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  • Pakistan denounces India’s ‘mischievous move’ to mark August 14 as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’

    The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday condemned the Indian government’s “mischievous move” of observing “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” on August 14 — Pakistan’s day of independence...

    According to The Hindu, the decision to observe August 14 as a remembrance day was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remember the “struggles and sacrifices of our people”...

  • Nanjing more worthy of remembrance than Hiroshima: China

    BEIJING: The Chinese government suggested on Friday that the atrocities committed by Japan in Nanjing during the World War II were more worthy of remembrance than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima...

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued an statement in the wake of a historic visit by US President Barack Obama to Hiroshima saying that the massacre of civilians by Japanese troops in the city of Nanjing deserved greater reflection... ...

  • View from US: Remembrance of Sharifs’ past

    On a July day when the monsoon had broken with soaking heat and humidity triggering a cascade of sweat, there we were, packed in a bland hall with glaring neon lights, listening to the good deeds of the father, son and grandson...

    Earlier that day, we were driven from Islamabad to Raiwind Palace outside Lahore...

  • Obama leads US in remembrance of 9/11, urges vigilance

    WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama led the United States (US) Friday in remembrance of 9/11, urging Americans to remain vigilant of "terrorist' threats on the 14th anniversary of the attacks...

    Earlier in the day, at 8:46 am, a bell chimed three times on the South Lawn of the White House to mark the moment when Flight 11, piloted by Al-Qaeda operatives, careened into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre in New York...

  • A fond remembrance of the Left stalwarts

    LAHORE: Speakers at a reference paid tributes to Malik Muhammad Aslam advocate, Muhammad Ilyas and Ibrahim Bhatti, the pioneers of the Left movement in Pakistan, for their commitment and dedication...

    After observing one-minute silence to pay respect to the three leaders at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan auditorium on Saturday, the speakers said they gave their whole lives for getting rights of poor farmers and labourers
  • Home News NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday

    New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service for victims of the Christchurch massacre on March 29, the government announced on Sunday, as the country grieves over a tragedy that shocked the world...

    "The national remembrance service provides an opportunity for Cantabrians (Christchurch-area residents), New Zealanders and people all around the world to come together as one to honour the victims of the terrorist attack," Prime...

  • Trump arrives in Britain at a time of remembrance, turmoil

    The agenda for Trump's weeklong journey is largely ceremonial: a state visit and an audience with Queen Elizabeth II in London, D-Day commemoration ceremonies on both sides of the English Channel and his first presidential visit to Ireland, which will include a stay at his coastal golf club...

    "My greatest hope is this: the president and all the leaders stay focused on the extraordinary heroism of that of D-Day and focusing on what...

  • Charles III leads first Remembrance Sunday as king

    LONDON: Charles III led his first Remembrance Sunday event as king, laying a wreath in tribute to UK and Commonwealth war dead, as Britain’s new prime minister also lauded Ukraine’s defenders...

    Charles stood in silence after depositing the ring of red artificial poppies — Britain’s symbol of remembrance...

  • Massacre in Turbat

    IT is unfortunate that whenever Balochistan surfaces on the national radar, it is usually for all the wrong reasons...

    Whether it is the separatist insurgency or sectarian bloodshed, violence and insecurity are what have come to define the province in recent times
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