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  • Punjab Assembly: Opposition’s four chairmen of committees relieved – ARY News

    1. Punjab Assembly: Opposition’s four chairmen of committees relieved  ARY News
    2. 26 opposition MPAs barred from Punjab Assembly for 15 sittings over ‘disorderly conduct’  Dawn
    3. Opp MPAs protest ouster from Punjab House committees  The Express Tribune
    4. PA speaker terms using abusive language in house as unconstitutional step  Daily Times
    5. Opp loses power to requisition Punjab Assembly session  Samaa TV

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  • At least 12 killed in explosion and fire at pharmaceutical factory in southern India

    At least 12 killed in explosion and fire at pharmaceutical factory in southern India

    An explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Telangana, India, have killed at least 12 people and injured several others

    NEW DELHI — An explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana killed at least 12 people and injured several others, authorities said Monday.

    The fire department recovered the charred bodies of 10 workers in an industrial area about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the state capital Hyderabad (31 miles), the state’s fire services director G.V. Narayana Rao told The Associated Press.

    Two other workers succumbed to burns and were pronounced dead at a hospital, Rao said, adding that debris of the gutted pharmaceutical unit of Sigachi Industries was being removed to find out if any more workers were trapped. Nearly three dozen injured workers were admitted to hospitals. he said.

    “It was an explosion in a spray dryer unit of the factory, which is used to process raw material into fine powder for making drugs,” Rao said.

    India is home to some of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies, playing a pivotal role in the global supply of generic medicines and vaccines. The country’s robust manufacturing and cost-effective production have made it a hub for pharma giants.

    Industrial accidents, particularly involving chemical reactors, aren’t uncommon in such factories, underlining the need for authorities to implement stringent safety protocols and regulatory oversight in a sector critical to public health.

    Sigachi Industries Limited is an Indian company dealing with active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates and vitamin-mineral blends, according to the company’s website. It has five manufacturing facilities across India, and also subsidiaries in the U.S and the United Arab Emirates.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a social media post expressed his anguish over the loss of lives and announced financial support of 200,000 Indian rupees ($2,333) each to the next of kin.

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  • Why are Israel and India planning to attack Pakistan before October 2025?

    Why are Israel and India planning to attack Pakistan before October 2025?

    Indian PM Narendra Modi (left) pictured with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during an official ceremony at Ben-Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. — AFP/File

    A 12-day war between Israel and Iran is over but this war exposed the plans of a new war by Israel and India against Pakistan. This threat of a new war is not just a flight of imagination. Today I can share some evidence with you about the secret plans of Israel and India against Pakistan.

    It is no longer a secret that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are brothers in arms. Famous American magazine Foreign Policy published many articles in the recent past about the growing military alliance between Israel and India. A South African journalist Azad Essa, author of Hostile Homelands believes that India’s closeness to Israel is deeply connected with anti-Muslim sentiments entrenched in Midi’s politics.

    Essa has the experience of watching the Indian Army very closely in Kashmir and the Israeli Army in occupied Palestinian territories. He believes that the Modi-Netanyahu alliance is not only a collaboration of two individuals. This is a collaboration of two ideologies. One is Zionism and the other is Hindutva.

    In 2017, Modi became the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel. His Hindutva ideology draws inspiration from Zionism. Many Hindu nationalists have openly called for an Israel-like solution to resolve the Kashmir conflict. This includes advocating for demographic changes that favour the Hindu population in Muslim-majority Kashmir. India is quietly purchasing a lot of weapons not only from Israel but also from many Western countries after its defeat by Pakistan in May 2025.

    Now the Indian establishment is desperate to take revenge on Pakistan with the help of Israel. Many Israelis are angry about why Pakistan openly supported Iran during the recent 12-day war.

    Many Pakistanis noticed a post on X by Israeli Professor Meir Masri, who is the director of geopolitics at Hebrew University Jerusalem and a former deputy minister of defence. In the middle of the war this Israeli professor wrote on June 18th in Arabic that “after Iran’s campaign, we may seek to dismantle Pakistan’s nuclear programme”. There were many Indian accounts on X who were claiming the same.

