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From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Sino-Pak military talks

PEKING: Informed Pakistani sources confirmed today [May 29] that Sino-Pakistan talks on military matters were in an...

Published 30 May, 2026 06:05am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Bhutto-Kim talks

PYONGYANG: Marshal Kim Il Sung and Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto began formal talks today [May 22] amid...

Published 23 May, 2026 06:09am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Raid on ‘enemy’ ship

KARACHI: After [a] day-long pursuit by two Pakistan destroyers who scourged the high seas and two air attacks by our...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:44am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: New Sind premier

HYDERABAD: The Governor of Sind, Mr Din Mohammad, has asked Mr Yusuf Haroon, the newly-elected leader of the Sind...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 06:51am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Grief over murder

ISLAMABAD: All sections in the National Assembly this evening [Dec 3] joined hands to deplore the use of violence in...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 07:20am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: ‘Govt-NAP talks’

ISLAMABAD: The Opposition this evening [Nov 29] made an abortive attempt in the National Assembly to raise a...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 08:00am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Opposition ends boycott

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly began its winter session here this evening [Nov 26] with Opposition members present...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:43am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Super Highway extension

RAWALPINDI: In view of the transport and other difficulties experienced during the rec­ent floods the Government of Pakistan has

Published 27 Oct, 2023 08:08am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Economic recovery

RAWALPINDI: The State Bank Governor, Mr Ghulam Ishaq Khan, today [Sept 8] said that the country’s economy during...

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:47am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Bhutto voted PM

ISLAMABAD: Mr Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was elected the first Prime Minister of Pakistan under the new Constitution by the...

Published 13 Aug, 2023 06:50am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Constitution on Aug 14

RAWALPINDI: The permanent Constitution will come into force at zero hour on Aug 14 after a week-long exercise for...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 07:07am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Bugti’s proposal

ISLAMABAD: Through an adjournment motion in the National Assembly, Jamaat-i-Islami’s Prof Ghafoor Ahmad today ...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 07:05am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: UDF rejects terms

RAWALPINDI: The United Democratic Front today [April 6] rejected President Bhutto’s offer of amendments to the...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 08:25am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Mufti sees Bhutto

RAWALPINDI: Maulana Mufti Mahmud, former Chief Minister of NWFP had a meeting with President Bhutto here tonight ...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 09:01am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Deep-laid conspiracy

RAWALPINDI: The President has ordered that all those who had helped in uncovering the gun-running operations and the...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:13am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: No word from Iraq

RAWALPINDI: There has been no contact between Islamabad and Baghdad since the recovery of arms from the Iraqi ...

Published 12 Feb, 2023 06:43am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Constitution Bill

ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited Bill seeking to give the country a permanent Constitu­tion was introduced in the...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 08:32am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Indian attitude

ISLAMABAD: The Indian Government’s re­­c­e­­nt emphasis on inclusion of Bangladesh in any talk on ...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 08:29am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Rebellion in Lasbela

RAWALPINDI: An armed rebellion has been started in the Lasbela district, about 60 miles from Karachi across the Hub...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:54am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Pirzada offers probe

ISLAMABAD: Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Abdul Hafiz Pirzada this evening [Jan 4] announced in the National...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 07:52am