Web archive - June 25, 2025

Pakistan

Ten held as RAW network busted in Karachi, Punjab

Four arrested in Karachi, six in Punjab as authorities warn of India-backed plots

Entertainment

Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in Georgia Oakley's new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility

Daisy Edgar-Jones will lead a new adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley.

Business

World Bank approves $194m for education, water security in Balochistan

Project to support professional development of 5,000 teachers, award scholarships to 400 female students for training

Punjab, Lahore

Pakistan’s first Farm Animal Welfare Conference hosted in Lahore

'Empathy' and 'compassion' stressed as core values in animal care, with calls for urgent legal reform

Punjab

Transfer of endangered Brazilian monkeys to Lahore Zoo halted

LHC's stay order provides temporary safeguard for rare species currently under care of ACF

Entertainment

Pharrell Williams' Louis Vuitton show dazzles with retro tailoring and Indian-inspired designs

Pharrell Williams' blends luxury with everyday items and celebrates India's cultural influences through fashion.

Business

Stocks extend gains over improved investor confidence

KSE-100 index rises 515 points, also aided by easing of regional tensions

World

Iraq arrests commentator who claimed radar system supported Israel

Abbas al-Ardawi told his followers that 'a French radar in the Taji base served the Israeli aggression'

Business

Pakistan, US to finalise trade deal next week

Pakistan faces 29% tariff on exports to US under Trump’s measures targeting countries with large trade surpluses

Punjab

Punjab extends vehicle emission testing deadline to August 31

Free testing booths set up across Punjab to help reduce air pollution, protect public health