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Pakistan’s Scorching Summer: A Nation on the Frontlines of Climate Breakdown
The Nation
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July 17, 2025
Fiaza Riasat Pakistan is experiencing its hottest and most extreme summer of the decade, with temperatures soaring close to 50°C across multiple areas of the country. Entire cities have transformed into scorching heat zones, triggering widespread...
Pakistan's New Terror Strategy: ISI Replaces OGWs With Drones In J&K
Zee News
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Drones have replaced overground workers (OGWs) due to specific tactics, techniques, and operational changes by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The use of drones replacing overground workers (OGWs) in Jammu and Kashmir is Pakistan's new...
Pakistan to showcase JF-17 at RIAT in UK
The News International
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A contingent from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has reached the United Kingdom (UK) to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2025, one of the world’s most prominent military aviation events. According to a statement released on...
Pakistan Railways hikes passenger, freight train fares again
Daily Pakistan
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July 17, 2025
LAHORE – Pakistan Railway has announced an increase of two percent in fares of passenger trains following a sharp surge in diesel prices in recent fortnightly review. The railways has also jacked up coal freight charges by 3 percent and fertilizer...
Pakistan enters global crypto arena with strategic partnership with El Salvador
Daily Pakistan
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July 17, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Another milestone for Pakistan as the country entered the world of crypto diplomacy by launching a blockchain alliance with El Salvador. Pakistan Crypto Council chief and PM’s aide Bilal Bin Saqib made announcement of this partnership,...
Wanted Worldwide, VVIPs In Pakistan: How Islamabad Protects These 7 Terrorists
News18
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July 18, 2025
Last Updated:July 18, 2025, 21:23 IST Despite global terror listings and India’s repeated warnings, Pakistan continues to shield 7 most-wanted terrorists, from Hafiz Saeed to Dawood Ibrahim. Pakistan continues to shelter terrorists, including...
Latest Tax Update on Pakistani-Made vs Imported Vehicles in 2025
Pakistan Observer
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July 18, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Car prices continue to rise in Pakistan as sales improve amid dip in policy rate and inflation, but latest numbers reveal shocking disparities in tax rates between locally made cars and imported vehicles. As Pakistani government is...
Islamic financing secured to scale up coal production in Tharparkar
Pakistan Observer
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July 18, 2025
KARACHI – Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) and Meezan Bank Limited signed an Islamic Facility Agreement to fund the Phase III mine expansion of the Thar Block II. Under this arrangement, a syndicate comprising United Bank Limited, Askari...
Gold rates reach new highs in Pakistan
ARY News
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July 18, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Gold rates, which saw a decline over the past two days, have surged today, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Pakistan and globally, according to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association. Gold Rates-Daily Updates The gold rates of...
Pakistan, Russia sign deal to reaffirm ‘long-standing industrial partnership’
Canadian Asian News
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July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025 admin Visited 3 times , 3 Visits today ISLAMABAD – According to an Islamabad-based Daily Dawn’s correspondent, Pakistan and Russia have signed an agreement to revive and expand the Pakistan Steel Mills project in Karachi – originally...
Raja announces nationwide PTI protest on Aug 5
Daily Times
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July 21, 2025
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has called for a nationwide protest on August 5, urging the public to rally behind what he described as a “historic movement.” Framing the party’s struggle as a fight for national...
Pakistani man extradited from Mexico to Arizona to face human smuggling charges
KTAR - Arizona
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July 16, 2025
PHOENIX – A Pakistani man was recently extradited from Mexico to Arizona to face charges in a federal human smuggling case, authorities said. Abbas Ali Haider, 48, made his initial appearance in a Tucson courtroom on Tuesday, according to the U.S....
Extreme heat stress in cows can cut milk production by 10 percent
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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July 18, 2025
By Chris McCullough, for The Fence Post A new study focusing on dairy cows in Israel has found that extreme heat stress can cause significant losses in milk production, both in the short and long terms. Researchers at the Hebrew University of...
Pakistan-Bangladesh relations for a shared future
Business Recorder
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July 16, 2025
Pakistan and Bangladesh are entering a new phase of engagement, driven by mutual interest in peace, economic progress, and regional cooperation. Despite decades of strained relations rooted in historical sensitivities, both countries today appear...
Digital Pakistan delivers $3.8B export boost
Daily Times
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July 18, 2025
Pakistan’s IT exports reached a record high of $3.8 billion in the financial year 2024-25. This marks an 18% increase compared to the previous year, when exports stood at $3.2 billion. The data was released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),...
Sri Lanka's pharmaceutical production could fall to 5 per cent
Asia News
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July 18, 2025
Without renewed agreements with the government, domestic production could drop from the current 25 per cent (the lowest in South Asia), the Sri Lanka Pharma Manufacturers Association warns. Despite investments and growing capacity since 2015, the...
FDI – little and still late
Business Recorder
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July 22, 2025
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan edged up in FY25, reaching $2.46 billion—just a 4.67 percent increase from $2.35 billion in FY24. While this modest rise may appear encouraging, it falls short of signalling a strong investment revival....
Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade Grows Amid Security Challenges
The Diplomat
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July 16, 2025
In an encouraging development, bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Afghanistan reached nearly $1 billion in the first half of 2025, according to a report from the Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The growth was driven by strong...
Trees along Lahore Canal geo-tagged for environmental monitoring
Pakistan Today
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July 18, 2025
LAHORE: The National Engineering Services of Pakistan (NESPAK) has completed the geo-tagging of trees along a 22.5-kilometre stretch of the Lahore Canal. On Thursday, NESPAK Managing Director Zargham Ishaq Khan announced that the initiative, part...
Durrani discusses Pakistan-Russia trade and investment with newly appointed Russian trade head
Pakistan Today
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July 18, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Senior politician and former federal minister Mohammad Ali Durrani met with Denis Nevzorov, the newly appointed head of the Russian Federation’s Trade Department in Pakistan, to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation. During the...