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Young Pakistani girl, Emma Alam, broke multiple world records as she won the 29th World Memory Championships global finals, beating over 300 competitors from all across the world.

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At least 11 coal miners were killed in the Mach area of Balochistan on 3rd January 2021 after armed militants kidnapped them and took them to a nearby area before opening fire at close range.

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Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government approved the release of Rs 2.35 crore to purchase the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor located in the heart of this city and declared as the national heritages.

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Pakistan has cancelled about 200,000 computerized national identity cards (CNICs) fraudulently held by Afghanistan refugees.

1.5 million Afghan refugees was with Pakistan and about 800,000 Afghan refugees were living in the country illegally.

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The appointment comes after former Australia batsman and the Kings' head coach Dean Jones had died of a cardiac arrest in September 2020.

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Omar Khalid  16-year-old became the youngest-ever winner of the National Amateur Golf Championship with one of the best scores in the tournament’s 60-year history.

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The Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” concluded as on December 24, 2020.

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Under the agreement, Germany will provide technical assistance worth €10 Million (Rs1.95 Billion) for two projects,

1.                   Promoting Resilience against Impacts of Natural Disaster in Pakistan.

2.                   Improvement of Labour, Social and Environmental Standards in Pakistan Textile Industry.

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ü  Pakistan Post has moved up by 27 places from 94th to 67th position in the Universal Postal Union (the global organization of postal services) World Rankings 2020.

ü  The ranking is based on best service, confidence over service quality, reach, hard work and dedication.

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ü  Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal opened another official border crossing point with Iran here on December 19, 2020.

ü  After Taftan, Gwadar Ramdhan is the second international border crossing point between Iran and Pakistan. Taftan has been facing tremendous pressure as it is used for trade and by thousands of pilgrims every year.