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Senior lawyer gunned down in Karachi’s DHA: police
Dawn
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August 1, 2025
A senior lawyer was shot dead while his son was hurt in a suspected targeted attack in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority on Friday afternoon, according to police. South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Asad Raza told Dawn.com that the firing...
Pakistan committed to eliminate scourge of terrorism, says PM Shehbaz
Daily Pakistan
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July 31, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the State of Pakistan is committed to eliminating the scourge of terrorism at its roots, and the world acknowledges Pakistan’s successful operations against terrorists. Chairing a review meeting...
TRG Pakistan: Building the Country’s Largest IT Services Export Platform
Daily Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
In a time when Pakistan is looking for sustainable ways to boost exports and bring in foreign revenue, one company has emerged as a major player in that transformation. TRG Pakistan is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading exporters of...
Higher education steady amid plunge in student visas
University of Nottingham
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August 1, 2025
A plunge in the issuance of student visas has largely bypassed Australian higher education, with overseas demand for university degrees remaining well above pre-pandemic levels while collapsing in other sectors. Grants for higher education study...
Nearly 1.2 million Afghans return from Pakistan since Sept 2023: UNHCR
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023, many to dire conditions, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis if urgent...
Adv Khawaja Shamsul Islam shot dead in Karachi’s DHA
ARY News
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August 1, 2025
KARACHI: Senior lawyer Advocate Khawaja Shamsul Islam shot dead in a firing incident near Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase 6 mosque, Karachi, ARY News reported on Friday. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South, Khawaja Shamsul...
Khawaja Shams-ur-Islam killed, son injured in Karachi attack
Daily Times
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August 1, 2025
Senior lawyer Khawaja Shams-ur-Islam was shot dead outside a mosque in Karachi’s Defence Phase 6 on Friday. Police said unknown gunmen ambushed him as he was leaving the mosque after prayers on Khayaban-e-Rahat. Shams-ur-Islam sustained three...
'They Brainwash Our Children': How PoK Is Pushing Back Against Pakistan's Terror Network
News18
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August 1, 2025
Last Updated:August 01, 2025, 13:44 IST As villagers chase out Lashkar commanders, teachers shame jihadists, and public funerals turn hostile, Pakistan’s long-held terror monopoly in PoK is beginning to crack Pakistan has controlled PoK’s...
Pakistani-born Paris newspaper halker honoured with France's top award
GEO TV
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July 31, 2025
Ali Akbar, a 72-year-old Pakistani-born newspaper hawker from Rawalpindi, who became a familiar face and beloved figure in Paris's chic St-Germain-des-Prés quartier for half a century, has recently received France's highest honour. The prestigious...
FBR’s Digital Crackdown: Pakistan Targets Offshore Assets In Bold Tax Reform Drive
Friday Times
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August 1, 2025
In an era defined by digital transformation, governments worldwide are grappling with the age-old problem of tax evasion, a financial drain that disproportionately harms developing nations. Pakistan, in a move that signals both technological...
When Floods Return And Systems Fail: Poverty, Neglect, And The Fractured Soul Of Pakistan
Friday Times
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August 1, 2025
Poverty is more complex than perceived. Pakistanis experienced a déjà vu this year. The recent floods were reminiscent of the devastation caused by the floods of 2022 which submerged almost 12% of the country, killing nearly 1,740 people...
The Bureaucracy Of Decay: How Pakistan’s Civil Service Lost Its Soul
Friday Times
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August 1, 2025
In the corridors of Pakistan’s state machinery, a silent transformation has taken place—so pervasive, so shameless, that even satire dares not exaggerate it. The bureaucracy, once imagined as the spine of national governance, has mutated into a...
Senior lawyer Khawaja Shamsul Islam shot dead in Karachi
The Nation
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August 1, 2025
Senior lawyer and legal expert Advocate Khawaja Shamsul Islam was shot dead in a brazen firing incident near a mosque in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase 6 on Friday, police confirmed. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South, the...
US Consulate General Lahore welcomes Stetson Sanders as New Consul General, celebrates enduring US-Pakistan partnership
Daily Pakistan
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August 1, 2025
LAHORE – The US Consulate General in Lahore announces the arrival of Stetson Sanders as the 35th U.S. Consul General in Lahore. His assumption of duties was marked at a U.S. National Day celebration on July 31, during which attendees also said...
Pezeshkian due in Pakistan Saturday to boost alliance post Israeli aggression
Press TV
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will embark on his first official visit to Pakistan on August 2-3, aiming to deepen bilateral relations and regional cooperation. Invited by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Pezeshkian will...
Saim Ayub shines with bat and ball as Pakistan defeat West Indies in first T20
The National News
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Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets in an over while Saim Ayub delivered with bat and ball as Pakistan secured a 14-run win over the West Indies in the first T20 in Florida. Pakistan were looking to make a statement after their...
Tragic life of Bollywood’s ‘Tragedy Queen’: Superstar's father refused her education, later threw her out of the home she bought
The Economic Times
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August 1, 2025
Onscreen, she was the ‘Tragedy Queen,’ reducing legions of fans to tears with her ability to depict heartbreak and despondence. Her personal life was no less than a Greek tragedy. The evergreen Meena Kumari, who once ruled the silver screen and...
UAE to play Afghanistan and Pakistan in T20 tri-series in Sharjah
The National News
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Cricket fans in UAE are set for a T20 summer bonanza after it was announced that the national team will host a high-profile tri-series against Pakistan and Afghanistan. The seven-match series will take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from...
World News | Nearly 1.2 Million Afghans Return from Pakistan Since Sept 2023: UNHCR
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023, many to dire conditions, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis if urgent...
Pakistan Forces Slammed For Forcibly Displacing Entire Population Of Balochistan Village
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Quetta, July 31 (IANS) A leading Baloch human rights organisation on Thursday severely condemned the "egregious human rights violations" committed by the Pakistani security forces against the residents of Noora Mohammad Hassani...