Tag: anniversary
VIDEO: Shahid Afridi smashes huge six in Afghan T20 league
Even years after his retirement from all forms of international cricket, former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has been making headlines in the game of...
Tragic memories of 2016 Quetta suicide attack still alive: CM
QUETTA: Caretaker Balochistan chief minister Allauddin Marri said the tragic memories of August 8, 2016, were still alive when 74 people, including 54 lawyers,...
Hundreds in Bangkok mark anniversary of army crackdown
BANGKOK: Hundreds of people gathered in Bangkok on Saturday to mark the anniversary of a deadly army crackdown on an anti-government protest in 2010...
Maya Angelou Google Doodle marks 90th birth anniversary
Maya Angelou has been given a special Google Doodle to commemorate her award-winning work as a poet, author and civil rights activist that spanned...
Edhi remembered on 89th birth anniversary
ISLAMABAD: World-renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi was remembered on the occasion of his 89th birth anniversary.
Google honoured him with a doodle of the man...
Displaced Filipinos fear catastrophic volcano eruption on anniversary
LEGAZPI CITY: Mayon Volcano has been erupting since January 13, forcing more than 80,000 Filipinos to flee their homes in three cities and six...
Mahatma Gandhi’s 70th death anniversary
NEW DELHI: Indian independence icon Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has assassinated on January 30, 1948. He was on his way to a prayer meeting at Birla...
Quaid’s birth anniversary celebrated in different parts of Punjab
SARGODHA/MULTAN: The 142nd birth anniversary of the father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated here on Monday.
A number of events, including...
Noor Jehan remembered on 17th death anniversary
It has been 17 years since Pakistan’s legendary vocalist and actress Malika-e-Tarannum, Noor Jehan, left us.
She was renowned as one of the greatest and most...
3rd anniversary of APS terror attack to be observed on Saturday
PESHAWAR: The third anniversary of the terrorist attack on Peshawar Army Public School (APS) will be observed on Saturday amidst tight security throughout Peshawar and...
Remembering Marium Mukhtar on second death anniversary
The second death anniversary of a female fighter pilot, Flying Officer, Marium Mukhtar was observed on Friday.
She was the first female pilot of Pakistan...
No lesson learnt as first anniversary of Gadani ship fire approaches
KARACHI: No lesson has been learnt from the 2016 oil tanker tragedy in Gadani as the labourers are forced to work in the same...
UN Pakistan celebrates 72nd anniversary
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations in Pakistan organised an event to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the UN. All staff members, member states, the diplomatic community and...
Missile test fears as N. Korea marks key party anniversary
SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday it was maintaining full military readiness following intense speculation of a possible ballistic missile test by the North as...
