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Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of Pakistan in Khankendi
President of Azerbaijan
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July 4, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, July 4 - 04 July 2025, 12:40 On July 4, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in Khankendi. The Pakistani Prime Minister commended the...
Starlight Retail Joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program to Deliver Advanced Cloud and AI Solutions in Pakistan
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 4, 2025
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starlight Retail, a global technology solutions provider, announced today that it has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program as a Partner level partner for the Service engagement...
Bombing Targets Government Officials in Pakistan
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) At least five individuals lost their lives and 11 others sustained injuries on Wednesday when a government convoy was struck by a roadside explosion in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to an official statement....
Pakistan Takes Presidency of UN Security Council for July
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Pakistan formally assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of July, marking a key moment in its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member, which began on January 1. Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad,...
Pakistan, India’s floods claim lives of seventy-three people
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Severe monsoon rains and flash floods have led to the deaths of at least 73 people across Pakistan and India, with authorities warning that the hazardous weather is expected to persist in several regions. In Pakistan, the National...
Pakistan, U.S. Near Finalizing Trade Deal
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Islamabad and Washington are on track to finalize a trade agreement as soon as next week, according to Pakistan's Finance Ministry. During virtual talks on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and US Commerce Secretary...
India, Pakistan Swap Prisoner Lists in Diplomatic Gesture
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) India and Pakistan engaged in a routine exchange of prisoner lists on Tuesday, according to a statement from Islamabad's Foreign Ministry. This exchange, which happens twice a year, adheres to the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, which...
Roadside Bombing in Pakistan Claims Four Lives
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) At least four people were killed and 11 others wounded on Wednesday when a government vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to officials. The vehicle, part of Assistant Commissioner...
Monsoon Rains Leave Seven Dead Across Pakistan in 48 Hours
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Seven additional fatalities and 14 injuries have been reported from rain-induced accidents across Pakistan in the past two days, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) confirmed on Wednesday. This latest surge in casualties...
Flash Floods, Rains Leave Over Seventy Dead in Pakistan, India
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The death toll from relentless rains and flash floods in Pakistan and India has surged to 73, with authorities in Islamabad warning that monsoon conditions are expected to persist across many regions of the country. Since June 26, at...
Military attack in Pakistan causes death of one civilian, injuring others
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) At least one civilian lost their life and seven others were injured during a militant assault in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday, according to an official. In response, security forces killed two militants. The...
Pakistan Calls on India to Renounce "Misguided Policies"
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on India to abandon its "misguided policies" and shift toward fostering greater regional collaboration in South Asia. Speaking at the Institute for Strategic Studies Islamabad conference on...
Pakistan Decries 'Worst Forms of Torture' Against Palestinians
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) On Thursday, Pakistan raised urgent concerns over the "worst forms of torture" inflicted upon Palestinians, demanding an end to the suffering, abuse, and oppression of victims worldwide. In a statement issued on the International Day in...
Pakistan, China Forge Stronger Strategic Partnership
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday emphasized the strengthening and evolving nature of the Pakistan-China "all-weather" strategic partnership, calling it the bedrock of Islamabad’s foreign...
‘Small group’ of Khalistanis in Canada financially supports violence in India
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) has reported that a small faction of Khalistani separatists in Canada continues to use the country as a base to finance political violence in India. Khalistanis, seeking to create an...
India Slams Pakistan’s Terror Attack Allegations as “False”
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) India has firmly denied Pakistan’s allegations linking it to a fatal terrorist assault in North Waziristan District, dismissing the accusations as “false and malicious,” stated the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. The accusation from...
Flash Flood in Pakistan Claims Twelve Lives
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistani officials on Sunday retrieved four additional bodies from the Swat River, increasing the death count to 12 after a sudden flood swept away more than a dozen individuals in the northwestern district sharing the same name. A...
Flash Flood in Pakistan Leaves 12 Dead, One Missing
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistani emergency teams on Sunday retrieved four additional bodies from the Swat River, pushing the confirmed death toll to 12 following a devastating flash flood that struck the country’s northwestern Swat district. The disaster...
Bombing Targets Military Convoy in Pakistan
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) A vehicle-borne suicide attacker detonated a car loaded with explosives into a military convoy in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No organization has yet claimed accountability for the assault, but...
Deadly Blast in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kills Two, Injures Five
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) At least two individuals lost their lives and five others sustained injuries after a blast rocked a scrap warehouse in the northwest region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to official sources. The explosion occurred...