    I have seen many Indian posts saying…. Denuclearising Pakistan is the final phase of Operation Sindoor.

    These views were not limited to social media. A European website “Modern Diplomacy” published an article by Dr Julian Spencer-Churchill on 24th June 2025 titled Once Israel Defeats Iran, Pakistan is Next. Dr Julian is a professor of international politics at Concordia University, Canada.

    He started his article with the threat made by Israeli professor Meir Masri and further wrote that after neutralising Iran like Iraq, Pakistan will become the primary target of Israeli counter-proliferation efforts. He said that an air attack, cruise missile or drone attack using India as a base would inflict severe damage on Pakistan’s nuclear facilities. He also mentioned the possibility of coinciding the air attack with a conventional Indian military attack to Balkanize Pakistan into Sindh and Punjab and takeover of Azad Kashmir by India, cutting off Chinese access to the Indian Ocean. It means that India and Israel want to disconnect China from Gwadar port.

    Now look at the recent arms trade between India and Israel. Many Israeli arms companies have established factories in India and produce not only missiles but also Israeli drones. Adani Group entered into a joint venture with Israel’s Elbit Systems in 2018 to manufacture military drones such as Hermes 900 UAV. Adani built a factory in Hyderabad, India, and made 85% of the drones only for the Israeli Defence Forces.  Israel used these drones from Lebanon to Gaza. Israel successfully tested these Hermes 900 drones in the recent war against Iran. India used the same drones against Pakistan in May 2025 but these drones were neutralised by Pakistan. Adani holds a 70% stake in Haifa port which was destroyed by Iran in the recent missile attacks.

    India and Israel can make big plans against Pakistan but they must realise that Pakistan is not Lebanon or Gaza or even Iran. This love affair between New Delhi and Tel Aviv may cause another humiliation for Narendra Modi who is now famous as Surrender Modi.  The Pakistan Air Force humiliated the Indian Air Force in May 2025 by shooting down its seven planes including four Rafael jets. The Air Defence System of Pakistan is much better than the Iranians.

    Pakistani ballistic missiles are more dangerous and effective than Iranian ballistic missiles. In the recent Israel-Iran war, Pakistan stood by Iran and India stood by Israel. India never endorsed an SCO statement against the Israeli attack on Iran. India is supporting genocide in Gaza because supporting Israel is the national interest of India. Modi is planning to attack Pakistan with the help of Israel because India wants to turn Kashmir into another Gaza. Now some pro-Indian Kashmiri leaders like Farooq Abdullah are also saying that if India does not resolve the Kashmir dispute through talks, then Kashmir may become another Gaza.

    Modi is actually living in a fool’s paradise. He needs a victory against Pakistan before the election in Bihar around October 2025. War against Pakistan or a genocide in Kashmir is becoming his political requirement. He is forgetting one thing. This is not 1971. This is 2025. Pakistan will not allow India and Israel to turn Kashmir into another Gaza. Modi and Netanyahu should stop dreaming of denuclearising Pakistan. They must understand that Pakistan’s Shaheen-III missiles with a range of 2,750km are enough to denuclearise not only India but also Israel.

    India can win a war against Pakistan in a Bollywood movie but no more can win a war in reality.


    The writer is a senior journalist, anchor, and columnist, associated with Geo News. He posts on X@HamidMirPAK


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  • SCO proved world is listening Pakistan, not India: Khawaja Asif

    SCO proved world is listening Pakistan, not India: Khawaja Asif

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    ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP): Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday said that Pakistan’s stance was recognized and upheld during the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, where India was unable to assert its position.
    Speaking to a private news channel, the minister said that Pakistan’s position was based on facts and justice, which is why it was acknowledged at the SCO platform, despite Indian efforts.
    He strongly criticized India for what he called “water terrorism”, accusing New Delhi of attempting to hold 240 million Pakistanis hostage by manipulating shared water resources.
    “No party has the right to unilaterally suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, which remains binding under international law,” he emphasized.
    Answering a question, he said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political future is in decline, especially after India’s failure on military and diplomatic fronts. He further said that Modi was trying to salvage political respect through fabricated narratives.
    “After repeated setbacks, Modi’s era of misleading the public is coming to an end,” he stated.

