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Students in a Punjab classroom benefit from World Bank-funded education reforms, August 2025.

World Bank Approves $47.9M for Punjab Primary Education Boost

Monday, August 25, 2025

Business

The World Bank’s $47.9 million grant aims to enhance primary education in Punjab, focusing on enrollment and teacher support. The World Bank approved a USD 47.9 million grant on Monday, August 25,

Ishaq Dar from Pakistan rejected the plan of Israel on Gaza

Israel’s Gaza Plan to Be Rejected by Pakistan at OIC Meeting

Monday, August 25, 2025

Current Affairs

Pakistan’s Deputy PM Ishaq Dar to oppose Israel’s Gaza occupation plan at OIC’s Jeddah meeting. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Mahmood Khan Achakzai at a political event, nominated as PTI’s backup NA opposition leader.

PTI Names Achakzai as NA Opposition Leader Backup Amid Legal Battles

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Current Affairs

PTI prioritises reinstating Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz, with Mahmood Khan Achakzai as a contingency opposition leader. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has nominated Mahmood Khan Achakzai as a backup Leader of the Opposition

Currency exchange counter in Pakistan, highlighting the illegal forex market’s impact on exchange rate stability in 2025.

Exchange Rate Stability Threatened by Illegal Forex Market in Pakistan

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Business

A resurgent illegal forex market in Pakistan is undermining official dollar sales, risking exchange rate volatility. On Sunday, August 24, 2025, currency dealers in Karachi reported a 50 per cent drop in

Rescue teams navigate flooded roads in DI Khan after heavy rains on August 23, 2025.

DI Khan Rains Claim 8 More Lives, KP Death Toll Hits 406

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Current Affairs

Torrential rains in Dera Ismail Khan kill eight, pushing Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s rain-related death toll to 406 since August 15. Heavy rains in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) killed eight people and injured 48

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World Bank Approves $47.9M for Punjab Primary Education Boost

Israel’s Gaza Plan to Be Rejected by Pakistan at OIC Meeting

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DI Khan Rains Claim 8 More Lives, KP Death Toll Hits 406

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