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From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: Calls for aid

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for urgent, enlightened and concrete measures to aid the developing countries... Published 23 Oct, 2024 05:31am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Join defence forces

DINAJPORE: Addressing a public meeting here this afternoon [Oct 20] Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan,... Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:42am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: Baluchistan White Paper

RAWALPINDI: A White Paper issued by the Federal Government categorically states that at no stage has the Air Force... Published 20 Oct, 2024 07:41am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: First census

KARACHI: Pakistan will have her first census in 1951, it was reliably learnt … on Tuesday [Oct 18]. The Pakistan... Published 19 Oct, 2024 07:58am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: Syria ready: Assad

There was no issue of the paper on Oct 19, 1974, on account of the Eidul Fitr holiday. The excerpt below is taken... Published 19 Oct, 2024 07:58am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Five-year plan

KARACHI: Reviewing the activities of the Pakistan Government’s Development Board, its Secretary, Dr Nazir Ahmed... Published 18 Oct, 2024 07:53am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Kashmir people’s verdict

BARISAL: Settlement of the Kashmir issue was closely linked up with the maintenance of world peace, said Mr Liaquat... Published 17 Oct, 2024 09:46am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: Kabul behind trouble

QUETTA: Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto said here today [Oct 16] that Afghanistan was definitely behind the trouble in... Published 17 Oct, 2024 09:45am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: No de-valuation

CHITTAGONG: The Prime Minister, Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, addressing a large gathering here this afternoon [Oct 13]... Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:25am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: American investment

KARACHI: The reaction of American industrialists for investment … in Pakistan was “good”, said Mr Ghulam... Published 10 Oct, 2024 09:52am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: New M-E war

BEIRUT: A new Middle East war cannot be discounted, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said in a television interview... Published 10 Oct, 2024 09:51am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Ties with Red China

There was no issue of the paper on Oct 5, 1949, on account of Eidul Azha. Therefore, the excerpt is taken from the... Published 05 Oct, 2024 07:09am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: New mining rules

KARACHI: The new Pakistan Mining Concessions Rules (1949) came into operation on Saturday [Oct 1] with an... Published 02 Oct, 2024 08:13am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: Hunza clarification

ISLAMABAD: The abolition of personal hereditary rule in Hunza, announced by Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto, was only to... Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:27am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Compromise formula

LAKE SUCCESS: Chaudhri Mohammad Zafrullah Khan, Pakistan Foreign Minister, told [news agency] today [Sept 29] that... Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:27am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Sinkiang joins Red China

KARACHI: Sinkiang, extreme south-west border province of China, has decided to accede to the Chinese Communist... Published 29 Sep, 2024 07:13am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: Benefits for Baluch

QUETTA: The Federal [Government] is determined to extend full socio-economic benefits of people’s rule to ... Published 29 Sep, 2024 07:12am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: IMF membership

WASHINGTON: Authoritative sources here predict that Pakistan will apply soon to join the International Monetary Fund... Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:12am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1974: Fifty Years Ago: Northern Areas

SHIGAR (Baltistan): Northern Areas consisting of Gilgit and Baltistan could not be made a Province of Pakistan for... Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:12am

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1949: Seventy-five years ago: Diplomatic presence

KARACHI: Pakistan will shortly expand its diplomatic representation to five more places, it was reliably learned in... Published 27 Sep, 2024 08:18am