50 Years Ago -Opinion

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Tremendous loss

LAHORE: Heavy rains continued to hit northern areas of the country on the second day today [Aug 1] as a result of...

Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:26am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Faisal Mosque cheque

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan, Sheikh Riyadh Al-Khatib, presented a cheque of US dollars...

Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:36am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Tragedy in China

EDITORIAL: In a most devastating earthquake recorded anywhere in the world for twelve years, China has suffered, in...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 08:35am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Justice in Baluchistan

ZIARAT: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto today [July 29] paid flying visits to Kohlu and Loralai where addressing...

Published 30 Jul, 2026 07:53am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Massive Peking quakes

PEKING: A series of massive earthquakes hit the heavily populated industrial region east south-east of Peking today...

Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:22am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Indus in high flood

KARACHI: A high-level meeting was held yesterday [July 27] under the chairmanship of Sind Chief Secretary to review...

Published 28 Jul, 2026 08:44am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Unity for progress

KHUZDAR: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto today [July 26] said the main objective of the programme being...

Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:32am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Justice Jan’s appeal

RAWALPINDI: The Chief Election Commissioner, Mr Justice Sajjad Ahmed Jan, has appealed to the people who have...

Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:04am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Search for oil

DERA BUGTI: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said here today [July 24] that his Government was determined to go to...

Published 25 Jul, 2026 04:55am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Stress on training

KARACHI: Gen. Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chief of the Army Staff, yesterday [July 23] ... maintained that “training was ...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 08:55am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Baluchistan cut off

QUETTA: The road traffic between Quetta and Sibi linking Baluchistan with Sind and Punjab provinces has been...

Published 23 Jul, 2026 08:05am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Baluchistan development

TURBAT: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto opened his 15-day tour of Baluchistan with a declaration that it was...

Published 22 Jul, 2026 06:39am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Pakistan’s plan

GENEVA: Pakistan yesterday [July 19] gave a 10-point programme in order to overcome the sufferings of the Third ...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 06:29am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Six rain deaths

KARACHI: Additional two inches of rain and high velocity winds around Sunday-Monday midnight caused more damage to...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 06:51am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Haj land route

RAWALPINDI: ... Arrangements are being made to send 34,000 Hajis ... but no one would be allowed to go by any land...

Published 19 Jul, 2026 08:26am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Units taken over

RAWALPINDI: In a major move toward rational integration of the rural economy, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 06:23am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Electoral rolls out

LAHORE: The Chief Election Commissioner, Mr Sajjad Ahmad Jan, today [July 16] appealed to the people throughout the...

Published 17 Jul, 2026 07:49am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Quaid’s centenary

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee making arrangements for celebrations of Quaid-i-Azam’s birth centenary,...

Published 16 Jul, 2026 07:55am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: A new approach

EDITORIAL: The Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Overseas Pakistanis … has returned home after his...

Published 15 Jul, 2026 09:03am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Pakistan-BD trade body

DACCA: Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to set up a joint committee for the promotion of trade and encouraging ...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 08:05am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Unearthing black money

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting here today [July 12] decided to ... set up special information cells at all levels ...

Published 13 Jul, 2026 08:21am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Sind heat wave

DADU: Three persons, including a woman, were reported to have died of heat-wave in Kashmore and Ranipur Jacobabad...

Published 12 Jul, 2026 06:53am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Formidable challenges

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto has urged Muslims all over the world to rededicate themselves to the...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 06:23am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: India’s RCD entry

TEHERAN: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto told a … Press conference here today [July 8] that there was “no...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 07:57am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Biman in Karachi

KARACHI: Bangladesh Biman, the national carrier of Bangladesh, touched down at the Karachi International Airport for...

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:49am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Israeli piracy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today [July 6] strongly condemned the Israeli attack on Entebbe airport as a “brazen act of...

Published 07 Jul, 2026 07:59am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Friendly ties

KABUL: The Afghan Head of State and President Mohammad Daud Khan wants Pakistan to prosper, and to have friendly...

Published 06 Jul, 2026 08:22am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Israelis raid Entebbe

NAIROBI: Airborne Israeli commandos swept into the heart of Africa today [July 4], turned Uganda’s Entebbe...

Published 05 Jul, 2026 08:02am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Rally against racialism

LONDON: Some 3,000 people, including immigrants and trade unionists, marched through London yesterday ...

Published 04 Jul, 2026 04:55am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Year of welfare

MURREE: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto today [July 1] declared 1976-77 a “year of social welfare and rural...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 07:52am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Baluchistan PA revived

ISLAMABAD: The Baluchistan Assembly stands revived with the expiry of the Presidential proclamation of Dec 31, 1975...

Published 01 Jul, 2026 08:12am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Friday holiday suggested

LAHORE: The Islamic Ideology Council in its interim annual report has unanimously recommended the observance of...

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:01am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Baluchistan progress

ISLAMABAD: A joint sitting of Parliament passed the budget of Baluchistan for 1976-77 and the supplementary budget ...

Published 29 Jun, 2026 09:22am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Air France hijacked

PARIS: Six unidentified hijackers today [June 27] seized an Air France airbus on a flight from Tel Aviv to Paris and...

Published 28 Jun, 2026 09:35am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1976: Fifty Years Ago: Faraz’s alleged remarks

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto has ordered the Pakistan Ambassador in Moscow to hold an inquiry into an...

Published 26 Jun, 2026 09:26am

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