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Operation Sindoor shakes Indo-Pacific: How Pakistan defeat exposed Chinese weapons & shattered Taiwan invasion plans
In a span of just four days, from May 7 to May 10, 2025, India’s Operation Sindoor delivered a decisive blow to Pakistan’s terror and military infrastructure in retaliation for a brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam that left 26 civilians dead. But...

Agriculture: Farm to market — who really wins?
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...

Celebrities mourn as Pakistani actor Humaira Asghar found dead in Karachi home
Artists and actors paid tribute to Humaira Asghar Ali on the tragic demise of model and actor . The body of the model was found in her apartment in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Tuesday. As per the police, the body had decomposed as...

Who was Humaira Asghar Ali? Pakistani actress found dead in her home, body was left rotting for....
Home Entertainment Who was Humaira Asghar Ali? Pakistani actress found dead in her home, body was left rotting for…. The death of Pakistani actress Humaira Asghar Ali has left the entire Pakistani film industry in shock. She was just 32 years old....

Pak Suzuki revises bike prices in Pakistan following NEV tax imposition
Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) announced revised retail prices for its motorcycle lineup, effective July 1, 2025. This follows changes introduced in the federal budget 2025-26, including the implementation of a new NEV [New Energy Vehicle] levy...

Building collapse claims 27 lives in Pakistan’s Karachi
Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-story building that collapsed in Pakistan’s megacity of Karachi, killing 27 people, officials said yesterday. Residents reported hearing cracking sounds shortly before the...

Sindh endorses agriculture income tax rules
KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here Tuesday endorsed Sindh Agricultural Income Tax Rules, 2025. The endorsement of these rules would pave the way for introducing clear procedures for registration,...

Sindh cabinet approves Rs10bn loan for KWSC to end water shortage in Karachi’s DHA, Clifton
KARACHI: The long-standing water woes of residents in Clifton and the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) may come to an end within a year as the Sindh cabinet has finally approved a Rs10.56 billion interest-free loan for the Karachi Water and...
“Don’t think of it as India-Pakistan, think of it as India-terroristan,” says EAM Jaishankar in Brussels
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is not a conflict between India and Pakistan but a response to the threat of terrorism in Brussels. He reiterated India’s policy of zero tolerance for terrorism and not yielding to nuclear...

Minister directs for urgent briefings on under-construction emergency and cancer hospital projects
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, Mr. Syed Mustafa Kamal, paid an official visit to Polyclinic Hospital Islamabad, accompanied by Federal Secretary of Health, Syed Waqar ul Hassan. The visit was...

Pakistan’s Biggest Brewery Evolves from its 165-year Legacy
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — A pungent fug of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan ’s biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks. The company is an outlier in a country where alcohol is outlawed for everyone except...

Turkish foreign minister arrives in Islamabad, set to discuss bilateral issues
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has arrived in Islamabad on an official visit early Wednesday morning to hold discussions on bilateral issues, the Foreign Office said in a statement. A day ago, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs had...

New industrial policy: Expert emphasizes cost and ease of business
KARACHI: It’s indeed wonderful news that the government is finalizing a new Industrial Policy, there has to be emphasis on “Cost of Doing Business and Ease of Business” said Ateeq Ur Rehman (economic & financial analyst). Obviously the industries...

Think tank urges restructuring of Pakistan’s debt use to focus on productive economic growth
The Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) think tank has called for a fundamental restructuring of Pakistan’s debt utilization, urging the government to focus borrowed funds on productive economic investments rather than unproductive...

700 dangerous buildings in Karachi pose serious risk to residents, warns ABAD
The Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) chairman, Muhammad Hassan Bakshi, expressed grave concern over the ongoing risks posed by illegal and poorly constructed buildings in Karachi. He reported that around 700 such buildings, along with...

Pakistan approves virtual assets regulatory authority to boost crypto economy
ISLAMABAD – The federal cabinet on Monday approved the establishment of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to boost the crypto economy in the country. According to a statement issued by the Office of the Special Assistant to the Prime...

Pakistani rupee hits 19-month low, closing at 284.22 against US dollar
The Pakistani rupee fell to a 19-month low against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Monday, closing at 284.22 after losing Re0.25. The last time the rupee was seen at this level was in December 2023. During the previous week, the currency...

India News | Worker Gets Stuck in Lift on 21st Floor of Under-construction Building; Rescued After 15 Hours
Thane, Jul 9 (PTI) A 39-year-old worker got trapped in a suspended cradle lift at an under-construction highrise building in Maharashtra's Thane city and was rescued safely after 15 hours on Wednesday morning, officials said. The worker, a native...

Pakistani rupee hits 19-month low against US dollar
Business Business Pakistani rupee hits 19-month low against US dollar Close In open market, rupee loses 9 paise for buying and 24 paise for selling against US dollar Published On: Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:12:36 PKT (Web Desk) - The Pakistani rupee fell...

Pakistan betray China? denies big deal of major fighter jet…, Is it dragon’s strategy or Islamabad’s ‘U’ turn?
Home News Pakistan betray China? denies big deal of major fighter jet…, Is it dragon’s strategy or Islamabad’s ‘U’ turn? After Operation Sindoor there were speculation that Pakistan used Chinese weapons and security systems. Pakistan has...