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A Scene from Mass Afghan Deportations including children, Men, and Women

Mass Afghan Deportations: Pakistan’s Deadline Sparks Fear in Afghans

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Pakistan’s looming September 1, 2025, deadline for Afghan refugees with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards to leave the country has ignited fears of mass Afghan deportations. The policy, part of the government’s

An aerial view of a busy shipping yard in Karachi after US Tariff relief

US Tariff Relief Gives Pakistan Edge Amid High Costs

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Business

The US tariff relief announced on Pakistani goods to 19%, compared to 20–25% on competing exports from India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. While this move offers Pakistan a temporary trade advantage

Workers in a factory inspecting and handling stacks depicting India US trade 2025

India US Trade 2025: Tensions Rise as Modi Heads to China

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Current Affairs

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit China on August 31, 2025, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, marking his first trip to the country since the

A truck loaded with people under early deportation plan of Pakistan

Early Deportation of Afghan Refugees Started Under Pakistan’s Repatriation Plan 2025

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Current Affairs

Pakistan has begun early deportation of documented Afghan refugees, even before its official September 1 deadline, drawing sharp criticism from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Volume of Afghan Refugees

A man and a child on an inflatable raft in shallow floodwater, with a woman standing nearby, possibly assisting or observing. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Flash Floods hit hard.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Flash Floods Kill 71 Since June

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Current Affairs

Since late June 2025, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has been hit hard by intense monsoon rains. The initial death toll is 71 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa flash floods, over half of them children, and

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Mass Afghan Deportations: Pakistan’s Deadline Sparks Fear in Afghans

US Tariff Relief Gives Pakistan Edge Amid High Costs

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Early Deportation of Afghan Refugees Started Under Pakistan’s Repatriation Plan 2025

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Flash Floods Kill 71 Since June

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