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  • Azhar Mahmood appointed acting red-ball coach of Pakistan cricket team





    Azhar Mahmood appointed acting red-ball coach of Pakistan cricket team – Daily Times






























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  • It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla

    It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla

    António Guterres issued his clarion call noting that sustainable development powered by international cooperation, is now facing “massive headwinds.”

    Addressing the opening session of the 4th Financing for Development Conference (FFD4) in baking hot Sevilla, Spain – basking in record high June temperatures – the Secretary-General noted multilateralism itself is also feeling the heat, while trust between nations and institutions fray.

    The world is on fire, shaken by inequalities, climate chaos and raging conflicts: “Financing is the engine of development and right now, this engine is sputtering,” he told the conference, attended by close to 60 world leaders, over 150 nations and around 15,000 delegates.

    “As we meet, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – our global promise to transform our world for a better, fairer future – is in danger.”

    Some two-thirds of the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets agreed in 2015 are significantly off track – hence the staggering $4 trillion investment needed to turn it around.

    “We are here in Sevilla to change course. To repair and rev up the engine of development to accelerate investment at the scale and speed required,” said Mr. Guterres.

    He described the outcome known as the Sevilla Commitment adopted on Monday – without the United States which pulled out of the process earlier this month – as a “global promise” to low-income nations to lift them up the development ladder.

    The UN chief outlined three key action areas:

    • First, get resources flowing fast at home to spur sustainable growth, and for richer countries to honour their pledge under the accord to double aid to poorer countries to boost development. This includes tripling the lending capacity of Multilateral Development Banks and innovative solutions to unlock private cash.
    • Second, fix the “unsustainable, unfair and unaffordable” global debt system. Right now, poorer countries are spending around $1.4 trillion just servicing their vast debts in the form of interest payments. Among the innovations, a new borrowers’ forum will ensure fairer debt resolution and action.
    • Third, reform the global financial architecture, with major shareholders playing their part, so that it empowers every country. “We need a fairer global tax system shaped by all, not just a few.”

    The current crisis of affordability and stalled development is “a crisis of people,” he continued, which leaves families hungry, children unvaccinated, and girls left out of education.

    “This conference is not about charity. It’s about restoring justice and to facilitate the ability of all people to live in dignity,” said Mr. Guterres.

    This conference is not about money – it’s about investments in the future we wish to build together.”

    A tangible and actionable’ roadmap

    King Felipe of Spain spoke just ahead of the official opening, telling delegates the multicultural city of Sevilla welcomes the world “with open arms”.

    He said a new roadmap would emerge that is based on what is “concrete and tangible and actionable”.

    The conference must be a success, because cooperation is one of our fundamental pillars of the multilateral world and “the ultimate embodiment of the values that sustain it – especially at this particular point in history where many certainties are melting away and many fears and uncertainties are taking shape.”

    ‘Our time is now’

    Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told delegates “our time is now and our place is here.” Millions of lives will depend on the choices made in Sevilla and going forward.

    We must choose “ambition over paralysis, solidarity over indifference and courage over convenience,” he continued, adding that the eyes of world are on this hall, to see what we are ready to do together and in the face of this historic challenge we must prove our worth.”

    Sevilla was “the New York of the 16th century” in diplomatic terms he told delegates – and a cradle of globalism – we must all do that legacy justice today.

    ‘Sevilla is not an end point’

    Secretary-General of the conference, Li Junhua – who’s in charge of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) – said the week in Sevilla is key moment to mobilise the resources necessary to build a just, inclusive and sustainable future.

    The UN effort to finance development has been anchored in multilateralism and solidarity – but today, the whole framework is under “profound stress.”

