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Imran Khan’s sons coming to fight for their father. Pakistanis call it ‘dynastic politics’
The Print
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July 15, 2025
New Delhi: Two years after Imran Khan was jailed over a corruption case, his sons have come to his rescue: Qasim and Suleman Khan. Putting them in the spotlight, PTI is gearing up for nationwide rallies demanding his release. The teenage sons,...
Woman, children among four killed in Karachi car crash
Dunya News
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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Four people – including a woman and two young girls – lost their lives, while several others suffered injuries in an accident on Karachi’s Hawksbay Road. The incident occurred on Hawksbay Road when a speeding car returning...
No clean chit for Lahore's filtration plants
The Express Tribune
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July 15, 2025
LAHORE: In recent times, accessing clean drinking water has become a serious challenge for the residents of Lahore. Even though the government has installed filtration plants across several residential areas, most of these are in a poor condition,...
Feature: Solar-powered transformation: Chinese panels light up lives across Pakistan
Xinhua News Agency
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by Ahmed Raza ISLAMABAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- On the rooftop of a small shop in the commercial lanes of Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh Province and Pakistan's largest city, sleek rows of solar panels glint beneath the blazing sun. Below...
Conference highlights Pakistan’s vast medical tourism potential
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 15, 2025
- Advertisement - KARACHI, Jul 15 (APP): Speakers at a Medical Tourism Conference, highlighting the vast potential of medical Tourism in Pakistan on Tuesday, emphasized on concerted measures for promotion of medical tourism as a tool for economic...
Punjab, Bangladesh to expand cooperation in trade, agriculture
The Nation
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July 19, 2025
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met with Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Iqbal Hussain Khan on Friday to discuss avenues for enhanced bilateral cooperation in trade, agriculture, industry, and women empowerment. The...
France and Pakistan celebrate history, build future
Daily Times
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July 15, 2025
Karachi, July 14 – During celebrations marking France’s Bastille Day in Karachi, the French Consul General Alexis Chahtahtinsky announced the revival of the Pakistan-France Business Alliance, aimed at strengthening economic and strategic ties...
PTI’s Yasmin Rashid shifted to Lahore hospital after her health deteriorates in jail
Dawn
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July 15, 2025
Incarcerated PTI leader Yasmin Rashid was shifted to a hospital in Lahore on Tuesday after her health deteriorated in Kot Lakhpat Jail, according to her lawyer. Rashid has been in prison for more than two years now in connection with multiple...
Pakistan, WHO launch monsoon health emergency plan
The Nation
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July 10, 2025
Islamabad - The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Government of Pakistan, has finalized the Monsoon Contingency Plan 2025 to provide emergency health services to 1.3 million people across 33 flood-prone districts. The plan...
UK eVisas Launched for Pakistani Students and Workers
PhoneWorld
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July 15, 2025
The UK government is bringing a big change for people who study or work in the UK. They are replacing physical visa documents with a digital one called an eVisa. More interestingly, Pakistani students and workers can also benefit from the UK...
NFL, MasterClass Pakistan launch second edition of National Foodpreneur Programme
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
KARACHI - Continuing its commitment to purpose-driven impact, National Foods Limited, in collaboration with MasterClass Pakistan, launched the second edition of the National Foodpreneur Programme— a transformative initiative designed to empower...
Indonesian defence minister expresses Jakarta’s desire to boost defence ties with Pakistan
Dawn
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July 15, 2025
Indonesia’s Defence Minister Lt Gen (retired) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin expressed his country’s desire to boost defence ties and explore possible collaboration in defence production as he met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Tuesday....
The crushing cost of compassion: How Pakistan’s private medical colleges are betraying a generation
Pakistan Today
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July 14, 2025
By: Areeba Fahad The flickering fluorescent lights of the private medical college admissions office illuminated not just brochures promising “world-class doctors,” but the deep lines of despair etched onto Muhammad Riaz’s face. His daughter,...
‘4 of a family’ among 5 killed in Karachi road accidents
Dawn
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July 15, 2025
Five people — four from the same family — were killed in two separate road accidents in Karachi on Tuesday, according to police and rescue officials. The city has lately witnessed a rise in traffic accidents, especially involving heavy vehicles,...
UK introduces eVisa for Pakistani applicants
The News International
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ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom has introduced an eVisa mechanism for Pakistani students and workers to make the visa process easier, said the British High Commission in Islamabad on Tuesday. In a statement, the high commission said most main...
Omani Rial to Pakistani rupee rate; July 15, 2025
ARY News
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July 15, 2025
The Omani Rial (OMR) is exchanging at a rate of Rs 754.4 against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) in the open market on Tuesday, July 15. The exchange rates for the Omani Rial (OMR) against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) are as follows: Buying Rate: 744.4...
Big pharma’s sole focus is on profits
Dawn
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July 14, 2025
IT is a cruel irony of our times that while medical science continues to soar to extraordinary heights, offering hope against once incurable diseases, the very markets that deliver these miracles have become compromised by greed, weak regulation...
FM spokesperson responds to media report that China provided support to Pakistan during India-Pakistan conflict
Global Times
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs When asked to comment on claims by the India reports that China follows "36 stratagems" to provide all possible support to Pakistan during India-Pakistan conflict, Chinese...
$5bn Pakistan-Turkiye bilateral trade goal: PM urges MoC to set specific targets
Business Recorder
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July 14, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Ministry of Commerce to set specific targets, along with a clear mechanism and milestones, to progress toward achieving the longstanding goal of $5 billion in annual bilateral trade with...
UK introduces e-visa for Pakistani students, workers
Dawn
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July 15, 2025
The United Kingdom’s government on Tuesday launched e-visas for Pakistani students and workers as part of an “enhanced” border and immigration system. The announcement came just a day after the two countries formally signed the Trade Dialogue...