» Bangladesh to launch direct flights to Karachi: high commissioner
04/12/25 11:04 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A passenger aircraft descends to land at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, January 5, 2022. — ReutersPakistani carriers unlikely to operate flights to Dhaka.Direct routes could boost profits for traditional industries: envoy.Sou...

» Pakistan to open Torkham, Chaman border crossings with Afghanistan for UN cargoes
04/12/25 09:49 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Security personnel stand guard at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham.— AFP/FileFood supplies to enter Afghanistan in first phase of border opening.Transportation of medicines, medical equipment to be allowed.Ministry of Com...

» Centre 'seeks control' over education, population welfare rights of provinces: Bilawal
03/12/25 21:08 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses inaugural ceremony of a new Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation unit in Karachi on December 3, 2025. — X/ @MediaCellPPPBilawal inaugurates new SIUT unit in...

» Officials suspended, high-level committee to probe Karachi child's manhole death
03/12/25 20:15 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Rescue operation underway after a three-year-old boy slipped into an uncovered manhole near Nipa flyover, Karachi, December 1, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News The Sindh Local Government Department on Wednesday suspended mul...

» Cleric Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza gets bail in blasphemy case
03/12/25 17:58 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Cleric Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza pictured during a lecture released on August 25, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube@EngineerMuhammadAliMirzaClipsCase registered in Jhelum over blasphemy charge.Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan conducts bail ...

» Basant returns to Punjab after 25 years, but with tight restrictions
03/12/25 17:39 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This representational image shows a view of rush of people buying kites and threads in Hyderabad. — PPI/File Punjab governor issues ordinance ending 25-year ban on kite flying.Parents will be held responsible if child under 18 viol...

» Pakistan welcomes Kyrgyz president on first state visit in 20 years
03/12/25 16:57 from GEO TV - Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif weclome Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov upon arrival in Islamabad, December 3, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News21-gun salute presented to Presi...

» Pakistan's elite rescue team reaches cyclone-hit Sri Lanka for relief mission
03/12/25 15:36 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Sri Lankan officials welcome Pakistan’s rescue team upon arrival at Colombo airport on December 3, 2025. — Radio PakistanCyclone Ditwah leaves 465 dead, hundreds still missing.Sri Lanka declares emergency, seeks global assist...

» BRT project, department store jointly responsible for child's fatal manhole fall: KMC
03/12/25 13:31 from GEO TV - Pakistan
View of site after the tragic incident in Gulshan-e- Iqbal, where three-year-old Ibrahim fell into an open manhole and died on December 1, 2025. — PPIReports cites BRT's failure to obtain clearance, notification for work.BRT, store...

» Lasting peace in South Asia requires more than strategic stability: DPM Dar
03/12/25 13:08 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaking at the Islamabad Conclave 2025, titled “Reimagining South Asia: Security, Economy, Climate, Connectivity" on December 3, 2025. — Geo News live Pakistan demonstrate...

» ASI among three cops martyred in DI Khan IED blast: police
03/12/25 13:17 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This image shows police vehicle that was targeted in the IED blast in DI Khan on Dec 3, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo NewsSearch operation underway after attack, says police.Adds improvised explosive device planted on road.PM lauds sa...

» Punjab announces new dates for matric, intermediate exams
03/12/25 14:19 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Female students are pictured during annual board exams at a government college. — APP/File Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat announced on Wednesday that matriculation and intermediate examinations will now be held after...

» Child's well-being paramount: LHC hands over custody of teenage boy to adoptive parents
03/12/25 12:58 from GEO TV - Pakistan
View of the Lahore High Court building. — LHC websiteBoy, now 13, told court he wishes to remain with adoptive parents.Judge questions wellbeing of the child if sent to unfamiliar family.Child spent nine years with adoptive parents...

» Winter chills grip Karachi as temperature drops to single digit
03/12/25 12:32 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A view of foggy weather on the arrival of winter season at morning time in Karachi on December 5, 2024. — APP KARACHI, QUETTA: For the residents of the metropolis, who for the most part of the year witness warm weather conditions, ...

» No civil-military rift: Govt dismisses rumours surrounding COAS, CDF notification
03/12/25 11:18 from GEO TV - Pakistan
PM Shehbaz Sharif interacts with Field Marshal Asim Munir during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on September 25, 2025. — White House websiteNo truth in rumours circulating on social media: Dr Tauqir Shah.He says Nawaz Sha...

