The 27th night of Lailatul Qadr was celebrated with religious devotion and respect in different cities of the state of Texas. The believers continued to receive the blessings of the blessed night in several mosques, including Masjid Al-Farooq in Houston and Madina Masjid in Dallas, Makkah Masjid, Zia Al-Qur’an, Dar Iman. Mayor Carlton Steve Babic,…
File photo Today Earth Hour will be celebrated around the world to protect the earth’s environment. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to people to turn off their lights for one hour tonight at 8 p.m. António Guterres has said that Earth Hour is a call to scale up climate action, and that we can…
Pakistan’s National Day was celebrated with traditional patriotic fervor at the embassy in Brussels. In a solemn ceremony organized on this occasion, Nazim-ul-Amor Syed Faraz Hussain Zaidi hoisted the national flag of Pakistan. President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s messages were also read out to the audience. In their respective messages, the…
File photo The day for the elimination of racial discrimination is being celebrated all over the world today. On this day in 1960, police opened fire on a peaceful protest against apartheid laws in Sharpwell, South Africa, killing 69 people and injuring 180. Proclaiming this day in 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called upon…
Saudi citizens car rally, children hold national flags, file photo, courtesy of Arabian Business Saudi Arabia announced March 11 as National Flag Day. According to the Saudi Press Agency, this decision has been made after the order of King Salman. On March 11, 1937, the date in the Islamic calendar was 27 Dhul Hijj 1355…
World NGO Day is being celebrated across the world today. Internationally, the day was started on 27 February 2014 in Finland to recognize and honor all non-governmental and non-profit organizations and the people behind them who work throughout the year. Contribute to the betterment of the society. According to the World NGO Day website, there…
Karachi: International Cancer Awareness Day is being celebrated on February 4 across the world including Pakistan. According to a press release issued by the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), 178,000 new cases of cancer were registered in Pakistan last year and an estimated 100,000 people died of cancer. Cancer awareness programs are being organized across…
Chairman of Japan-based Kashmir Solidarity Forum (KSF) Japan and well-known Kashmiri Shahid Majeed Advocate has said that February 5 will be observed as Kashmir Solidarity Day all over the world including Japan to express solidarity with Kashmiris. He said that the purpose of Kashmir Solidarity Day is to condemn the cruel and illegal occupation of…
