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Pakistan: Minority rights group spotlights surge in violence against transgender community
The Hans India
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July 16, 2025
Islamaba: A leading minority rights group on Wednesday highlighted the increasing violence against transgender community in Pakistan. Revealing one such tragic incident in the heart of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Voice of Pakistan...
Videos Of Dhurandhar's 'Pakistani Village' Set Go Viral, Ranveer Singh Walks On Rooftop During Shoot Of Key Scene In Ludhiana
Free Press Journal
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The makers of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar recently unveiled the first look video of the film and it has left the audience excited. Amid the buzz, a couple of videos from the sets of Dhurandhar have gone viral on social media, revealing that parts...
Qatari Riyal to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- July 16, 2025
ARY News
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July 16, 2025
Karachi/Doha, July 16, 2025 — The Qatari Riyal (QAR) is trading at 78.03 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) today at 7:17 PM PKT, edging slightly higher than 78.02 PKR on July 9 and 77.90 PKR on July 7 and July 4. This gradual climb reflects Qatar’s resilient...
Trump Is About To Turbocharge A New Immigration Policy That Could Endanger Thousands Of Lives
HuffPost
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July 16, 2025
The Trump administration is set to vastly expand deportations to countries other than immigrants’ home nations, supercharging a system of international detainee transfers that human rights advocates say exposes thousands of people to human rights...
PIDE calls for action as climate change reshapes Pakistan’s landscape
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 16, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (APP):The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) on Wednesday organized a seminar titled “Climate Change and Responsible Tourism in Pakistan” to highlight the country’s escalating climate crisis and...
20 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In 12 Hours In Balochistan As Rebels Ambush Military Checkposts | Exclusive
News18
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July 16, 2025
Last Updated:July 16, 2025, 23:00 IST Among those killed is a senior officer, Major Rab Nawaz The province has long seen unrest, driven by anger over resource extraction, lack of political representation, and heavy militarisation....
Hindus stage protest over conversion of minor girls in Pakistan’s Sindh
The Siasat Daily
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July 16, 2025
Karachi: Pakistan’s minority Hindu community members have staged a protest in Hyderabad city in the southern Sindh province, alleging forced conversion and marriage of three minor Hindu girls. The minor girls were abducted in Sanghar district of...
‘Mob violence’ and ‘repression’: U.S. House hears about persecution of faith in Pakistan
WorldNetDaily
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July 16, 2025
Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard testimony Tuesday condemning the government of Pakistan over its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities. In his opening remarks, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., a co-chairman of the...
Hashoo Foundation Leads Youth Civic Immersion In Islamabad With UNODC, ...
Friday Times
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July 16, 2025
Islamabad, 15 July 2025 – Hashoo Foundation (HF) facilitated the Nation Insight Tour—a civic exposure visit that brought 30 youth from Swat to Islamabad for an immersive educational and policy engagement experience at the National Assembly and...
Outsourced power: how aid agencies engineered Pakistan’s energy bureaucracy?—I
Business Recorder
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July 16, 2025
In Pakistan’s power sector, aid doesn’t just fund wires and transformers—it writes policy, births institutions, and designs governance frameworks. From WAPDA’s unbundling to today’s regional micro-hydro initiatives, foreign donors and multilateral...
Two Catholics Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges in Pakistan
Daily Citizen - Colorado
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July 15, 2025
Last week, two young Catholics in Pakistan were acquitted of false blasphemy charges in a case that has been ongoing for the past two years. On July 8, a magistrate in Lahore exonerated 20-year-old Adil Babar and 16-year-old Simon Nadeem of their...
World News | Kareem Jan's Body Returns, Justice Doesn't: Pakistan's Brutal Crackdown on Baloch Lives Continues
Latestly
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July 16, 2025
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 16 (ANI): Baloch activist Kareem Jan was allegedly extrajudicially killed in custody after being summoned by personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) in Mashkay, Awaran district of Balochistan earlier this year, the Baloch...
World News | Baloch Activist Dr Naseem Baloch Calls Pakistan a Danger to Its Citizens, Region
Latestly
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July 16, 2025
Berlin [Germany], July 16 (ANI): Baloch activists Dr. Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), while speaking at a capacity-building session, emphasised that steadfastness on principles is the true strength of a national...
Baloch activist Dr Naseem Baloch calls Pakistan a danger to its citizens, region
The News Mill
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July 16, 2025
Baloch activists Dr. Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), while speaking at a capacity-building session, emphasised that steadfastness on principles is the true strength of a national struggle. The event, hosted by the...
Hashoo Foundation leads youth civic immersion in Islamabad with UNODC, NACTA, EU support
The Nation
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July 16, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Hashoo Foundation (HF) facilitated the Nation Insight Tour—a civic exposure visit that brought 30 youth from Swat to Islamabad for an immersive educational and policy engagement experience at the National Assembly and other key public...
Govt committed to ensure quality education for all, says PM
The Nation
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July 16, 2025
Islamabad - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities concerned to recruit teachers and staff purely on merit in Daanish schools and offer a handsome salary package to the teaching faculty. The prime minister said government was...
Pakistan stands with Turkiye – yesterday, today and always; says Aleem Khan
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with Turkiye, praising the Turkish people’s courage and resilience during the failed coup attempt of July 15, 2016 – a defining moment he...
Jihadist Narratives in the Aftermath of India’s Airstrikes on Pakistan
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: In the aftermath of the Indian air strikes on Pakistan on May 6, militant groups active in and around Pakistan took a variety of approaches to responding to the brief escalation within their respective propaganda apparatuses:...
Passenger flown to Jeddah instead of Karachi moves SHC
Dawn
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July 16, 2025
KARACHI: An engineer approached the Sindh High Court against a private airline and others for wrongly flying him to Saudi Arabia instead of Karachi from Lahore airport earlier this month. Filing a plea before the SHC, petitioner Malik Shahzain...
Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan launches Pakistan Republic Party for electoral reforms
Daily Pakistan
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July 15, 2025
KARACHI – Journalist and activist Reham Khan officially entered Pakistan’s political landscape with launch of her new political party, Pakistan Republic Party (PRP). She made the announcement in a press conference held at Karachi Press Club as she...