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India-Pakistan Clash: Op Sindoor Sparks Bollywood Frenzy; Filmmakers ‘Cash In’ On Patriotic Wave
The Eurasian Times
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August 3, 2025
Indian filmmakers are securing movie title rights to capitalize on the patriotic fervor sparked by a four-day conflict with Pakistan, which resulted in over 70 deaths. The nuclear-armed neighbors traded artillery, drone, and air strikes in May,...
Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan join hands to boost crypto future
Daily Times
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August 2, 2025
Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to work together in the fast-growing sectors of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. This decision came after a high-level video conference between Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain Bilal bin...
Pakistani exports to face reduced 19pc US tariff
The Nation
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August 2, 2025
Foreign ministry hails new tariff under US trade deal Says tariff agreement with US opens new avenues for Pakistani exports Calls Trump move a balanced and forward-looking approach. ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON - Pakistan on Friday said tariff agreement...
Filmmakers Try To Cash In On India-Pakistan Battle
International Business Times
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August 3, 2025
Indian filmmakers are locking up the rights to movie titles that can profit from the patriotism fanned by a four-day conflict with Pakistan, which killed more than 70 people. The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged artillery, drone and air strikes in...
The price of access why Multan’s lawyers are still waiting for equal justice
Pakistan Today
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August 4, 2025
Justice is meant to be blind to geography. Yet, in Pakistan, it often comes with a postal code surcharge. In no place is this more evident than in South Punjab, where lawyers practicing in Multan continue to face institutional hurdles that their...
Mortar shell blast kills 5, injures 13 in Pakistan
Daily Finland
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A mortar shell blast killed five children and injured 13 others in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday morning, reported Xinhua, quoting police. The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. local time (0430 GMT) in Lakki...
Heavy rain likely from tomorrow amid urban flooding risk
Dawn
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August 3, 2025
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more rain, with wind-thundershowers in the upper and central regions of the country over the coming week. The department has asked provincial disaster management authorities and...
PoK funeral for Pahalgam attacker Tahir Habib exposes Pakistan’s role in April terror strike
The Economic Times
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August 3, 2025
The Janaza-Ghaib, or funeral in absentia, of Tahir Habib was held recently in Khai Gala, a village in Rawalkote, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Tahir was one of three terrorists killed in Operation Mahadev, conducted last week by Indian security...
Rafale down: China’s J-10C steals the show in Pakistan–India dogfight
Malay Mail
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August 3, 2025
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 — Just after midnight on May 7, the screen in the Pakistan Air Force’s operations room lit up in red with the positions of dozens of active enemy planes across the border in India. Air Chief Mshl. Zaheer Sidhu had been sleeping on...
'Suthra Punjab' faces execution hurdles
The Express Tribune
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August 4, 2025
LAHORE: The provincial government's Suthra Punjab Programme, aimed to deliver standard sanitation services in rural areas like cities, is encountering operational difficulties. Despite the allocation of Rs150 billion in addition to the existing...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan deepen economics ties ahead of high-level visit
The Nation
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August 2, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan Friday held a meeting with the Ambassador of Uzbekistan Mr Alisher Tukhtaev to discuss the forthcoming visit to Uzbekistan and avenues for...
Pakistan secured relatively better deal: Finance Advisor
Business Recorder
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August 2, 2025
KARACHI: Pakistan has achieved a significant trade and investment breakthrough with the United States, securing economic opportunities unmatched in the region. According to Khurram Schehzad, Advisor to the Finance Minister: “No other country in...
Imran's fate hinges on high courts
The Express Tribune
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August 4, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Though ex-prime minister Imran Khan has been convicted in five cases since August 5, 2023, none of his convictions has so far been endorsed by any high court. Likewise, serious questions are being raised on the fairness and...
Pakistan home to 167 snow leopards
The Express Tribune
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August 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD: In a groundbreaking moment for wildlife conservation, Pakistan has unveiled its first-ever scientific estimate of the snow leopard population, 167 individuals, placing the country at number four globally among snow leopard range...
Govt relents after traders refuse to budge on demands
The Express Tribune
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August 4, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued new instructions to pacify the protesting business community and decided to gradually ban major purchases, would treat cash deposits as digital transactions, and linked the use of enforcement powers...
Could Australia lose cricket to climate change? Report suggests sport will be bowled over by extreme heat
About Regional
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August 2, 2025
Mankadders founder Michael Hargreaves (right) is one of the many cricket lovers who believe the sport is at risk from consistently high temperatures. Photo: Supplied. Could we see future Aussie summers without cricket? According to new findings by...
Pakistan pushes green financing for EVs as banks, government align on access and affordability
Profit by Pakistan Today
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August 1, 2025
In a bid to jumpstart electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Pakistan, senior representatives from the State Bank of Pakistan, commercial banks, and government institutions have agreed to work together on consumer financing mechanisms aimed at making...
Flood-hit vehicle found in Soan River
The Express Tribune
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August 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD: After nearly 10 days of relentless search efforts, rescuers on Friday recovered the completely destroyed wreckage of a car that flash floods had swept away with a father and daughter on board. The vehicle was found trapped beneath Kak...
On Youm-e-Istehsal, civil, military leadership renews solidarity with IIOJK Kashmiris
The News International
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August 4, 2025
Pakistan's top civil and military leadership strongly condemned India’s illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, as the nation observed Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir today. They reaffirmed their unwavering solidarity with the people of...
Short Film Shows Incredible Tech Used to Document First Descent of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower
The Inertia - California
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July 31, 2025
Full disclosure, this short film is more about production and filming than it is about the first descent of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower. That amazing accomplishment came in 2024 when Chantel Astorga, Christina Lustenberger, and Jim Morrison...