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Pakistan: Punjab Extends School Summer Holidays Till August 31 Amid Extreme Heat
Free Press Journal
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August 11, 2025
Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Education Authority has issued a strict warning to private schools against ending their summer breaks before September 1, as reported by Dawn. The authority has set up complaint cells in Rawalpindi, Gujar Khan, Kahuta,...
Pakistani Singer Ali Sethi Blends the Traditional and the Transgressive
New Lines Magazine
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August 11, 2025
Once celebrated on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, the Pakistani singer and composer Ali Sethi now finds himself estranged from his homeland, unwelcome in India and disillusioned with the United States, where he has lived and worked in...
Was Pakistan necessary?
The Express Tribune
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August 12, 2025
Listen to article Was Pakistan necessary? The question, as always, arises as we are close to celebrating the 78th anniversary of "independent" Pakistan. The creation of Pakistan in 1947 remains one of South Asia's most contested events. To its...
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to minorities’ rights: Mohsin Naqvi
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 11, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 11 (APP):Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, on Minorities’ National Day reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to protecting the rights, freedoms, and dignity of its minority communities, calling them...
India News | Hyderabad: 39-yr-old Woman Alleges Forced Religious Conversion; Case Registered
Latestly
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August 15, 2025
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 15 (ANI): A 39-year-old woman has filed a complaint in the Lunger House police station of Hyderabad alleging that her husband forcefully converted her and her daughter to Islam, police said on Friday. On a...
Pakistan condemns Israel’s dangerous plan to fully occupy Gaza
Daily Times
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August 11, 2025
Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s plan to fully occupy Gaza, calling it extremely dangerous and provocative. Pakistani Ambassador to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said countries providing Israel with political protection,...
The Curse of Toxic Activism: You don’t build yourself by tearing others down
The Standard Gambia
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August 12, 2025
- Advertisement - By David Kujabi Activism is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.” It comes in many forms, from protests and petitions to boycotts and...
Aurangzeb Khichi reaffirms commitment to promote art & culture
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 12, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP):Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Division, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi Tuesday said that the government is taking concrete steps to promote Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage and safeguard its...
NDMA hands over school safety framework to education departments for nationwide rollout
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 12, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP):National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has formally handed over the Pakistan School Safety Framework (PSSF) to Federal and Provincial Education Departments during a high-level meeting at NDMA...
Hyderabad: 39-yr-old woman alleges forced religious conversion; case registered
The News Mill
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August 15, 2025
A 39-year-old woman has filed a complaint in the Lunger House police station of Hyderabad alleging that her husband forcefully converted her and her daughter to Islam, police said on Friday. On a case of alleged forced religious conversion, B...
‘Punished enemies beyond imagination’: PM Modi salutes Operation Sindoor heroes on Independence Day 2025
Hindustan Times
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August 15, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday used his Independence Day address from the Red Fort to laud the armed forces for the success of Operation Sindoor, saying the mission struck “deep into Pakistani territory” and delivered a strong message to...
Holiday announced in Lahore for August 15
Daily Pakistan
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August 12, 2025
LAHORE – Punjab capital will observe public holiday on August 15 Friday to mark the 982nd Urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (R.A). The district administration is expected to release official announcement later today. Citizens are expected to enjoy...
Selling the Buddha
Tricycle
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August 15, 2025
In May of this year, the auction house Sotheby’s postponed its Hong Kong sale of “gem relics” of the Buddha amid outrage from Buddhist leaders and scholars worldwide as well as a legal notice from the Indian government demanding their repatriation...
InDrive riders accused in over 12 Parcel Theft cases in Lahore
Daily Pakistan
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August 12, 2025
LAHORE – Lahore, the city of around 15 million people, witnessed surge in delivering parcels through InDrive delivery app but citizens are bearing brunt of parcel theft, raising questions at the company and haphazard employee background...
Karachi Bar Association to march on CM House today after lawyer killed in gun attack
Dawn
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August 11, 2025
KARACHI: A young lawyer was shot dead in a Garden locality late on Saturday night, police said on Sunday. The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) on Sunday announced that it would stage a protest outside Chief Minister House on Monday (today) over the...
Pakistan rights body, Taiwan’s Foundation for Democracy mark National Minority Day, urge stronger protections and equal rights for Pakistan’s minorities
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 11, 2025
Faisalabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), in partnership with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), hosted a significant event at Vision Hall in Faisalabad in Pakistan, to mark National Minority Day with the...
Pakistan’s Digital Future: GSMA Urges Policy Reform and Connectivity Expansion
The Fast Mode
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August 11, 2025
The GSMA hosted the second edition of its Digital Nation Summit Islamabad recognising the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), and the Pakistan’s mobile network operators...
79th Independence Day: CM Manik Saha says Tripura’s GDP rose by over 12%, urges youth to unleash passion for Viksit Bharat
The Indian Express
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August 15, 2025
Recalling the martyrs of India’s freedom struggle, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday highlighted the different initiatives adopted by his government in different sectors, including law and order, agriculture, education, employment,...
Girls From Minority Community Abducted, Forcibly Married And Converted To Islam In Pakistan: Report
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) At least 2,000 minor girls from Pakistan's religious minority communities are abducted, forcibly married to Muslim men, and forced to convert to Islam each year, a leading minority rights group of the...
Any attempt to block Pakistan’s water would be met with 'decisive response', PM warns India
The Express Tribune
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August 11, 2025
Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned India that any attempt to block Pakistan’s water in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty would be met with a decisive response. “You threaten to stop our water. If you attempt such a move,...