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Pakistan’s first television host, anchor and artist Kanwal Naseer passed away on 25-03-2021. She was 70.

She was the one who spoke to viewers along with Tariq Aziz during the first-ever transmission of PTV in 1964, saying Yeah Pakistan Television Hai (This is Pakistan Television).

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The issue of launching another patrolling force named ‘Ababeel Squad’ to curb street crimes in Lahore is not just a matter of the addition of a new wing in capital city police.

Rather, it is the realization of the failure of Punjab Safe City Authority (PSCA), Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit (PRU), the prior initiatives launched by Lahore Police, that too not more than five years ago and after the spending of billions of rupees.

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Actor Ejaz Durrani, ex-husband of late Madam Noor Jehan passed away here on 01-03-2021. He was 85. His funeral prayers were held in Garden Town Lahore.

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Pakistan Navy Ship Alamgir with embarked helicopter participated in bilateral exercises with navies of Japan, Oman, Russia and United States as part of efforts of country's naval force to ensuring maritime security in the region

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The United States Mission to Pakistan on 09 March 2021 handed over an innovative new metering system to the government to help network and market operators better manage the national power grid.

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Pakistan has been invited by Russia to a meeting of ‘extended troika’ on Afghan peace being held on March 18 2021 in Moscow.

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Karachi to host remaining PSL 6 matches in June

The remaining 20 matches in June are now being planned following the men’s national cricket team’s return from Zimbabwe on May 13 and before their departure for England on June 26.

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Iconic singer, musician, and qawwal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan received a lifetime achievement award from the Arts Council, Karachi, in a ceremony on Tuesday evening 16 March 2021.

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China is the biggest exporter of weapons to Pakistan as per According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report 2021

ð  Other notable developments

1.       Germany’s arms exports were 17 per cent higher in 2015–19 than in 2010–14.

2.       China was the fifth-largest arms exporter in 2015–19 and significantly increased the number of recipients of its major arms: from 40 in 2010–14 to 53 in 2015–19.

3.       South Korea’s arms exports rose by 143 per cent between 2010–14 and 2015–19 and it entered the list of the top 10 largest exporters for the first time.

4.       Israeli arms exports increased by 77 per cent between 2010–14 and 2015–19 to their highest-ever level.

5.       West and Central European states had outstanding orders at the end of 2019 for imports of 380 new combat aircraft from the USA.

6.       Egypt’s arms imports tripled between 2010–14 and 2015–19, making it the world’s third-largest arms importer.

7.       Brazil’s arms imports in 2015–19 were the highest in South America, accounting for 31 per cent of the subregion’s arms imports, despite a 37 per cent decrease compared with 2010–14.

8.       South Africa, the largest arms importer in sub-Saharan Africa in 2005–2009, imported almost no major arms in 2015–19.

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The PAEC termed it a ‘Pakistan Day’ gift to the nation. It said the nuclear power plant (NPP) had achieved criticality at the end of February and was undergoing certain safety tests and procedures before it could finally be connected to the national grid.