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For some, Christmas is more a worry than a celebration

For some, Christmas is more a worry than a celebration

ISLAMABAD, DEC 24, (DNA) –  For Farkhanda Javed, this Christmas is likely to be a source of worry rather than a celebration. The mother of three lives in a single room tent with her children and husband in Rimsha Colony, an informal settlement populated mainly by Christians. Her husband, Javed Masih, is a daily wage worker who sometimes comes home with nothing in his pocket. “It is hard for me to run the kitchen with my husband’s earnings; often we can only manage roti and water. We can’t build a properRead More


UN chief asks Pakistan, India to resolve differences through dialogue

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NEW YORK, DEC 24, (DNA) – Outgoing UN chief Ban Ki moon has asked Pakistan and India to resolve their differences through dialogue and exercise restraint. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson of UN chief, told reporters answering a question over tensions between Pakistan and India “all I can say is the Secretary General has had a very consistent position. One fact we expressed even just last month which is to say that he is following with concern the increase in tensions along the Line of Control and that he urges the governmentsRead More