There was no issue of the newspaper on Dec 26, 1968 on account of Quaid-i-Azam`s birth anniversary.

The following extract is from the previous day`s issue.

HOUSTON: The incredible voyage of Apollo 8 swept the three astronauts into a Christmas eve orbit around the Moon today [Dec 24] and etched their names beside those of history`s great explorers.

`We`ve got it; we`ve got it; Apollo 8 is in lunar orbit,` Mission Control Centre reported after the spaceship emerged from a suspenseful 36 minutes when the astronauts were out of contact behind the backside of the Moon. Agency [Meanwhile, as reported by an agency in Cape Kennedy, Florida,] the US Apollo 8 astronauts today [Dec 24] beamed the first direct television pictures of the Moon from their spacecraft while skimming its surface. ... It showed a brightly-lit stretch of the Moon`s surface, including some craters. After a few minutes, the on-board camera was aimed another window, and the Moon`s horizon was clearly visible at the top of the picture.

This was the third television broadcast from Apollo 8 since it was launched last Saturday [Dec 21]. Agency