KARACHI: The staff of United States Consulate General Karachi have also joined the Independence Day celebrations with the nation by posting pictures of them holding flags and dressing in green for the national day.
CHITRAL: The Chilam Joshi festival will be held from May 12 to 16 in the Kalash Valley, located some 27 kilometers from here. The festival commemorates the arrival of summer and celebrates the abundance of dairy products during the season.
TEHRAN: Iran's annual fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year claimed three lives and left 259 injured, officials said Wednesday, as warnings against dangerous celebrations were ignored.
SYDNEY: New Year's Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in Paris as fears of jihadist threats cast a pall.
Eid-ul-Azha, also called the Feast of Sacrifice, was celebrated across various parts of the world on September 24 (Thursday), while in some countries including Pakistan, the religious festival is being celebrated today with religious fervour.
KARACHI: As citizens are celebrating the Independence Day today with traditional zeal and fervour, the ceremonies across the country echoed with national songs certainly revitalize the spirit of patriotism.
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has cancelled the celebrations of the 86th birth anniversary of its founding chairman, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in view of the gruesome Peshawar massacre, ARY News reported.
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KARACHI: The adjoining roads of US Consulate in Karachi were blocked on Thursday in view of security threats on the Christmas Day today, ARY News reported.
SWAT: Hundreds of supporters in Malala Yousafzai's hometown cheered as they watched their heroine accept her Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday on a giant TV, as Pakistan's Prime Minister promised the activist's dream for girls' education would come true.
BANGKOK: Thailand's ailing but much adored King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been advised by doctors to cancel an annual appearance to mark his 87th birthday Friday, the palace said.
BERLIN: Germany kicked off celebrations Friday marking 25 years since the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall, set to culminate in rock stars and freedom icons joining millions at an open-air party.
VENICE: There was no other news on the Rialto on Friday as A-list stars glided into Venice to celebrate the wedding of Hollywood hero George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.