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- President Alvi says Pakistan will continue to stand with Kashmiris “We will not leave Kashmiris alone at any step; their pain is our pain,” says Alvi at August 14 flag-hoisting ceremony.
- A look back at 14 August through newspaper pages Go through the archives of daily Dawn from 1947 till 2018 to see how Independence Day was marked then.
- Sindh govt mulling over construction of new drains for entire city A hydrographic survey of Karachi will be conducted before launching the scheme.
- Ibne Safi, Fehmida Riaz among 116 recipients of civil awards The president will confer these awards at a ceremony to be held on the next Pakistan Day.
- Any permanent member can create hurdles for Pakistan at UNSC: FM Qureshi says for 30 years the Kashmir issue has suffered due to “trade and aid”.
- Bilawal raises doubts over govt’s sincerity with Kashmir cause Bilawal says Modi and PM Imran are on the same page as both were bent upon tyrannising people.
- Project Dastaan takes partition witnesses back home According to co-founder Sparsh Ahuja, the project highlights how deep-rooted the partition sentiment is.
- Another ECP crisis looms as chief set to retire in four months The process for appointment of CEC and members should start three months before their retirement.
- PML-N activist arrested, charged with sedition Police had detained Nasim Akhtar for allegedly raising slogans against the Pakistan Army during a protest.
- Technical hitches hinder work on economic zones Authorities yet to complete groundwork for nine zones under CPEC.
- Death toll hits 27 as more rain forecast for Sindh The Met Office has forecast yet another spell of moderate to heavy rains with thunderstorm entering Sindh on Thursday.
- Pakistan seeks emergency UNSC meet on Kashmir Qureshi asks the UNSC president to convene an emergency meeting of the council to discuss India’s “illegal actions”.
- Karachi yet to see ‘cleanup operation’ fully materialise Piles of offal and rainwater seen in the streets on the second day of Eid, with some areas still without electricity.
- ‘Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Kashmir’: Govt, opposition leaders share Independence Day messages “Hopefully, one day Kashmiris will also see the blessing of independence,” says Asad Umar.
- ‘Every brick will be countered with a stone,’ PM Imran warns Modi against action in AJK “This will not stop in Kashmir — this hate-filled ideology will come towards Pakistan,” says PM in AJK assembly address.
- ‘Axle load regime to require $15bn investment’ A number of trade and industry bodies have asked the government to stop arbitrary implementation of axle load regime.
- Efforts geared up to standardise steel production The PSQCA has called a meeting of all stakeholders and experts after Eid holidays.
- Exports to EU stagnate despite GSP+ status The GSP+ facility helped promote exports from Pakistan to the EU by almost 21 pc in the first year.
- Trump confirms China moving troops to Hong Kong border as airport chaos enters second day Global Times editor says the military presence is a sign that if the situation doesn’t improve, China will intervene.
- Occupied Kashmir under strict lockdown for ninth consecutive day FO spokesperson terms India’s curtailment of Kashmiris’ freedom on Eid amount to “collective punishment”.
- Indian tennis team captain says players want safety guarantees for Pakistan trip India’s sports minister said the government would not prevent the team from playing the Davis Cup tie in Pakistan.
