Lahore: Punjab Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has called for immediate and sustained efforts to protect land and natural resources for future generations. In her message on the World Day to combat desertification and drought, CM warned that the uncontrolled effects of climate change, deforestation and growing water scarcity quickly erode agricultural capacity and degrading earth […]
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Listen to article Rawalpindi: General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Vice -President of Development Control Committee and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), awarded civilian awards on Tuesday for 47 prominent scientists and engineers serving under the National Command Authority for their services. According to ISPR, the investment ceremony held in Chaklala Garrison, Rawalpindi, was carried
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Listen to article Karachi: Pakistan registered a $ 103 million -dollar deficit in May 2025 and narrowed from a $ 235 million deficit in the same month last year, but turned over $ 47 million profit in April 2025. Although Pakistan issued a rare $ 1.8 billion profit in the first eleven months of FY25
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Listen to article Karachi: Main Minister Murad Ali Shah said Tuesday that water is life and protecting natural resources is a collective responsibility. In a message on the occasion of “World Day to combat desertification and drought”, CM SINDH also declared that on June 17 is a day to raise awareness of the factors that
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Listen to article Islamabad: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Funding on Tuesday unanimously rejected the proposed VAT of 18% on the import of solar panels, while the government also announced the withdrawal of another controversial measure to increase VAT on hybrid cars, which turned both anti-environmental initiatives. The committee at its meeting, chairman of
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Lahore: The departure of Pakistan Railways’ first freight train to Russia has been canceled due to regional instability triggered by the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, confirmed rail sources on Friday. The load train was scheduled to deviate from Lahore on June 22 (Sunday), but has been postponed indefinitely due to border endings between Pakistan, Iran and
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Rawalpindi: Given an ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, PTI Parton-in-Chief Imran Khan said to postpone his party’s planned protest movement by two weeks, the former prime minister’s sisters said Tuesday after a meeting with him in Rawalpindis Adiala prison. “Imran Khan has been postponing the protest movement for two weeks in the light of
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Islamabad: The judges of the Supreme Court are not passive interpreter with text, rather they are the trustees of freedom, equality and institutional independence. “[The Supreme Court] is the ultimate guardian of fundamental rights and the final sentinel against executive or regulatory overreaction, “said a 15-page judgment written by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and
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Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has blown the federal and provincial governments and claimed that 44 percent of the population lived below the poverty line, while the ruling elite continued to project an illusion of good government through expensive media campaigns. JI chief approached a press conference at the party -headquarters in Mansoora and condemned
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As part of the ongoing Pakistan-US discussions on mutual tariffs, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a virtual meeting with US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick to review and promote the negotiations. Both sides agreed to continue their negotiations through constructive commitment to end the trade agreement at the earliest, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.
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