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The most important events were not those that will find place in record books, but those which have a potential to lead to such significant events in future.<\/p>\n
Whether it was a rising sectarian violence in Syria or the US exit from Afghanistan, it put the world on crucial crossroads from where unforeseen directions can open up. The most important developments were in the most developed world as economic vows seem to have no end, and politics repeatedly threatened to take over.<\/p>\n
January<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Suicide bomber kills 53 and injures 130 in Basra, Iraq February<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n 6.9 magnitude quake hits near the central Philippines with 43 confirmed deaths March<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Tropical Storm Irina kills 65 in Madagascar April<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n America charge-sheets Khalid Sheikh, four others, fixes head-money for Hafiz Saeed May<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n The Socialist Party member elected president of France June<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Pakistan tests Cruise missile Raad July<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n US apologises to Pakistan over the Salala incident August<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Pakistan signs NATO supply agreement with US till 2015 September<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n ANP, Functional, NPP desert Sindh government on Local Bodies Ordinance issue October<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf peace march to South Waziristan November<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Pakistan won Asian Kabaddi Tournament December<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n The threat of the world’s end at the conclusion of a significant period (21st) in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar As we usher in 2013, some of the key events of 2012 will be remembered, in all probability, not exactly because of what happened, but because of the subtle transforming events that sowed the seeds for some of the more significant transformations of our times. The most important events were not those that will find …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9264,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7656,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNotices issued to President Asif Zardari, Gen Kayani, Gen Pasha and former PM Nawaz Sharif in the Memo scandal
\nFormer army chief arrested in ouster bid of Islamic government in Turkey
\nDouble Shah sentenced to 14 years’ in jail, confiscation of property and fine
\nSupreme Court rejects PM’s intra court appeal
\nPir Pagaro died in London
\nDefence Secretary removed by prime minister
\nArfa Karim, the youngest IT wizard, died
\nSupreme Court issues notice to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani
\nBabar Awan’s law practice licence suspended
\nPakistan beat England in first test
\nSubstandard PIC medicines kill 108
\nSenate’s consensus (resolution) on registration of a case against Gen Musharraf
\n173 killed, 1,000 injured in stampede during football match in Egypt
\n260 die of government bombing in Syria: China and Russia veto resolution
\nArbab Ghulam Rahim elected PML-Like-minded president Charge-sheet against PM Gilani, denies charges
\nNational Assembly consensus on 20th Amend
\nPakistan agrees to reopen NATO supply
\nPakistani movie ‘Saving Face’ wins Oscar Award<\/p>\n
\nAt least 73 people killed in the Egyptian football riots in Port Said
\nTens of thousands stranded by floods in New South Wales and Queensland (Australia)
\nQueen Elizabeth II marks her 60th anniversary of becoming Britain’s monarch. She turned 86 on April 21, but on February 6 marked the 60th anniversary since her ascension to the throne.
\nThe UK unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%
\nSyrian army kills 100 civilians in artillery shelling of Homs and Hama
\nA series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities kill 60 and injures 200
\nWorld Health Organization removes India from the list of polio endemic countries
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\nToyota recalls 700,000 vehicles over safety concerns
\n110 people were killed and 63 missing after a ferry collided with an oil-tanker near Dhaka, Bangladesh
\nIndian batsman Siachen Tendulkar became first cricketer to score 100 international centuries
\nAfrican Union suspends Mali’s membership following a coup
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election amid allegations of voter fraud
\nMarvi Memon joined Muslim League-N
\nPML-N and the Like-minded consensus on election alliance
\nPakistan tests Hatf-2 successfully
\nPPP’s Waheeda Shah disqualified for beating a polling staff female member
\nPunjab Government announced reforms package for women rights
\nNayyer Bokhari and Sabir Baloch elected Chairman, Deputy of Senate
\nTV artiste Tahira Bokhari died
\nIshaq Dar took charge as Opposition Leader in Senate
\nBangladesh beat India in Asia Cup
\nJaved Hashmi joined Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI)
\nPakistan beat BD and becomes Asian Champion
\nLiaqat Jatoi joins PML-N
\nPakistani student Musa Feroze wins World Competition of Mathematics<\/p>\n
\n124, including three officers of the Pakistan Army and 11 civilians, buried under iceberg at Siachen
\nPakistani scientist Khalil Qureshi released
\nFive federal ministers and six ministers of state took oath
\nAccounts of Raja Pervez Ashraf, Liaqat Jatoi and Shaukat Tareen frozen
\nParliament suspends Lord Nazir’s Labour Party membership
\nBhoja Airlines plane crashes in Islamabad, killing 27 on board
\nSupreme Court convicted PM Yousaf Raza Gilani in contempt of court case; the sentence lasted just 30 seconds.
