Ahmed Shawl. — Reporter LONDON: Veteran Kashmiri freedom leader Prof Nazir Ahmed Shawl has died at the age of 77 after a brief illness. Known as one of the true pioneers of the Kashmiri movement in Britain, Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl dedicated his life to the cause of Kashmiri freedom. The tireless campaigner was surrounded by close family and loved ones at the time of his death. As a symbol of the

December 7, 2023

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Denmark’s parliament has passed a law banning the desecration of the Holy Quran

Denmark’s parliament on Thursday passed a law criminalizing the “mistreatment” of religious texts, effectively banning the desecration of the Holy Koran after a series of desecrations of the holy book sparked outrage in Muslim countries over the summer. The bill, which prohibits the “inappropriate treatment of texts of significant religious significance for a recognized religious community,” was passed by 94 votes to 77 in the 179-seat Folketing. “We have to protect the security of Denmark and the Danes. It is therefore important that we now have better protection against the systematic abuses we have seen for a long time,” Justice

November 14, 2023

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The burden of Rs 22.92 billion can be passed on to the existing users

Islamabad: The National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday said it will allow former Wapda distribution companies (XWDISCOs) as well as K-Electric (KE) to pass on the burden of Rs 22.92 billion to their consumers due to adjustment for the first quarter of the financial year 2023-24 The regulator conducted a public hearing on the request of XWDISCOs to increase the power tariff by Rs 1.25 per unit. The report was submitted due to the quarterly adjustment for the period from July to September 2023. The tariff increase, if approved, will be charged to consumers on their utility bills for

November 2, 2023

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Pakistan hockey legend Manzoor Junior passed away

One of Pakistan’s field hockey legends Manzoor Hussain Junior died on Monday of a heart attack. According to his son Faisal, Manzoor was taken to the hospital on Monday morning and doctors tried to save him by putting three stents in his heart to save his life, but they failed to save him. Manzoor was currently serving as the chairman of the national selection committee. Manzoor was a former captain of the Pakistan hockey team, an Olympic medalist and also the hero of Pakistan in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. It was also under Manzoor that Pakistan won their only

October 31, 2023

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Veteran director Hasan Askari passed away in Lahore

Veteran filmmaker Hasan Askari died on Monday in Lahore after a battle with cancer, local media reported. The esteemed director breathed his last at the age of 78 at Shaikh Zayed Hospital. The funeral prayer, according to the media, will be held at his residence. Askari, who enjoyed a distinguished career in the film industry spanning several decades, made significant contributions to Punjabi and Urdu cinema. He began his journey in the world of cinema as an assistant director to Kaifis and co-directed films with him such as Chan Makhna (1968) and Sajan Piyara (1968). He later joined Tariq Masood

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