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Pakistan is suffocating
Business Recorder
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July 1, 2025
As carbon-intensive activities and vehicular emissions rise, so does Pakistan’s position among the world’s most polluted countries. While it is often emphasized that Pakistan contributes less than 1% to global emissions, the domestic consequences...
Pakistan’s PR to UN in Vienna elected UNIDO president
Daily Times
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June 30, 2025
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, Ambassador Kamran Akhtar, has been elected president of the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Board (UNIDO). This marks the first time Pakistan has been...
Saif urges Punjab govt to refrain from politicising natural disasters
The Nation
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June 30, 2025
Peshawar - Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Saif, has urged the Punjab government to refrain from politicising natural disasters. He called on Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to...
57 killed, 99 injured in flash floods so far
Business Recorder
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July 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The flash floods triggered by heavy rains have resulted in the deaths of at least 57 people and injuring 99 countrywide. According to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA),22 people have lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Pakistan adopts new response to India
The Express Tribune
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June 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set a 'new normal' of "a quid-pro-quo-plus response" if India insists on its dangerous notion of a limited war under the nuclear threshold, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar declared on Monday, urging New...
Agenda of sustainable economic progress being implemented: Ahsan
Business Recorder
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July 1, 2025
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday the government is implementing an agenda of sustainable economic progress. “The government is pursuing a goal of achieving taking economy of...
Pioneers Of Progress: The Christian Legacy In Pakistan’s Schools
Friday Times
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July 1, 2025
The Christian community in Pakistan, though a religious minority, has played a major role in shaping the country’s educational landscape. From the colonial era to the present day, Christian missionaries, educators, and institutions have...
PM Pakistan unveils bold vision to promote tourism
Business Recorder
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July 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday unveiled a bold vision to propel the country into the ranks of the world’s premier tourist destinations, aiming to revive the struggling tourism sector and unlock vast untapped economic potential....
World Bank appoints Bolormaa Amgaabazar new country director for Pakistan
Dunya News
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Business Business World Bank appoints Bolormaa Amgaabazar new country director for Pakistan Close The World Bank and Pakistan have a long-standing partnership that has benefited millions of people Updated On: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:31:55 PKT (Web...
Pakistan elected to head UNIDO board for first time as Kamran Akhtar assumes presidency
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 30, 2025
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, Ambassador Kamran Akhtar, has been unanimously elected as President of the 53rd session of the Industrial Development Board (IDB) of the United Nations Industrial Development...
Lahore launches bottle-for-cash recycling drive to tackle plastic waste
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 30, 2025
A new eco-friendly recycling program has been rolled out in Lahore, offering citizens financial incentives to recycle used plastic bottles as part of efforts to curb the city’s growing plastic pollution problem. As reported by The Express Tribune....
Nearly 50 killed after a week of flooding
Daily Times
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June 30, 2025
Nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan have killed at least 46 people and injured dozens as continuing severe weather similar to past emergencies remains possible, officials said Monday. The fatalities caused by...
Karachi bearing brunt as ministry looks to block FCA relief yet again
Business Recorder
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June 30, 2025
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) concluded its public hearing on K-Electric’s (KE) petition for the approval of its April 2025 Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) to pass on a relief of over Rs7 billion to Karachi’s consumers....
Pakistani poet condemns Israel’s actions, emphasizes cultural security
Tehran Times
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June 30, 2025
TEHRAN – In a recent statement reflecting on Israel’s strikes on Iran, Pakistani poet and scholar Ali Kumail Qazalbash highlighted the nature of Israel and emphasized the importance of cultural and diplomatic approaches to resolving disputes....
India readies another water shock for Pakistan
The Economic Times
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June 30, 2025
In the wake of the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India intensified its strategic response, not only diplomatically and militarily but also hydrologically -- by suspending the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) which governs sharing of...
Experts term Swat tragedy a wakeup call to unite against climate change
The Nation
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June 30, 2025
Peshawar - The tragic drowning of 18 tourists in the swollen Swat River has sent shockwaves across the country, once again exposing Pakistan’s deep vulnerability to climate change. What was meant to be a summer retreat to the “Switzerland of...
India’s Indus Treaty stance rejected at SCO, Pakistan’s position gains global support: Khawaja Asif
The Nation
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June 30, 2025
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that India’s misleading position on the Indus Waters Treaty has not found support in the international community, reiterating that the treaty cannot be suspended unilaterally. Addressing the media after the...
Pakistan: Flash floods, rains kill 22 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in five days
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 30, 2025
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): At least 22 people have lost their lives and 11 others have been injured in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since June 25 due to incidents triggered by heavy rain, strong winds, flash floods, and...
Ahsan Iqbal urges civil servants to drive governance reforms, backs $1tr economy vision under ‘URAAN Pakistan’
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June 30, 2025
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal on Monday called on Pakistan’s civil servants to take a leading role in transforming the country through export-led growth, digital governance, climate resilience,...
Pakistan Minister's remark on Rajnath Singh's refusal to sign SCO document: 'They had no supporters at SCO'
The Week
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Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's decision to not sign the joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was because "India didn't get a chance to criticise Pakistan's stance." Asif, who...