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Pakistan Approves Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to Oversee Cryptocurrency and Digital Finance
PhoneWorld
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July 8, 2025
In a major development for Pakistan’s digital finance ambitions, the Federal Cabinet has formally approved the establishment of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), marking the country’s first dedicated institutional framework...
Pakistan approves creation of Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 8, 2025
Pakistan’s cabinet has approved the establishment of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), marking a step towards formalising the country’s digital assets ecosystem, according to a news report. This decision comes shortly after...
Türkiye's foreign, defense ministers set to visit Pakistan
Azertag
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July 8, 2025
Baku, July 8, AZERTAC Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, along with National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, will pay a visit to Pakistan on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported citing the Turkish diplomatic sources. During the visit, Fidan and...
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...
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...
Turkmenistan Presented Its Energy Strategy at the Brussels Energy Club Roundtable
News Central Asia
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July 8, 2025
On 7 July 2025, Brussels hosted an expert roundtable titled “Medium-Term Prospects for EU Gas Imports and Strategies of Exporting Countries,” organized by the Brussels Energy Club. The keynote speaker was the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the...
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...
Decomposed Body of actor Humaira Asghar discovered after weeks in Karachi flat
Pakistan Observer
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July 8, 2025
KARACHI – Decomposed body of actor Humaira Asghar was found in an apartment in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area of Karachi on Tuesday. Karachi police said the former Tamasha contestant’s body was recovered from a flat in Ittehad Commercial,...
What Microsoft said on shutting down its 25-year-old operations in Pakistan: We follow this ...
The Times of India
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Microsoft recently shut down its operations in Pakistan after 25 years. The news of Microsoft closing down its operations in Pakistan was first revealed in a LinkedIn post by Jawwad Rehman, the founding head of Microsoft Pakistan. However, the...
Turkish Foreign, Defence Ministers To Visit Pakistan On July 9: Source
StratNews Global
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July 8, 2025
Home Pakistan Turkish Foreign, Defence Ministers To Visit Pakistan On July 9: Source Turkiye has strong ties with Pakistan and expressed solidarity with it during its military conflict with India in May, angering India. Turkiye‘s foreign and...
PM Shehbaz pushes local resources for Pakistan’s economic self-reliance
ARY News
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized the importance of leveraging domestic resources to fuel economic progress and achieve Pakistan’s self-sufficiency. PM Shehbaz passed these remarks during a meeting with prominent...
Lufthansa Cargo strengthens regional logistics with Beirut service
Aviation Business News
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July 8, 2025
Lufthansa Cargo has expanded its Middle East footprint with the launch of a new A321 freighter service to Beirut. The aircraft touched down at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport for the first time on July 4 and will now operate a weekly...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...