    He said never has sustainable development been so tested but the pact made in Sevilla puts people back at the centre.

    Sevilla is not an end point, it is a launch pad for a new era of implementation, accountability and solidarity.” UNDESA is ready to support all nations to translate the commitment into international action, he underscored.

    President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang told delegates above all, “we need leadership to guide the world forward into a brighter more prosperous future for everyone, everywhere.”

    He said the Sevilla framework will renew global partnership for the decade ahead and provide a focus on a debt burden which is crippling the developing world.

    President of the UN Economic and Social Council Bob Rae said trust between countries had to be strengthened, because its absence “creates chaos.”

    “Most of all I want to congratulate states for bringing forward the ambition, deepening engagement between financial institutions.”

    The week represents a real commitment to action, he said.

    Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, told delegates ending poverty remains his key mission and the surge in population underway in developing countries requires resources “at an unprecedented scale and pace.”

    He said everyone knew that governments, philanthropies and institutions are unable to meet every projection or promise – which is why the private sector is essential to the Sevilla Agreement so that capital can flow.

    Mr. Banga added that the bank’s reforms of recent years are about being a better partner to the private sector and government clients.

    Improving response time, boosting capital and systems of growth are key – but much more is needed to deliver for the next generation.

    Exempt least-developed from punishing tariffs: WTO

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of World Trade Organization said the conference was gathering at a time of unprecedented difficulty.

    After decades of positive contributions, the global trading system has now been “severely disrupted” leaving exports so hampered by unilateral tariff measures and policy uncertainty that the WTO has sharply downgraded growth forecasts.

    Further tariff barriers on 9 July – the deadline set by the US administration – will only make the contraction in global trade worse.

    She reminded that the WTO has argued for the least developed nations and Africa overall to be exempted from the tariffs, “so we can better integrate them into the world trading system, not further exclude them.”

    She said the Sevilla Agreement rightly recognises international trade as an engine of development.

    “We therefore need to bolster stability and predictability in global trade,” through action at many levels that can grow national resources through exports, she told delegates.

    IMF calls for broader tax base

    Nigel Clarke, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), called for broadening the tax base, building strong financial management systems, coordinating support and addressing debt more sustainably.

    “Many countries continue to struggle with high interest costs,” he said, calling on the international community to improve debt restructuring processes.  

    Through its capacity development, the Fund is equipping members to chart their own paths and is also providing financial support when they need it most, he added.

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  • Govt Secretly Grants Over 50 Tax Exemptions Including SBP, Fauji Foundation, Army Welfare Trust, Others – ProPakistani

    1. Govt Secretly Grants Over 50 Tax Exemptions Including SBP, Fauji Foundation, Army Welfare Trust, Others  ProPakistani
    2. President Zardari approves Finance Bill 2025-26  Ptv.com.pk
    3. President gives assent to Finance Act 2025  Dawn
    4. President Zardari signs Finance Bill 2025-26 into law  The Express Tribune
    5. New fiscal year brings heavy taxes, online business rules, and fuel levy hike  Daily Times

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  • Celebrating the Independence Day of Somalia – Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad

    1. Celebrating the Independence Day of Somalia  Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad
    2. Mohammad A. Omar: Somaliland at 65: Resilience, hopes for recognition  Daily Nation
    3. HRH Prince Salman congratulates the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia  Gulf Daily News
    4. Somalia Independence Day Message from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission  African Union
    5. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister congratulates the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia  وكالة أنباء البحرين

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  • Wildfires fanned by strong winds scorch Turkiye’s Izmir | Wildlife News

    Wildfires fanned by strong winds scorch Turkiye’s Izmir | Wildlife News

    Firefighters are battling wildfires for the second day in Turkiye’s western province of Izmir, according to local authorities and media reports.

    The blaze in Kuyucak and Doganbey areas of Izmir was fanned overnight by winds reaching 40-50kmph (25-30mph), and four villages and two neighbourhoods had been evacuated, Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said on Monday.

