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Pakistan targets export growth with new textile, industrial policies: Kamal
The Nation
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August 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Friday announced that the government is finalising a comprehensive Textiles and Apparel Policy and National Industrial Policy for the next five years. These policies aim to make Pakistan’s...
Karachi Commissioner directs removal of encroachments to widen roads
The Nation
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August 30, 2025
KARACHI - The city administration is taking measures to reduce traffic congestion and improve traffic flow through alternative route provided to the traffic on university road due to the work being carried out on the BRT Red Line project....
Pakistan enters most active phase in diplomatic history: DPM Dar
GEO TV
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August 29, 2025
DPM shares details of recent high-stakes global engagements. Mentions Pakistan’s UNSC presidency and session on Palestine. Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s unwavering support for Palestine. ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator...
Islamabad’s waste dilemma
The News International
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August 30, 2025
When you walk through the streets of Islamabad, you can immediately sense the contradictions of a rapidly growing city. Gleaming new sectors, high-rise apartments and buzzing marketplaces present an image of progress, yet just beneath the surface...
Pakistan hails President Trump’s remarks on oil reserves
Dawn
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August 30, 2025
• Naqvi tells US Chargé d’Affaires Islamabad offers vast opportunities for American investors in energy sector • Baker offers condolences over flood losses in KP and Punjab; stresses that US attaches ‘special importance’ to Pakistan ties...
Karachi floods
Dawn
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August 30, 2025
IT rained heavily in 2020. And now it is 2025. The rains have once again devastated Karachi. We have witnessed flooded streets, huge traffic jams, students, working-class employees, motorcyclists and other commuters unable to reach their homes in...
Pakistan's lifeline, region's flashpoint
The Express Tribune
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August 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The story of South Asia's great rivers is one of geography, history, and shared destiny. China, Pakistan, and India may be divided by borders and politics, but they are inextricably linked by a common water system—the Indus basin....
China eyes 1,000-acre maritime hub at Port Qasim to revive Pakistan’s shipbuilding
Profit by Pakistan Today
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August 29, 2025
Pakistan is set to offer 1,000 acres of land near Port Qasim to Chinese investors for the creation of an Integrated Maritime Industrial Complex, in what officials describe as the largest single investment in the country’s maritime sector to date....
UK’s revamped DCTS boost to Sri Lanka’s apparel industry
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is witnessing some positive developments of late. Following a softening of the proposed US tariff hike, a new trade development with the United Kingdom has now sent ripples of optimism amongst the readymade garment...
Textile policy to make industry competitive
The Express Tribune
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August 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has announced that the government is finalising a comprehensive textile and apparel policy and a national industrial policy for the next five years aimed at making Pakistan's industry...
Flood fury in Pakistan
Business Recorder
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August 30, 2025
The floods of 2025 are not just another chapter in Pakistan’s long history of climate disasters; they are a stark warning of what the future holds if we fail to act. Year after year, lives and livelihoods are washed away, losses are counted, tears...
Medicine prices enter into ‘stabilisation phase’ in Pakistan
Business Recorder
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August 30, 2025
KARACHI: Medicine prices in Pakistan have entered into a “stabilisation phase” this year after recording a one-time jump of 21.6% in 2024. “The latest trend suggests the medicine prices have started stabilising in the wake of competition in the...
‘Step to attract investment, create jobs’: FPCCI lauds development of industrial estate on PSM land
Business Recorder
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August 30, 2025
KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, Chairman of the Policy Advisory Board of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said that the development of an industrial estate on Pakistan Steel Mills land in Karachi, which was...
International delegation visits Pakistan to boost TVET sector
The Nation
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August 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD - An international delegation, including Lord Boateng (UK House of Lords), Dr. Amir Saddati (GEMS UAE), Ms. Gulmina Bilal (NAVTTC Pakistan), and Mr. Abdul Qadir (City & Guilds Pakistan), met with Minister of State for Federal Education,...
ADB announces $3m grant for pakistan’s flood relief, reaffirms ...
The Nation
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August 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday announced to provide, upon request of the Government of Pakistan, a $3 million grant from the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund to support emergency relief efforts. The ADB President Masato...
Thomas Eberhard takes over as new German CG in Karachi
The Nation
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August 30, 2025
KARACHI - Thomas Eberhard Schultze has officially taken charge as the new Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Karachi. Since assuming office, Consul General Schultze has actively engaged with key stakeholders in Sindh, aiming to...
FM Dar highlights Pakistan's diplomatic reset amid bold global engagement
GEO TV
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August 29, 2025
DPM shares details of recent high-stakes global engagements. Mentions Pakistan's UNSC presidency and session on Palestine. Dar recalls "frank and constructive" exchange with Marco Rubio. ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...
Govt to construct ‘Marka-e-Haq Monument’ in Islamabad
The Nation
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August 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The government has decided to construct a National ‘Marka-e-Haq Monument’ in sector H-8 Islamabad to commemorate the national triumph against Indian bellicosity and aggression. The monument is being constructed at an existing...
Modi at the Red Fort: An Address to Islamabad, Washington and Beijing
Fair Observer
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August 29, 2025
In his address to the nation on the 79th festival of independence, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi gave the longest speech ever by any PM. For 103 minutes, he promised to “stand shoulder to shoulder with his people” on the journey towards a $10...
Flooding at Pakistan's Wagah border goes viral, netizens say ‘but they will still cry for water’
Mint
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August 29, 2025
Amid Pakistan's devastating floods, a striking video from the Wagah-Attari border has gone viral, capturing sharp contrasts from either sides of the border. On the Pakistan side of the border, floodwaters surged the parade ground, with one social...