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Green Line bus service suspended in Karachi from Muharram 8-10
The News International
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KARACHI: The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Green Line service in Karachi will be suspended on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of Muharram owing to security concerns, according to a spokesperson. The spokesperson further stated that seven out of ten routes of the...
Ferry service between Pakistan and Oman on the cards to promote tourism
Daily Pakistan
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July 4, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Oman have discussed to strengthening bilateral maritime cooperation to accelerate the launch of a ferry service, share marine expertise, and enhance trade in the maritime sector. The understanding was reached during a...
Bus services to remain partially suspended from Muharram 8 to 10 in Karachi
GEO TV
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July 4, 2025
KARACHI: The Karachi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Green Line service will remain suspended in the port city on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of Muharram due to security concerns, a spokesperson disclosed on Friday. According to the spokesperson, seven out of...
Pakistan, Oman push for stronger maritime ties, direct Gwadar ferry service
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 3, 2025
Pakistan and the Sultanate of Oman have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in the maritime sector, with a focus on fast-tracking the launch of a direct ferry service, expanding marine trade, and enhancing people-to-people and business...
In a country where alcohol is banned, Pakistan’s top brewery is betting on soft drinks
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Lahore records decline in crime during first half of 2025
ARY News
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July 3, 2025
LAHORE: Lahore has been nominated as one of Pakistan’s most protected major cities in 2025, with a significant crime reduction in the city, ARY News reported. Six-month data gathered from emergency helpline 15 and FIRs reveal an extraordinary 68%...
Pakistan, Malaysia forge new Academic, Trade alliances to strengthen ties
Pakistan Observer
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July 3, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Chairman of Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman met Deputy Head of Mission at the Malaysian High Commission Mohd Syafik Firdaus Bin Hasbullah to explore opportunities for deeper...
Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan
The Express Tribune
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July 4, 2025
Listen to article BERLIN/ISLAMABAD: In a cramped guesthouse in Islamabad, 25-year-old Kimia spends her days sketching women — dancing, playing, resisting — in a notebook that holds what's left of her hopes. A visual artist and women's rights...
Roads partially closed for main Muharram procession in Karachi
The News International
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July 4, 2025
KARACHI: Authorities in Karachi have barricaded key sections of the city’s main Muharram procession route and tightened security across sensitive areas ahead of mourning processions scheduled for the 8th, 9th, and 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram. Shops...
Pakistan EC announces reserved seat winners for national assembly
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 3, 2025
The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the winners for reserved seats for women and minorities in both the National Assembly and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. In the five reserved National Assembly seats for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the...
Mobile internet gender gap further reduced
Business Recorder
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July 4, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mobile internet gender gap has reduced from 38 per cent to 25 per cent - marking a major step forward in the country’s digital gender inclusion efforts. Women’s mobile internet usage has also increased from 33 per cent to 45...
JI decries ‘aggressive’ drive of Karachi traffic police
Business Recorder
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July 4, 2025
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Monem Zafar Khan has called on the citizens of Karachi to stand up for their rights and resist what he described as systematic exploitation of rulers. He particularly condemned the traffic police’s...
Karachi man kills son over friendship with transgenders
Daily Pakistan
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July 3, 2025
KARACHI – Another chilling case of intolerance and violence reported from provincial capital Karachi, where a man has been nabbed for brutal murder of his 21-year-old son in Orangi Town, allegedly over the young man’s friendships with members of...
Islamabad makes helmets mandatory for all motorcycle riders, passengers
The Nation
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July 3, 2025
The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has made it mandatory for both riders and passengers on motorcycles to wear helmets, irrespective of gender. The announcement was made by Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Zeeshan Haider, who emphasized that the rule...
Wafi Energy Pakistan
Business Recorder
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July 4, 2025
Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited (formerly Shell Pakistan Limited) has released its first annual report under new ownership, marking a transition point for the company following its acquisition by Abu Dhabi-based Wafi Energy Holding Limited. The...
Illegal immigration and a licence to breed violence
The Conservative Woman
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July 4, 2025
NEW data released quietly by the Office for National Statistics confirms the trends that the British government has spent decades condemning as racist hysteria. More than 40 per cent of babies born in England in 2024 had at least one foreign-born...
'Pakistan and India must host each other'
Rediff
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IMAGE: Former Pakistan captain Rehan Butt feels that the two countries playing against each other is very important for the popularity of Asian hockey. Photograph: ANI Photo Describing the sports ministry's decision, which has paved the way for...
Afghan Refugees Stranded In Pakistan As Germany Halts Entry Programme
StratNews Global
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July 3, 2025
In a cramped guesthouse in Pakistan’s capital, 25-year-old Kimia, an Afghan artist and women’s rights advocate, sketches women dancing, playing and resisting in a notebook that holds what remains of her hopes, as she remains stranded in limbo a...
Pakistani students applying for US visa instructed to make social media accounts ‘public’
Business Recorder
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July 3, 2025
The United States (US) State Department has instructed embassies worldwide, including in Pakistan, to expand social media vetting for new student/exchange (F, M, J) visa interviews with new social-media disclosure rules to making profiles public....
No education
Dawn
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July 4, 2025
WE just saw the release of the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 and the presentation of the budget for 2025-26. There is a lot that can be said about the economy and the budget, but in this article I want to focus on education and what the Survey...