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8 August – Arshad Nadeem clinches Pakistan's first Olympic track and field medal after winning gold at the men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [ 100 ] 9 August – Three soldiers and four militants are killed in attacks on three army outposts in the Tirah Valley , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that are claimed by the Gul Bahadur ...
On 21 December, At least 16 soldiers are killed in an attack by the Pakistani Taliban on an outpost in South Waziristan. [9] On 25 December 2024, the Pakistan Air Force launched precision airstrikes in response to the 21 December attack, on seven locations located across four villages of Barmal District of Afghanistan Paktika province initially claiming to have killing 20-25 terrorists.
The first Republic Day parade, as it was then called, was held on 23 March 1956 to mark the day when Pakistan became a republic on the same day. The parade was held at Karachi where newly appointed President of Pakistan Iskander Ali Mirza took salute. Simoultaneously the parades were held in other major cities and military garrisons.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip evacuations. The Gaza Strip Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as shelter by displaced Palestinians have "completely deteriorated" and became unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall.
6 February – Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin, which was the first interview Putin granted to a Western journalist since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [23]8 February - In Pakistan, the 2024 Pakistani general election is held.
Top news headlines of 2024, month-by-month. ... Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, all prisoners freed by Russia, as they arrive on Aug. 1, 2024, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Their release ...
Indirect Presidential elections were held in Pakistan on 9 March 2024 to select the 14th President of Pakistan, who is the country's head of state. Asif Ali Zardari of the PPP was elected as President, defeating Mahmood Khan Achakzai of the PTI-backed alliance [2] Outgoing President Arif Alvi was eligible for re-election but did not contest for a second term.
The attack came a day after an Iranian missile strike in Iraq and Syria, purportedly targeting terrorist groups in response to the Kerman bombings. [4] It also occurred on the same day that Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar and Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were meeting during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and while joint exercises ...