    Helicopters, fire-extinguishing aircraft and other vehicles, and more than 1,000 people were trying to extinguish the fires, he told reporters in Izmir.

    Turkiye’s coastal regions have been ravaged by wildfires in recent years as summers have become hotter and drier, which scientists relate to climate change.

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  • 22 killed, 11 injured in KP rain and floods since June 25: PDMA – Pakistan

    22 killed, 11 injured in KP rain and floods since June 25: PDMA – Pakistan

    At least 22 people died and 11 others were injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in accidents related to rain, strong winds, flash floods and landslides since June 25, according to a report by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

    Heavy rainfall and flash floods have wreaked havoc in the province while 18 people were swept away along the Swat River due to a sudden surge in the gushing water. Authorities have warned of potential flash floods and landslides as monsoon rains continue across the province.

    The PDMA released a report on the loss of life and property due to rain-related incidents in different districts of the province including Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Chitral, Buner, Swabi, Kurram Charsadda, Malakand, Shangla, Lower Dir, Torghar, and South Waziristan.

    According to the report, the victims include seven men, five women and 10 children, while the injured include six men, four women and one child. A total of 75 houses were damaged due to rain, of which 64 were partially and 11 completely destroyed.

    Swat was the most affected district, in which 14 people were killed and six people were injured, the report added.

    The PDMA instructed the district administration to provide immediate assistance to the affected families and ensure the provision of medical facilities to the injured.

    The disaster management agency said rains are likely to continue till July 1. The PDMA has already issued a letter to the district administration to remain alert and take preventive measures.

    Rescue operation continues in Swat River

    Meanwhile, rescue officials continued a search operation on the fourth straight day in the Swat River on Monday after a group of 13 tourists went missing amid heavy rainfall and a flash flood.

    Efforts are being made to recover the body of a child who is still missing since Friday, while 12 bodies were found earlier.

    Rescue teams are conducting search operations in various location along the river including Swat bypass, Kanju and Brikot to locate the missing child.

    Adviser to the chief minister on information in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif assured that action will be taken against those responsible for the drowning of the tourists.

    Speaking to the media, the adviser said 80 people have been rescued in the flash floods. He added that the provincial government will take ‘indiscriminate’ action against encroachments along the Swat River.

    Saif claimed that sending a helicopter to rescue the tourists swept away by flash floods was not possible as the air ambulance lacked equipment.

    “We have an air ambulance. But according to civil aviation, pilots, and other experts, it was not possible to rescue [the tourists] from the location,” he added.

    He said the air ambulance is used to transport the injured but does not have the equipment required to airlift people in rescue operations.

    He further said sending the air ambulance in the inclement weather conditions and tough terrain would have caused a disaster rather than rescue the stranded people.

    Saif said those demanding KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s resignation are also responsible for the deaths in Tharparkar, Sindh.

    Earlier, CM Gandapur directed his inspection team to probe into the deaths in Swat River’s flash flood. He also expressed sorrow over the tragedy and announced compensation for the deceased.

    The government suspended three officials from Swat’s district administration and one from the relief rehabilitation and settlement department.

    People from all walks of life took to the streets on Saturday to protest the deaths, claiming that local residents reached out to Rescue 1122, local administration and other departments but received a late response, leading to the loss of lives.

    The Swat Olasi Pasoon and civil society members demonstrated at Nishat Chowk in Mingora against the delayed response of authorities to the call of stranded tourists for help.

    Political activists, traders and lawyers also joined them, blaming the Swat River deaths on the negligence of the district administration and rescue officials. The protesters called for the introduction of a modern rescue system, with helicopter service, and an early flood warning system.

    They also voiced concerns about the growing riverbed mining in Swat, saying that the unchecked activity has altered the natural course of the Swat River, causing environmental damage and creating dangerous conditions for residents and visitors alike.

    They demanded accountability over the flood-related deaths and improvement in disaster management and safety protocols to prevent such incidents in the future.

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