» Furious mob burns suspected robber alive after citizen shot dead in Karachi
03/12/25 11:04 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Representational image of residents gathered at a crime scene as police personnel inspect a site cordoned off with barricade tapes in Karachi on May 8, 2025. — ReutersSuspected robber identified as Sajid, son of Zareen Dad.Police s...

» Balochistan's seismic activity continues with fresh Khuzdar, Sibi tremors
03/12/25 02:57 from GEO TV - Pakistan
The representational image of a Richter scale measuring an earthquake. — Unsplash/File Khuzdar experiences 3.3-magnitude earthquake at a depth of 15 km.Sibi quake measured 4 at depth of 10km, epicentre 50km southwest.Earlier in Nov...

» Pakistan sends aid to Sri Lanka via sea after India denies airspace access
02/12/25 21:20 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Women and children ride on a boat after being rescued from a flooded area, following Cyclone Ditwah in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, November 30, 2025. — ReutersMore than 360 missing in Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka seeks international aid.Rescuers e...

» Forces kill seven terrorists in two North Waziristan operations
02/12/25 21:05 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan Army personnel can be seen in this undated image. — Reuters/FileSix terrorists killed in Mir Ali.One militant killed in Spinwan.Forces vow to crush terrorism. Security forces have gunned down seven terrorists in Khyber Pak...

» Islamabad teen with 'links to judiciary' remanded into police custody after crash kills two women
02/12/25 21:40 from GEO TV - Pakistan
People stand behind a crime scene tape. — AFP/FilePolice confirm father of suspect works in judiciary.Driver allegedly discarded mobile phone after collision.Medical test ordered to determine suspect’s age. ISLAMABAD: A teena...

» Trump to host signing of peace deal between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda

04/12/25 11:45 - BBC News - World

» Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook

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» South Korea developing app that shows real-time location of stalkers

04/12/25 10:51 - BBC News - World

» Israel identifies hostage remains as Thai national

04/12/25 10:25 - BBC News - World

» 'The apprehension is palpable': Minnesota's Somali community braces for immigration crackdown

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» Singapore court upholds guilty verdict for opposition leader Pritam Singh

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» Court sides with Adidas in appeal over Kanye West collaboration

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» Ukraine and US negotiators to meet in Florida after Moscow talks, White House says

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» Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi

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» Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in

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» 'My heart breaks every time I'm called a hero' - Hong Kong fire survivor

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» Watch: What Tennessee's special election means for the Republican party

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» Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work?

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» Zelensky says Ukraine and US negotiators will meet after Russia visit

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» Five killed in Israeli air strikes on tents near Khan Younis, medics say

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» Stop wasting the world's time, Ukraine tells Putin after US talks in Moscow

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» Trump says he is pardoning Democratic congressman in bribery case

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» Israel receives coffin that Palestinian groups say contains Gaza hostage's body

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» What latest Ukraine talks reveal about Putin's state of mind

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» Hong Kong orders removal of scaffolding mesh after deadly blaze

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» Production halted at Chinese factory making 'childlike' sex dolls

03/12/25 18:46 - BBC News - World

» Israel says Rafah crossing to open soon to let Palestinians leave Gaza via Egypt

03/12/25 18:42 - BBC News - World

» Trump says he does not want Somalis in US as ICE plans Minnesota operation

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» Three French teens drown after car crashes upside down in swimming pool

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» Kenyan MPs accuse British soldiers of sexual abuse and environmental destruction

03/12/25 17:58 - BBC News - World

» Kate Winslet teams up with son for directorial debut ‘Goodbye June’
04/12/25 11:55 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet makes her directorial debut with “Goodbye June”, a holiday season-set drama about a family faced with loss coming together. Winslet, who also stars in the film, directs from a screenplay by her so...

» Palm extends losses on weaker rival oils, higher stockpile expectations
04/12/25 11:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second session on Thursday, pressured by weaker edible oils in Dalian and Chicago markets and expectations of rising stocks. The benchmark palm oil contract for February deliver...

» India’s largest private lender sees Indian rupee falling to 92 in absence of quick US trade deal
04/12/25 11:45 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: Uncertainty over the timing of the U.S.–India trade deal is fuelling Indian rupee volatility and the absence of a quick agreement could push the currency to as low as 92 per dollar, the head of treasury at HDFC Bank said. The rup...

