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Heavy monsoon rain leaves many dead in Pakistan, reports weather tracker

Heavy monsoon rain leaves many dead in Pakistan, reports weather tracker

Heavy monsoon rain leaves many dead in Pakistan, reports weather tracker ——————————— The south-west monsoon brought deadly rains to Pakistan this week, killing at least 63 people, The Guardian reported. Originating as showers in north-west India, a low-pressure area merged…
Gunmen Attack Passenger Bus in Balochistan, Leaving Three Dead

Gunmen Attack Passenger Bus in Balochistan, Leaving Three Dead

Gunmen Attack Passenger Bus in Balochistan, Leaving Three Dead ……………… At least three people were killed and seven injured when armed assailants ambushed a passenger bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Khaama Press reported. The incident took place on Wednesday, July…
Pakistan to Close Utility Stores Corporation by July 31 Amid Privatization Push

Pakistan to Close Utility Stores Corporation by July 31 Amid Privatization Push

Pakistan to Close Utility Stores Corporation by July 31 Amid Privatization Push ……………… Pakistan will shut down the state-run Utility Stores Corporation (USC) by July 31 as part of a broader initiative to reform and privatize underperforming public sector entities,…
UK Lifts Ban on Pakistani Airlines After Safety Reforms

UK Lifts Ban on Pakistani Airlines After Safety Reforms

UK Lifts Ban on Pakistani Airlines After Safety Reforms ………………. Britain has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume flights to and from the UK, Al Jazeera reported. The decision comes as Pakistan intensifies…
Pakistan to Launch Centralized System for Pilgrimages to Iran and Iraq

Pakistan to Launch Centralized System for Pilgrimages to Iran and Iraq

Pakistan to Launch Centralized System for Pilgrimages to Iran and Iraq …………….. Pakistan’s government is rolling out a centralized system to regulate pilgrimages to religious sites in Iran, Iraq, and Syria, the country’s Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf announced…
Pakistan Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Entrapment in Online Blasphemy Cases

Pakistan Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Entrapment in Online Blasphemy Cases

Pakistan Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Entrapment in Online Blasphemy Cases ………………. A Pakistani court has directed the government to launch an inquiry into claims that young people are being deliberately trapped in online blasphemy cases, following appeals from hundreds…
Air India crash victims’ families dissatisfied with ‘vague’ initial report

Air India crash victims’ families dissatisfied with ‘vague’ initial report

Air India crash victims’ families dissatisfied with ‘vague’ initial report ————————— Families of the Air India crash victims expressed dissatisfaction with the preliminary investigation report, which revealed that both fuel switches were cut off immediately after takeoff, causing engine fuel…
Pakistani Workers Face Minimum Wage Crisis and Labour Exploitation

Pakistani Workers Face Minimum Wage Crisis and Labour Exploitation

Pakistani Workers Face Minimum Wage Crisis and Labour Exploitation ————————– In Pakistan, a significant portion of the labour force faces exploitation through wages below the government-mandated minimum, an article by Dawn E-Paper reported. The federal minimum wage, set at Rs37,000…
Pakistan Approves Virtual Assets Act to Regulate Digital Currencies

Pakistan Approves Virtual Assets Act to Regulate Digital Currencies

Pakistan Approves Virtual Assets Act to Regulate Digital Currencies ———————————- Pakistan has passed the Virtual Assets Act, 2025, establishing a legal framework to regulate cryptocurrencies and digital assets, The Halal Times reported. The law creates the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory…
Experts Warn Gender-Based Violence Threatens Maternal Health in Pakistan

Experts Warn Gender-Based Violence Threatens Maternal Health in Pakistan

Experts Warn Gender-Based Violence Threatens Maternal Health in Pakistan —————————– Experts from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Pakistan (SOGP) have expressed deep concern over rising gender-based violence, particularly against female healthcare providers, urging urgent government action, Dawn E-Paper reported.…
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