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From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Output to rise

LONDON: Representatives of nine Commonwealth nations and over 25 British colonial territories meeting secretly here,...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 05:56am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Concern for victims

RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, while extending Eid greetings to the people of Pakistan, has urged...

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:49am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Turkish plane crash

ISPARTA (Turkey): A Turkish Airlines Boeing 727 on a flight from Italy to the Turkish Mediterranean resort of ...

Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:45am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Right structure

NEW DELHI: A sharp attack on the rigidity of Hindu society by Bharat’s Law Minister, Dr Ambedkar, followed by ...

Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:45am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Mao’s affection

There was no issue of the paper on Sept 12, 1976, on account of the Quaid’s death anniversary. The excerpt below ...

Published 12 Sep, 2026 04:55am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Duty on cotton cut

There was no issue of the paper on Sept 12, 1951, on account of the Quaid’s death anniversary. The excerpt below ...

Published 12 Sep, 2026 04:55am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: 16 oil tanks on fire

VONMOUTH [UK]: Sixteen large oil tanks containing over 150,000 tons of oil blazed furiously here tonight [Sept 6]......

Published 07 Sep, 2026 04:37am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Fifth Amendment

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly today [Sept 5] passed the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill incorporating six...

Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:08am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Graham meets Nehru

NEW DELHI: Dr Frank Graham, UN Representative for Kashmir, had this evening [Sept 4] what is believed to be his ...

Published 05 Sep, 2026 04:01am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Separate High Courts

ISLAMABAD: A Constitution (Fifth Amend­ment) Bill introduced in the National Assembly today [Sept 1] provides that...

Published 02 Sep, 2026 07:01am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Qaumi Razakars

PESHAWAR: The Governor of the NWFP has promulgated the NWFP Qaumi Razakars Ordinance, 1951, which extends to the...

Published 02 Sep, 2026 07:01am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Six sentenced to die

AMMAN: A military court today [Aug 28] found six of the ten accused guilty of complicity in the assassination of ...

Published 29 Aug, 2026 04:56am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: N-plant sale

PARIS: France [will go] ahead with the sale of a nuclear reprocessing plant to Pakistan, Presidential Palace...

Published 26 Aug, 2026 07:47am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Syrian MPs cable Nehru

DAMASCUS: Thirty members of the Syrian Parliament have sent cables to the President of the Security Council and to...

Published 22 Aug, 2026 04:13am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Daud’s, PM’s pledge

RAWALPINDI: The President and Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Mr Mohammad Daud and Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto...

Published 22 Aug, 2026 04:13am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Refuting propaganda

CHITTAGONG: Hindus, Buddhists and Anglo-Pakistanis joined with Muslims and other citizens of Chittagong in an oath ...

Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:00am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Muslims attacked

NEW DELHI: Over a dozen persons were injured yesterday [Aug 16] morning in Delhi when a Hindu crowd attacked a ...

Published 17 Aug, 2026 04:31am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: PM’s hopes for NAM

COLOMBO: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto has expressed the hope that under the leadership of Mrs. Sirimavo...

Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: No progress

MUNSAN: No progress was reported after the 24th session of the Kaesong cease-fire talks today [Aug 14] which lasted...

Published 15 Aug, 2026 05:18am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1951: Seventy-five years ago: Arrests in Sumatra

THE HAGUE: An Indonesian news agency message reported today [Aug 12] that hundreds of people have been arrested...

Published 13 Aug, 2026 04:21am