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Pakistan expresses desire to establish constructive, comprehensive dialogue with India to resolve all outstanding issues
The Peninsula
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August 2, 2025
Islamabad: Pakistan announced on Friday its desire to establish a constructive dialogue with India to resolve all outstanding issues on the basis of mutual respect and adherence to international law. Shafqat Ali Khan, the spokesperson for the...
Pakistan grab 1-0 lead in T20 series over West Indies
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 1, 2025
Sports Roneil Walcott 2 Hrs Ago West Indies' Jewel Andrew, right, and Johnson Charles run between the wickets during the first T20 match between West Indies and Pakistan in Lauderhill, Florida, on July 31. AP PHOTO - West Indies painfully...
Rana Tanveer reaffirms Pakistan’s unshakable support for Kashmiri people on Youm-e-Istehsal
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 (APP): Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain on Friday strongly condemned India’s continued human rights violations, demographic manipulation and suppression of the Kashmiri...
Advisor to Finance Minister attends launch of ICMA Pakistan’s Budget 2025–26 Compendium
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 01 (APP): Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad on Friday said that the government has focused on relief and recovery, with targeted support to the salaried class to ensure horizontal equity. He was...
Pakistan’s salt exports to China jump by 33% in 2025
ARY News
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August 1, 2025
BEIJING: Pakistan’s exports of industrial salt to China increased markedly in the initial half of 2025, highlighting the strengthening trade relations between the two nations. According to the General Administration of Customs of the People’s...
Islamabad to pioneer cashless civic services in Pakistan
ARY News
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August 1, 2025
In an innovative step toward digital transformation, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced strategies to make Islamabad a cashless city, starting with digitising payments for important civic services. The initiative was exposed...
Nepal’s UN envoy Lok Bahadur Thapa elected President of ECOSOC
República
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KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, has been elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), marking what he described as a “historic moment” for Nepal and its...
PM orders upgradation of Met Office's early warning system
The Express Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the immediate upgrade and full activation of the Meteorological Department’s early warning system as part of federal efforts to mitigate the impact of severe monsoon weather, Radio...
Asia Cup 2025: Jay Shah gets order to stop India vs Pakistan match
CricketAddictor
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August 1, 2025
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi demanded the cancellation of the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan match in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 during the Rajya Sabha session. Her demand came in the wake of the brutal Pahalgam terror attack that...
Brooklyn Beckham settles Becks legal drama
GEO TV
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August 1, 2025
Brooklyn Beckham has reached a resolution in his months-long trademark clash with German beer company Beck’s. The 25-year-old chef and entrepreneur, son of football legend David Beckham and designer Victoria Beckham, had filed to trademark the...
Pakistan issues fresh call for Afghans to leave
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Quetta, Pakistan 01 August, 2025, 22:23 An Afghan refugee family boards a vehicle as they wait to depart for Afghanistan at a holding centre near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on Friday. | AFP photo Pakistan...
Pakistan's opposition alliance slams 'hybrid' model, demands change in system
ABP Live
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August 1, 2025
Islamabad, Aug 1 (PTI): A coalition of Pakistan's six opposition parties Friday slammed the current “hybrid” political system and called for a national dialogue aimed at creating a new democratic charter. Leaders of the...
Pakistan, WHO unite to accelerate fight against Hepatitis C
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 01 (APP): Pakistan’s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and key partners, reaffirmed its commitment on Friday to intensify efforts in eliminating hepatitis C. The renewed...
Islamabad Express derails near Kala Shah Kaku, dozens Injured
Pakistan Observer
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August 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Islamabad Express train derailed near Kala Shah Kaku, throwing carriages off the rails and leaving dozens injured in a terrifying scene of twisted metal and panic. Pakistan Railways officials said four coaches violently detached from...
Pakistan's inflation rises to 4.1 pct in July
The Peninsula
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August 1, 2025
A clothing vendor waits for customers at a market in Lahore on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) Islamabad: Pakistan's headline inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 4.1 percent year-on-year in July, up from 3.2...
Sent to Pakistan in Pahalgam aftermath, 63-year-old set to return to family in Jammu as Centre makes an exception
The Indian Express
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August 1, 2025
Three months after revoking all short-duration visas issued to Pakistani nationals and deporting nearly 60 individuals to the neighbouring country, the Government of India has decided to issue a visitor’s visa to 63-year-old Rakshanda Rashid, the...
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...
At least 30 injured after several coaches of passenger train derail in near Lahore
Hindustan Times
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August 1, 2025
At least 30 passengers were injured after several coaches of a train derailed near Lahore, officials said on Saturday. Pakistanis board a train at a railway station in Lahore on June 5, 2025. (Image for representation/AFP) According to the...
Pakistan, Afghanistan, UAE to play T20I tri-series to prepare for Asia Cup
India Today
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August 1, 2025
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and UAE will take part in a T20I tri-series in Sharjah from August 29 to September 7, 2025, just ahead of the Asia Cup. The tournament will follow a double round-robin format, where each team plays the others twice. The top...
President Trump announced a 19% Export tariff on Pakistan
Dispatch News Desk Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
Monitoring Desk: US President Trump announced a 19% tariff on Pakistani exports. The latest country-wise tariff is hereunder: Countries and Territories Reciprocal Tariff, Adjusted Afghanistan 15% Algeria 30% Angola 15% Bangladesh 20% Bolivia 15%...