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Pakistan wins 2 golds, one silver at Asian Science Camp 2025
ARY News
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August 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark achievement, Pakistani students made history by securing two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the prestigious Asian Science Camp (ASC) 2025, held in Thailand. This outstanding performance marks Pakistan’s best-ever...
Pakistan clinch two gold, one silver medals at Asian Science Camp
GEO TV
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August 8, 2025
In a historic achievement, Pakistani students won two gold medals and one silver at the prestigious Asian Science Camp (ASC) 2025, held in Thailand. This outstanding performance marks the best-ever showing by a Pakistani team in an international...
Pakistan: Human Rights Body Voices Concern Over Growing Crisis In Balochistan
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday expressed grave concern over the escalating human rights crisis and deteriorating state of fundamental rights and civic freedoms in the province of...
Pakistan: Rights Body Raises Alarm Over Internet, Mobile Services Blackout In Balochistan
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan has condemned the Pakistani authorities for shutting down internet and mobile phone services in Balochistan, terming it as a "blatant violation" of fundamental human...
Pakistani forces shoot down Indian surveillance drone in Lahore
Daily Pakistan
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August 8, 2025
LAHORE – Pakistani security forces intercepted and shot down an Indian drone spotted flying near the Manawan area on the outskirts of Lahore, according to police. The drone was detected violating Pakistani airspace, prompting a swift response from...
Is Peter Obi Igbo’s Best Political Foot Forward? (1)
The News Chronicle
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August 12, 2025
These are unsettling times both locally and abroad for Ndigbo, one of Nigeria’s prominent ethnic nationalities and an important leg in the country’s tripodal ethno-political structure. A couple of weeks ago, there were protests in neighbouring...
“IAF has done wonderful job by decimating six Pakistani aircraft”: Defence Expert Ranjit Rai on Op Sindoor
The News Mill
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August 9, 2025
Calling Operation Sindoor a “great victory”, Defence Expert Ranjit Rai on Saturday said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has done a wonderful job by “decimating” six Pakistani aircraft. Reacting to Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP...
Pakistani students shine at Asian Science Camp 2025
The News International
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August 8, 2025
Showcasing their excellent performance, Pakistani students clinch two gold medals and one silver at the prestigious Asian Science Camp (ASC) 2025 in Thailand. This outstanding performance marks the best-ever showing by a Pakistani team in an...
Snatchers pull off earrings from Elderly Woman in Lahore’s Ghaziabad; See Video
Daily Pakistan
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August 9, 2025
LAHORE – An elderly woman was injured after falling victim to a snatching incident in Ghaziabad area of Lahore, where a thief forcibly pulled off gold earrings from her ears. The heartbreaking incident was captured on CCTV, which shows woman...
The fate of the mRNA vaccine
The Hindu
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August 12, 2025
On the U.S. halting mRNA vaccine contracts, setbacks in disease eradication, WHO health updates, lifestyle and nutrition research, advances in cancer care, environmental health risks and more The biggest story this week, not just in our neck of...
Smart Cards to replace All Gun Licenses for closer oversight; full details here
Daily Pakistan
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August 12, 2025
KARACHI – Sindh government is planning to replace all existing computerized arms licenses with cutting-edge smart card–based licenses, directly linked to criminal record database. The bold initiative, discussed under chairmanship of Sindh Interior...
The chasm between law and culture
The Express Tribune
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August 9, 2025
Listen to article Pakistan's progressive legal framework often collides with a deep-rooted cultural mindset, creating a jarring paradox. What the law protects, society condemns. What the law forbids, society continues to normalise. The recent...
Pakistan: Women’s Action Forum reports over 2000 gender violence cases in Sindh
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 8, 2025
Sindh [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): In a scathing indictment of Pakistan's systemic failure to protect its women, the Women's Action Forum (WAF) released a comprehensive report on Monday documenting 2,176 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in...
Bilawal vows to push UN ban on BLA, Majeed Brigade
Daily Times
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August 12, 2025
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said efforts will be made to get the UN to ban the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Majeed Brigade. He condemned these banned terrorist groups for targeting innocent civilians and said they openly supported...
‘BrahMos missiles and tsunami’: Mithun Charborthy’s sarcastic take down of Bilwal Bhutto’s war threat over the Indus waters
The Week
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Actor turned BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty slammed the the former Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for his war threats over India’s decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty. In a ridiculing, sarcastic remark, he said, “Agar aisi...
‘We do not retreat, we do not bow down’: After Asim Munir, Bilawal Bhutto threatens India
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 12, 2025
India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty is an attack on the Indus Valley civilisation and culture, Pakistan's former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said. Speaking at a ceremony on the concluding day of the annual three-day...
Qatari Riyal to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- August 9, 2025
ARY News
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August 9, 2025
Karachi/Doha, August 9, 2025 — The Qatari Riyal (QAR) is trading at 77.42 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) today at 8:28 PM PKT, dropping from 77.80 PKR on August 4 and 77.72 PKR on August 1. This decline marks a shift from the QAR’s recent strength, though...
“Spirit of Pakistan” week-long Independence Day festivities start in Birmingham
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 9, 2025
- Advertisement - Dr. Mohammad Faisal, High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, along with his spouse Dr. Sarah Naeem, in an impressive ceremony, inaugurated “Spirit of Pakistan” Independence Day festivities in Birmingham. The week-long festival,...
After Asim Munir, Bilawal Bhutto threatens India with 'war' over Indus Waters Treaty
The Federal
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August 12, 2025
A day after Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir issued a fresh nuclear threat against India, former Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday (August 11) launched another round of war rhetoric, warning of conflict if New Delhi...
‘Cut Us Open And We Bleed Like Them’: Amnesty Slams Pakistan’s Discrimination Against Minorities In Sanitation Work- Shocking Report!
News24
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August 9, 2025
A new report by Amnesty International has exposed Pakistan’s deep-rooted caste and religion-based discrimination against sanitation workers, revealing a system designed to exploit some of the country’s most marginalised communities while denying...