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‘Cursor’ wows Islamabad tech crowd
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
Listen to article A few weeks ago, the name Sualeh Asif coupled with the acronym MIT, began making rounds on social media as people discovered the young man from Pakistan is one of the minds behind Cursor, the AI-powered code editor valued at $9.9...
Pakistan to reduce container dwell time by 70% with new committee initiative
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 8, 2025
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has announced the formation of a high-level committee aimed at reducing container dwell time at ports by up to 70%. The announcement was made during a meeting at the Federal...
Op Sindoor: CDS contradicts Army Deputy Chief, says China support to Pakistan ‘very difficult to define’
The Print
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July 8, 2025
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan Tuesday sought to underplay Chinese support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, saying, “How much of State support is very difficult to define”. His comments came just days after Deputy Chief...
Pakistan, Russia explore industrial cooperation at INNOPROM Forum
The Nation
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD - A high-level Pakistani delegation led by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan, is on an official visit to Yekaterinburg, Russia, to participate in the annual INNOPROM Industrial...
Pakistani Academy Selection Committee calls on filmmakers to submit entries for Oscar consideration
Dawn
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July 8, 2025
The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has officially opened its call for submissions for the 98th Academy Awards. Local filmmakers are invited to submit their films for consideration in the International Feature Film Award category by 5pm on...
China-Bangladesh-Pakistan trilateral mechanism boosts regional growth
Global Times
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Illustration: Xia Qing/GTOn June 19, 2025, the China-Pakistan-Bangladesh Trilateral Vice Foreign Minister/Foreign Secretary meeting was held in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The meeting officially launched a structured trilateral...
Body of actor Humaira Asghar discovered in Karachi flat after 20 days
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
Listen to article KARACHI: The decomposed body of actor and model Humaira Asghar was discovered on Tuesday in a flat located in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority (DHA), police said. The 32-year-old had reportedly been dead for nearly 20 days...
Hakan Fidan and Yasar Güler will visit Pakistan
APA
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, accompanied by Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler, will pay an official visit to Pakistan on July 9, according to diplomatic sources, APA reports citing turkiyetoday.com. The visit will include meetings...
Thar rail project set to power Pakistan with affordable energy, says railways minister
Daily Times
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July 8, 2025
The Thar rail connectivity project is moving closer to completion, promising a major shift in Pakistan’s energy landscape. During a recent progress meeting, Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi said the project will enable direct...
Hunger and helplessness in Karachi: Pakistan’s gas crisis exposes government’s failure to serve its people
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 8, 2025
Karachi [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Karachi is grappling with a deepening energy crisis as soaring gas prices and persistent shortages are pushing thousands of families into hunger and hardship. The situation has worsened with frequent gas load...
Heavy rain, floods forecast for Pakistan as PMD issues alert for next two days
Pakistan Today
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday issued a warning for heavy rainfall and potential flooding across various regions of the country, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Punjab, Azad Kashmir, and parts of...
SCCI welcomes govt’s initiatives for revival of manufacturing sector
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - PESHAWAR, Jul 08 (APP): Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new industrial policy for revival of the country’s declining manufacturing...
With Indus Waters Treaty in the balance, Pakistan braces for more water woes
KTEP - Texas
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — High in the Himalayas, the Indus River flows over the Tibetan Plateau before branching into a web of tributaries that stretch through India and Pakistan and converge to empty into the Arabian Sea. For more than six decades,...
This viral video of Lt Gen Rahul R Singh admitting India lost two S-400 systems to Pakistan is digitally altered
FACTLY
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July 8, 2025
A video claiming to show Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh admitting that India lost two S-400 defence systems during a military escalation with Pakistan in May 2025 has gone viral on social media (here, here, and here). Let’s verify...
Agriculture sector: World’s largest freshwater guzzler
Pakistan Observer
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July 7, 2025
BEFORE the sun rises, billions of people across the globe begin their day with one pressing concern: how to put food on the table. But behind every meal lies an invisible cost— the world’s freshwater reserves, dwindling fast and undervalued. For...
Over 700 ‘dangerous’ buildings in Karachi pose threat to lives, says ABAD chairman
Business Recorder
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July 8, 2025
Around 700 dangerous and hundreds of thousands of illegally and poorly constructed buildings in Karachi continue to pose a constant threat to the lives and properties of residents of the metropolitan city, Association of Builders and Developers...
Smoke-Free Alternatives Production Supported by World-Class Laboratory
The Jakarta Post
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s smoke-free alternatives developed by PT HM Sampoerna Tbk. (Sampoerna) and its parent company, Philip Morris International (PMI), continue to gain popularity, a key question arises: How do Sampoerna and PMI meet both domestic and export demand...
Sistan-Baluchestan ready to host Pakistan’s pilgrims traveling to Karbala
Tehran Times
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July 8, 2025
TEHRAN—Sistan-Baluchestan people are famous for their hospitality. Every year, as Arbaeen approaches, they prepare to welcome and host Pakistani pilgrims on the Arbaeen pilgrimage of the son of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Karbala, Iraq....
Agriculture: Farm to market — who really wins?
Dawn
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July 8, 2025
Pakistan’s fruit and vegetable marketing system — regulated by the provincial governments — has evolved in a way that disadvantages both farmers and consumers. While farmers receive unfairly low returns for their produce, consumers pay excessively...
PM Shehbaz calls for effective use of AI to boost agri production
ARY News
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday emphasized that the government should benefit from internationally renowned experts for the effective use of artificial intelligence and modern technology in agriculture. PM Shehbaz...