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NEW DELHI: Pakistan's ongoing economic crisis has yet again dampened Eid celebrations in several parts of the country even as the Shehbaz Sharif government eagerly awaits a much-needed bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).From ATMs running dry to thieves stealing sacrificial animals, the affect of the worsening situation ...

PESHAWAR: Salahuddin Khan last week traveled more than 160 km to the city of Charsadda in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan just so he could buy some Rajjar mithai, one of the most popular Eid treats in the region. The crisp, golden brown snack made of jaggery (a ...

While the country is celebrating 'Eid-ul-Fitr' on Saturday, there is a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch which has decided to give it a miss. Reason: Sangiote village was the destination of the Indian Army truck which was ambushed on Thursday, leaving five soldiers attached with the Rashtriya Rifles ...

The crowds begin to form at dawn. They swell through the day as hundreds of men and women swathed in bright purple and pink scarves wait outside the charity’s gates in Karachi, Pakistan. Many sit for hours, desperate to collect enough flour, rice, sugar and cooking oil to break ...

People gather after a footbridge collapsed during the Baisakhi celebration at Beni Sangam, in Udhampur, on April 14, 2023 | Photo Credit: PTI Forty people, including several children, were injured on Friday when a footbridge collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, officials said. The incident took place at ...

The major attractions of the Khalsa Panth Foundation Day celebrations will be at Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet Published Date - 06:00 PM, Wed - 12 April 23 The major attractions of the Khalsa Panth Foundation Day celebrations will be at Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet Hyderabad: The 324th Khalsa Panth Foundation Day ...

Suyash, with the main-hoo-na tribute Suyash Sharma, Kolkata Knight Riders’ 19-year-old mystery spinner, seems like someone who had wandered off into the cricket field from a Qawwali night at the Eden maidan. Flock of hair, girdled in a bandana, dangling down his shoulders, fresh-faced and quick hands, he looks ...

Source link www.rferl.org PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- Thousands of men dance to the beat of drums as a Pashtun community in northwestern Pakistan celebrates the arrival of the new year and spring. They say that Norouz, the traditional spring new year widely marked in Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, is ...

As the holy month of Ramadan kicks off this week, millions of Muslims around the world are feeling the pinch of inflation. Food and energy prices have been soaring around the world as Russia’s war in Ukraine, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change-related events weigh ...

JAMMU, Mar 8: Residents of Dhangri village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district did not celebrate Holi on Tuesday following the killing of seven people by terrorists early this year.“We are still in mourning and have decided to stay away from the Holi celebrations this year,” local Sarpanch Dheeraj ...