ISLAMABAD – The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee officially announced that Eid ul Azha will be celebrated across Pakistan on Friday, June 7, 2025, as the Zilhajj moon was sighted on Tuesday evening. The announcement came after the committee held its meeting in Karachi under the chairmanship of Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad. Representatives from the Pakistan Meteorological […]
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Nepal honors earthquake victims on 10th anniversary
Nepal held a memorial on Friday to mark 10 years since the deadly 2015 earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli and other leaders observed a minute of silence at 11:56 a.m., the exact time the quake struck. The ceremony took place at the site of a collapsed tower where 180 […]
Stocks dip in Asia ahead of US inflation figures
Asian markets dropped on Friday, following a weak lead from Wall Street and as investors awaited a key US inflation report due later in the day. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed 1.07 percent down at 23,995.72, while Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down one percent at the close. Shanghai also slipped. During the […]