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Roundtable backs research-driven education reforms
Business Recorder
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August 5, 2025
KARACHI: The critical policy roundtable, convened at the Aga Khan University (AKU), underscored a unified commitment to embedding field-based research evidence directly into educational reforms. Prominent educationists, researchers, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CM Maryam orders mega operation against toxic industrial waste
The Nation
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August 5, 2025
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered a province-wide mega operation to rid Punjab of toxic industrial waste and hazardous metals. The campaign has been launched on an emergency basis, starting with a comprehensive survey...
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...
Order on Bahria Town properties’ auction reserved
Dawn
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August 5, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its verdict on petitions against the proposed auction of Bahria Town properties. The assets were attached in connection with a plea bargain agreement reached in the £190 million case. Earlier...
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...
PHA declares all parks no-smoking zones
The Nation
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August 5, 2025
LAHORE - The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Lahore, in line with the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has declared all public parks across the city as complete No-Smoking Zones, with enforcement measures now fully in...
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...
CDA chief orders third-party audit of uplift projects
Business Recorder
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August 5, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa on Monday directed third-party audits for all ongoing development projects, and ordered expedited completion of Islamabad Model Jail, IT...
Pakistan will receive heaviest spell of rainfall in the last week of August
Dispatch News Desk Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
Islamabad: August 1, 2025: Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that Pakistan will receive the heaviest spell of monsoon in the last week of August, resulting in urban and rural flooding. In a briefing chaired by Prime Minister...
More Karakoram Disappointment, This Time on K7: 'Mosquito Bites Above 5,000m'
Explorersweb
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August 4, 2025
Colin Haley of the U.S. quietly traveled to Pakistan last month with Americ Clouet and Damien Tomasi to attempt 6,934m K7 in the Charakusa Valley. Unsurprisingly, they encountered the bad conditions plaguing all the peaks of western Pakistan this...
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...
Curbs on economic transactions of ‘ineligible persons’: FBR explains Section 114C of Finance Act
Business Recorder
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August 5, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will notify a date for imposing restrictions on the economic transactions of “ineligible persons”, who would fail to declare sources of income/investments in their wealth statements. Explaining the...
Pakistan successfully launches Remote Sensing Satellite from China
Pakistan Today
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August 1, 2025
On Thursday, Pakistan’s Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (PRSS-1) was successfully launched by China aboard a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. The satellite, which was launched at 10:00 AM Beijing...
Pakistan’s banks step up to support green mobility revolution
Daily Times
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August 1, 2025
Pakistan’s banking sector has agreed to support electric vehicle (EV) adoption through affordable consumer financing. The decision came during a high-level meeting organized by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination....
Pakistan’s first Anti-Smog Fog Cannon System in action in Punjab
Daily Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
LAHORE – Ahead of the choking smog season in Lahore, Punjab government fired first shot against air pollution. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz made exciting announcement for Lahoris as 15 ultra-modern Anti Smog Guns have landed in Lahore. This makes...