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Lahore Police to Use Drones to Avoid Traffic Jams
ProPakistani
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August 22, 2025
Authorities in Lahore have decided to deploy drone technology to control traffic congestion and provide rapid response to traffic jams across the city. The initiative, led by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority, aims to improve monitoring on the...
Pakistan, Bangladesh explore bilateral trade opportunities during high-level meeting
Apparel Resources
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August 22, 2025
Image Courtesy: Facebook In a move to bolster economic ties, Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan visited Bangladesh and held a significant meeting with Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskin Ahmed. The discussions...
Water and sanitation research SDG soars despite gaps
University World News
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MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA The Arab region’s share in global productivity of scientific research papers related to Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), aimed primarily at ensuring safe drinking water and sanitation for all, has grown by an...
Islamabad to Get Modern Hospital at Cost of Over Rs. 210 Billion
ProPakistani
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August 22, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Friday chaired a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) which gave the go-ahead for the Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Project at an estimated cost of Rs....
Islamabad is Getting a New Waste Collection System With Fines for Littering
ProPakistani
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August 22, 2025
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to introduce new bin models, stricter enforcement, and international-standard service providers to improve cleanliness across the federal capital. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting...
'Asim Munir's confession of Pakistan's failure': Rajnath Singh takes a dig at 'dump truck' remark
The Week
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Reacting to Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir's much-trolled claim that India is a shining Mercedes coming on a highway, while Pakistan is a dump truck full of gravel, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he considers this statement by the Pakistan...
Alibaba.com Honors Pakistan’s Top Exporters and Upgrades Trade Assurance
Dispatch News Desk Pakistan
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August 22, 2025
Advertisement Alibaba.com, a leading global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, today celebrated the nation’s top e-commerce businesses at the KEL Awards 2025 ceremony while launching its enhanced Trade Assurance 2.0 service in...
When Provinces Run Surpluses but Islamabad Bleeds (Part II)
Daily Times
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August 22, 2025
Published on: August 23, 2025 12:40 AM International signalling has turned favourable, too. In mid-August 2025, Washington publicly flagged interest in partnering with Pakistan on critical minerals and hydrocarbons-explicitly referencing...
Field Marshal and Pakistan’s Global Rise
Daily Times
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August 22, 2025
Published on: August 23, 2025 12:41 AM There’s a fresh and hopeful sense of optimism in the air regarding Pakistan’s place on the world stage, and a great deal of credit for this positive shift belongs to Field Marshal General Syed Asim Munir. A...
Islamabad to get two-bin, three-bin waste collection system
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 22, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (APP): Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to introduce new bin models, stricter enforcement, and international-standard service providers to improve cleanliness across the federal capital. The...
'Someone's Dream, Someone's Toy' New BMW i7 Eats Dust In Pakistan
Times Now
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August 22, 2025
viral BMW i7 From Pakistan Watching dream cars being neglected or buried under heaps of dust is never an easy sight to digest, especially for car enthusiasts. One such video of an unregistered BMW i7 luxury saloon has been circulating on social...
ADB Steps In To Finance Pakistan Railway Upgrade After China Delays
StratNews Global
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August 22, 2025
Home Pakistan ADB Steps In To Finance Pakistan Railway Upgrade After China Delays An extensive revamp of 1,800 km (1,118 miles) of railways has been the centrepiece of a $60 billion Chinese investment programme in Pakistan announced in 2015 as...
UAE Dirham to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- August 22, 2025
ARY News
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August 22, 2025
Karachi/Dubai, August 22, 2025 – The UAE Dirham (AED) has slightly risen to 76.77 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) today at 8:32 PM PST, up by 0.01 PKR from the last reported rate of 76.76 PKR on August 20, 2025, as confirmed by reliable financial sources...
Pakistan launches AI app to fight human smuggling
Daily Times
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August 22, 2025
Published on: August 22, 2025 6:48 PM The government has introduced an AI-based application to fight human smuggling at Islamabad Airport. The pilot project, led by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), aims to simplify immigration and stop...
Bad news for Pakistan, China as India inks deal with THIS country to build 5th-gen fighter jet engines; Rajnath Singh gives major update, says...
India.com
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August 22, 2025
Home News Bad news for Pakistan, China as India inks deal with THIS country to build 5th-gen fighter jet engines; Rajnath Singh gives major update, says… Defence Minister Rajnath Singh revealed that the Narendra Modi government has taken steps to...
Dhaka, Islamabad eye deeper trade ties: Pakistan commerce minister
The Business Standard
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August 22, 2025
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has called for enhanced business-to-business collaboration between Bangladesh and Pakistan, stressing joint ventures, trade facilitation, and a possible Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to...
Pakistan’s webstores can soon benefit from Payoneer, Stripe’s ‘enhanced online checkout experience’
Business Recorder
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August 22, 2025
Fintech companies Payoneer and Stripe have announced a strategic partnership that marks an expansion of Payoneer’s Online Checkout offering for cross-border merchants looking to sell direct-to-consumer. The upgraded Payoneer Checkout capabilities...
Pakistan Urges U.S. to Buy Back Abandoned Weapons in Afghanistan
Khaama Press
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August 22, 2025
Pakistan has urged the U.S. to buy back abandoned weapons in Afghanistan, warning they fuel insurgents. The $7 billion arsenal now threatens regional security and Pakistan’s stability. Pakistan’s military has called on the United States to buy...
Pakistan deputy PM set to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow, key agreements on cards
The Business Standard
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August 22, 2025
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (23 August) afternoon on a special flight for a two-day official visit. The visit centres on a bilateral foreign minister-level meeting, with both...
ADB to back Pakistan rail upgrade
BDNews24
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The Asian Development Bank will fund upgrades to part of Pakistan's creaking railway system, replacing China, after prolonged delays in securing financing from Beijing threatened to put a strain on a strategic mining project, two sources said on...