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Pakistan Is Still Betting on the UN Charter
Pass Blue
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July 1, 2025
Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, ambassador of Pakistan to the UN, photographed in his office at the Pakistan mission, Upper East Side, June 26, 2025. He believes that an underused tool in the UN Charter can slow the Security Council’s creeping irrelevance....
Pakistani art under siege
The Express Tribune
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July 1, 2025
LAHORE: While conflict raged between the powerful militaries of India and Pakistan, a battle was also fought on the cultural front lines despite years of shared love for films and music. The deadly fighting in early May – the worst in decades –...
Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane’s Instagram account visible in India after a two-month ban
Hindustan Times
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July 1, 2025
Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane's Instagram account has become accessible again for users in India, months after it was banned amid rising tensions between the two countries. On Tuesday, several Instagram users reported being able to view her...
Karachi leads tax collection with record 29pc growth
Dawn
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July 2, 2025
ISLAMABAD: In a remarkable fiscal performance, Karachi has emerged as the leading city in revenue collection for 2024-25, registering unprecedented growth in both federal and provincial tax receipts despite economic challenges. Federal tax...
Pakistan plans Gulf ferry service from Gwadar to boost trade, connectivity
Dunya News
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Business Business Pakistan plans Gulf ferry service from Gwadar to boost trade, connectivity Close The ferry service will strengthen people-to-people ties Updated On: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 03:50:30 PKT KARACHI (Web Desk) - Pakistan announced its plans...
Pakistan advances peace at UNSC
The Express Tribune
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July 2, 2025
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan calls for resolving long-standing conflicts as part of efforts to combat terrorism as the country assumes the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of July, amid escalating global...
Pakistan to import 500,000 metric tons of sugar to stabilise market
Dunya News
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Business Business Pakistan to import 500,000 metric tons of sugar to stabilise market Close Dar chairs a follow-up meeting of the steering committee on sugar import Follow on Published On: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:02:50 PKT ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) -...
Pakistan: Over 50 Killed Due To Heavy Rain And Flash Floods
Ommcom News
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July 1, 2025
Islamabad: Over 50 people have been killed in Pakistan over the last few days due to heavy rains and flash floods, with the highest toll reported from the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 people lost their lives, including 10 children,...
‘Another Milestone’: Pakistan assumes rotating presidency of UNSC
Pakistan Today
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July 1, 2025
Pakistan takes on this responsibility with humility, conviction and profound commitment to UN Charter: FM Dar Ambassador Kamran Akhtar also elected as President of 53rd session of UNIDO NEW YORK: Pakistan achieved another milestone on the...
Anti-circumvention probe concluded: NTC acts to protect domestic steel industry
Business Recorder
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July 2, 2025
KARACHI: In a key development for Pakistan’s trade enforcement, the National Tariff Commission (NTC) has concluded the country’s first anti-circumvention investigation, extending anti-dumping duties to imports of a slightly modified product that...
Pakistan Explores Selling Excess LNG
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Pakistan is exploring ways to sell excess liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes amid a gas supply glut that could cost domestic producers $378 million in annual losses, according to a presentation and a government official familiar with the matter....
Petrol, gas tariff hikes to further cripple industries, warns FRIA
Daily Times
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July 1, 2025
The Ferozepur Road Industrial Association (FRIA) has strongly condemned the surge in petroleum and gas prices, warning that the back-to-back increases will severely worsen the already unsustainable cost of doing business in Pakistan, further...
Russia eyes summer deal for new Karachi steel mill
Daily Times
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July 1, 2025
Russia expects to finalize an agreement with Pakistan this summer to build a new steel mill in Karachi, Consul-General Andrey V. Fedorov said on Monday, the first time a Russian official has publicly confirmed the planned project. The new project...
Govt pledges sustainable agriculture at FAO floor
The Express Tribune
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July 1, 2025
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: At the 44th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference held in Rome on Tuesday, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain reaffirmed Pakistan's strong...
Russia, Pakistan to finalise framework for new steel mill in Karachi
Dunya News
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Business Business Russia, Pakistan to finalise framework for new steel mill in Karachi Close We are ready to prepare a roadmap for the constructions of a new steel mill in Karachi Published On: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 03:17:47 PKT KARACHI (Web Desk)...
Jeanologia Bridges Design and Manufacturing in Miami
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 1, 2025
The denim industry is global with most brands having supply chains that span across multiple continents. Despite various avenues of communication and the increasingly digital process of creating denim, a gap persists between designers and the...
Aurangzeb urges just financial reforms, unveils ‘Uraan Pakistan’ at global development summit in Spain
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 1, 2025
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, has called for sweeping reforms to the global financial architecture and stronger development support for vulnerable economies, as he represented Pakistan at the plenary session...
'Pakistan up to its eyeballs...': Jaishankar says no difference between terror and its sponsors
Hindustan Times
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July 1, 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has sent out a clear signal to Pakistan and the world in his latest interview, that India no longer differentiates between terror proxies and their sponsor countries. S Jaishankar during a mock Parliament...
Pakistan’s Cross-Border Terror Record Known Worldwide, Rajnath Singh Tells Pentagon Chief
News18
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July 1, 2025
Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 21:12 IST In the telephonic conversation, they had an excellent discussion to review the ongoing and new initiatives to further deepen India-US defence partnership Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (File Image: ANI)Defence...
Iran’s military chief praises Pakistan’s bold stance during U.S.-Israeli aggression
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 1, 2025
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi (File) Tehran, July 1 (RHC)-- The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has expressed gratitude to Pakistan for standing by the Islamic Republic amid the 12-day aggression...