\nJoyce Banda became President of Malawi
\nPrime Minister of Greece Lucas Papademos resigned and called an election for May 6
\nThe unfinished World Trade Center overtook the Empire State building to become the tallest building in New York
\nAn overloaded ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River (India), killing 103 people<\/p>\n
\nPakistan tests Hatf-9 successfully
\nAsamul Haq wins Escorial Open Tennis title
\nChina and Russia sign $15 billion dollar trade deal<\/p>\n
\nIncrease in the federal budget, salaries and 20% raise in pensions announced
\nInterior Minister Rehman Malik’s Senate membership suspended for dual citizenship
\nLegendary singer Mehdi Hasan died
\nRiaz Malik’s scandal surfaced on a private TV channel
\nCountry-wide demos against load-shedding claim many lives
\nSaudi Prince Naif died
\nPPP leader Fozia Wahab expired
\nSupreme Court disqualified PM Gilani, NA membership also cancelled
\nArrest warrants for Riaz Malik, son, 5 others for illegal land occupation
\nCricketer Salman Butt released from British jail
\nRaja Pervez Ashraf became Prime Min ister of Pakistan
\nMuhammad Morsi elected Egypt’s prime minister
\nChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi became Pakistan’s first vice prime minister<\/p>\n
\nNA, Senate pass contempt-of-court bill
\nParliamentary Committee nominates Fakhruddin G Ibrahim as Pakistan’s Chief Election Commissioner
\nPML-N suspends Captain Safdar’s party membership<\/p>\n
\nNew voter lists released
\nUS President Obama imposes new economic sanctions on Iran
\nSC declares new contempt-of-court law as null and void
\nMongolia jails former president for four years for corruption
\nFiji’s former prime minister jailed for one year for bungling
\nCoup bid against government in Turkey; forced retirement of 40 general admirals
\nBlackwater fined $500 million
\nRiaz Malik charge-sheeted in land scam, denies charges
\nUS wins 104 medals in Olympics, China remains number 2
\nAttack on PAF’s Kamra Airbase; nine terrorists were killed
\nOIC suspended Syria’s membership
\n100 dams for Balochistan approved<\/p>\n
\nRains, floods killed 194 in Pakistan
\nFire at factories; 30 killed in Lahore; burnt 289 alive in Karachi
\n43 dead in countrywide demos against blasphemous sketches
\nRemote-control bomb killed a PAF van in Peshawar<\/p>\n
\nWest Indies won Twenty Cup for the first time
\nPrime minister removed in Libya
\nAustralia wins Women’s T-Twenty World Cup
\nFormer president of Maldives Nasheed arrested
\nTeenage schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai wounded in attack by Taliban, shifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in England
\nDr Sher Afgan Niazi expired
\nIndian film stars Saifullah Khan and Kareena Kapoor got married
\nPakistanis set world record of making a (national) flag
\nSandy (hurricane) devastation claimed 101 lives in America, causing $50b loss<\/p>\n
\nUS court rejected Dr Afia’s appeal, jailed her for 86 years
\nBarack Obama won US election with 303 electoral votes
\nMalala Day observed under auspices of the UN
\n20 killed in Rawalpindi suicide bomb attack on Muharram procession
\nAjmal Kasab hanged in India
\nD8 countries ink $500b accord for mutual trade till 2018
\nThe grave of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat exhumed<\/p>\n
\n15 killed in Taliban’s suicide bombing attack at US military post in Jalalabad
\nMuhammad Asif of Pakistan became World Champion of snooker
\nLahore High Court ordered building of Kala Dam
\nPakistan beat India, after eight long years, winning Kansi medal
\nIndian court ordered release of Pakistani scientist Dr Khalil Chishti
\nBillions of rupees embezzled in Pakistan’s mega projects, , according to NAB chief
\nSC summoned MQM leader Altaf Hussain in contempt-of-court case for January 7
\n27, including 20 schoolchildren, shot dead in US state of Connecticut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"