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Pakistani dramas want you to believe mental illness is a punishment for bad behaviour — it’s not
Dawn
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July 11, 2025
Gun pointed toward his wife, in a state of emotional and mental breakdown, Zahid Ahmed’s character battles his alternate personality for control, going as far as to say that Sameera is not the manifestation of his love, rather, “you are my...
Pakistani Authorities Bust Major Cybercrime Ring in Faisalabad
Media Line
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July 10, 2025
Pakistan’s National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested 149 people, including 48 Chinese nationals, during a raid on a factory in the city of Faisalabad on Monday, in what authorities are calling a major blow against a transnational...
High Stakes: Mountain Tourism in a Warming World
Inter Press Service
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July 17, 2025
Asia-Pacific, Climate Action, Climate Change, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change This illustration shows that the...
Medical education fee
Dawn
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July 11, 2025
AS medical students, we are fortunate to be pursuing this noble profession that demands a lifelong commitment to serving and saving lives. For many of us, this dream began in childhood, fuelled by a desire to make a difference. But what no one...
Business News | QpiAI Raises USD 32 Million (INR 279 Crore) in Series-A Round Led by Avataar Ventures and National Quantum Mission
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 17: Dr Nagendra Nagaraja CEO and Founder of QpiAI quoted "We thank our investors who enabled us to take QpiAI to next level. We were able to achieve great traction in commercialization of NISQ (Noisy Intermediate State...
Medicine crisis
The Express Tribune
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July 10, 2025
Listen to article Karachi's residents are no strangers to hardship. The city is constantly braced against an unending tide of civic failures - from crumbling infrastructure to prolonged outages of water, gas and electricity. But perhaps the...
Iran’s Expulsion of Afghans Deepens Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Forbes
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Afghan refugees, after being deported from Iran, rest at the Islam Qala border crossing between ... More Afghanistan and Iran on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mustafa Noori / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MUSTAFA NOORI/Middle East Images/AFP via...
Pakistan rejects claim of China’s role in border clash
EasternEye
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July 10, 2025
Diplomats from both countries at the meeting, which included a lunch, decided to “deepen bilateral relations and commercial ties,” according to a statement from the Argentine presidency. John Dramani Mahama welcomes Modi on his arrival in Accra...
Breaking The Silence: Pakistan’s Looming Mental Health Crisis
Friday Times
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July 8, 2025
Pakistan’s mental health landscape is quietly crumbling under the weight of stigma, underinvestment, and societal neglect. Here, taking insulin for diabetes or medication for blood pressure is routine, yet seeking help for depression or anxiety is...
Lahore Police arrest suspect in ‘horrific’ animal torture case
Dawn
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July 10, 2025
The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested a suspect allegedly involved in “horrific” animal torture being committed in Lahore and put a stop to the activity. Lahore’s JFK Animal Rescue and Shelter said it received reports about an “extremely horrific...
Karachi street crimes claim another victim
ARY News
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July 10, 2025
KARACHI: An armed robbery claimed the life of 24-year-old Jibran, who had recently returned home from Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral of his father, in Orangi Town adding one more case to the list of Karachi Street crimes, ARY News reported....
US Senate approves cutting billions in foreign aid as Trump demands
Al Jazeera
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July 17, 2025
United States senators have passed a package of sweeping cuts that would slash Washington’s foreign aid expenditures by about $8bn as part of President Donald Trump’s pledge to drastically shrink federal spending. The package, which passed in a...
Heavy rains continue to take their toll: 37 killed, 90 injured in Punjab
Dawn
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July 17, 2025
A rescue operation after the roof of a building collapsed in Akbari Mandi. — White Star LAHORE: Strong storms and rains left 37 people dead and 90 others injured across Punjab in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. A majority of casualties were due to...
Torrential rains claim 63 lives in Punjab — emergency declared
Daily Times
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July 17, 2025
Heavy monsoon rains have caused massive flooding across Punjab, forcing the government to declare a rain emergency in several districts. In the last 24 hours, at least 63 people have died, and nearly 300 have been injured. The Punjab Disaster...
Karachi’s medicine crisis: DRAP to crack down on hoarders
Daily Times
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July 10, 2025
KARACHI – July 10, 2025: Karachi is facing a deepening crisis due to an artificial shortage of life-saving medicines, pushing patients into distress and raising alarm among health officials. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has...
Pakistan, Egypt explore deeper agricultural cooperation
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 10, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 10 (APP):Minister for National Food Security & Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain on Thursday emphasized Pakistan’s keen interest in learning from Egypt’s successful experiences to promote and develop agriculture...
NHS waiting lists: Working age people a growing proportion of those needing help
Express & Star
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People of working age are making up a growing proportion of those on the NHS waiting list for treatment in England, according to analysis. Data tables published for the first time by NHS England also show people in the most deprived parts of the...
Islamabad woman set on fire by husband, father-in-law succumbs to injuries: lawyer
Dawn
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July 10, 2025
A woman in Islamabad succumbed to her burn injuries after she was allegedly tortured and set on fire by her husband and father-in-law last month, her lawyer said on Thursday. According to Advocate Munir Ahmed, the incident occurred on June 8 when...
Health minister highlights hazards of healthcare waste
Business Recorder
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July 10, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Mustafa Kamal has warned that hospital waste is extremely hazardous for human health and, if not properly managed, it becomes a serious challenge for the people. Addressing a...
Health minister addresses ceremony for hospital waste disposal initiative
The Nation
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July 10, 2025
Islamabad - A ceremony marking the handover of “yellow vans” provided in collaboration with Indus Hospital & Health Network for the safe disposal of hospital waste was hosted on Wednesday in Islamabad where Federal Minister Mustafa Kamal...