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Saturday, November 23, 2024  
20 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446  

Flashbacks of the year 2013


In the Month of January hundred's of people were killed in Iraq and Syria.


January 10 2013- 81 people were killed in twin bombings in Quetta.


January 19 2013- Calcium deposits are discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover


15th February- 12.6 kg Medium fell on earth known as (shahb-e-saqib) which injured 1500 and killed dozens of people. It also made a large number of population in west o Moscow edge of euro Mountain homeless.


February 18 2013- 100, 000 people march to demand justice for the atrocities of the Bangladesh Liberation War in Dhaka


February 16 2013- 84 people were killed and 190 are injured after a market bombing in Hazara Town, Pakistan




Apr 24th - 33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Likewise an earthquake shook the lands of Balochistan with magnitude of 7.7 and and caused a lot of damage by taking more then 356 lives. The most disastrous damage was recorded in Awaran.


Apr 24th - 256 people are killed and 1,000 are injured after a building collapses Savar Upazila, Bangladesh


May 19 2013- Samina Baig, the first Pakistani women and third Pakistani to climb to Mount Everest at the age of 21.


3rd June 2013- British American actress Jiah Khan committed suicide in her residence. She worked in several Bollywood movies with Amitabh Bachan with a leading role and also worked in Houseful.


Jul 30th - Mamnoon Hussain is elected President of Pakistan


Aug 7th - 11 people are killed by a bombing in Karachi, Pakistan
Aug 8th - 28 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan
Sep 22nd - 78 people are killed in a church suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan


22 September 2013- Royal baby Prince George was born and came 3rd in line of throne.


28 September 2013- Miss Philippines (miss Megan Lynn) was awarded to be Miss World 2013. Yu Wenxia of China crowned Megan Young of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the event. This is the first time the Philippines won the title of Miss World since its creation in 1951


Paul Walker
The Fast & Furious lead man tragically died in a fiery car accident on Nov. 30. at the age of 40.


Nelson Mandela
The South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary leader — a ubiquitous sign of hope and freedom — passed away from a lung infection on Dec. 5.