» India central bank to tolerate weaker Indian rupee as inflows dry up, sources say
04/12/25 11:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: India’s central bank will tolerate a weaker Indian rupee as the country’s external sector confronts multiple headwinds including a wider trade gap and stalling of dollar inflows into the world’s fifth-largest economy, three sourc...

» Bangladesh’s Gen-Z battles to gain political ground after ousting Hasina
04/12/25 11:27 from Business Recorder - Latest News
DHAKA: Thousands in Bangladesh flocked to hear the plans of the students who toppled long-time leader Sheikh Hasina when they launched a new political party this year, but now it finds itself struggling to translate the street power into...

» Japan rubber futures slip on soft demand
04/12/25 11:17 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Japanese rubber futures fell on Thursday, as weak supply-demand fundamentals overshadowed support from firmer oil. The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for May delivery was down 1.6 yen, or 0.49%, at 323.8 yen($2.08) per kg, as of 03...

» Flanked by business leaders, Macron meets Xi as EU prepares tougher trade rules
04/12/25 11:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, seeking stronger commercial ties, as the European Union prepares to toughen up its trade rules. A large business delegation is accompanying M...

» Japan’s 30-year bond yields rise to record as auction tests demand
04/12/25 10:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: Record-high yields on 30-year Japanese bonds helped support demand at an auction of the debt on Thursday at a time when the government plans massive debt-fuelled stimulus. The 30-year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield climbed t...

» Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
04/12/25 11:04 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SYDNEY: Australia’s internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta’s Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds of thousands of accounts ahe...

» Israel identifies body of Gaza hostage as Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, PM office says
04/12/25 10:46 from Business Recorder - Latest News
DUBAI: Israel has identified on Thursday the remains of the hostage it received from Hamas as Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, according to the prime minister’s office. The body of Israeli Ran Gvili, the last of the living and deceased...

» Malaysia charges PM’s former aide with receiving bribes
04/12/25 10:39 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities on Thursday charged a former top aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with receiving bribes, increasing scrutiny on the premier’s pledge to crack down on corruption. According to court documents, Shams...

» Intra-day update: rupee records gain against US dollar
04/12/25 10:49 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Pakistani rupee strengthened against the US dollar, appreciating 0.07% during the opening hours of trading in the inter-bank market on Thursday. At 10:30am, the local currency was hovering at 280.25, a gain of Re0.21 against the gree...

» Kenya to sell 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom in $1.6 billion deal
04/12/25 10:31 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NAIROBI: Safaricom said late Wednesday that Kenya is selling a 15% stake in the telecom operator to South Africa’s Vodacom in a deal worth about $1.6 billion, as the government seeks to raise cash by offloading some state assets. Facing ...

» Indian rupee hits record low, forward premiums surge on weakening bias
04/12/25 10:28 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee hit a record low on Thursday, deepening its slide past the 90 per dollar mark, as foreign investors kept pulling out of local stocks and the depreciation bias firmed after a breach of the key psychological level....

» Australian shares edge higher as miners scale record peak
04/12/25 10:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Australian shares inched higher on Thursday, driven by heavily weighted miners on the back of strong copper prices, although gains were capped by losses in consumer discretionary and real estate stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 index marginal...

» Japan’s Nikkei rises on renewed bets on robot makers
04/12/25 10:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average extended gains on Thursday, with robot makers leading the charge on renewed bets of growth in robotics platforms. The Nikkei climbed 1.2% to 50,448.83 by 0120 GMT, taking its year-to-date gains to abou...

» China, Hong Kong stocks tread water as investors await policy cues
04/12/25 10:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong shares were little changed on Thursday, with investors awaiting policy guidance from a key meeting later this month. The Shanghai Composite Index lost as much as 0.5% to a one-week low, before trading large...

» India stock benchmarks open lower as rupee hits another record low
04/12/25 10:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
India’s equity benchmarks inched lower on Thursday, as profit-taking continued near record high levels hit last week, while concerns over foreign outflow dragged the rupee to a record low. The Nifty fell 0.12% to 25,954.75 and Sensex she...

» PTA grants conditional nod as PTCL accepts terms for Telenor Pakistan acquisition
04/12/25 10:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
In a major step toward reshaping Pakistan’s telecom landscape, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) granted conditional approval to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for the acquisition of Telenor Pakistan, mark...

» Oil prices firm after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, stalled peace talks
04/12/25 10:10 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: Oil prices gained on Thursday after Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure signalled potential supply constraints, and stalled peace talks tempered expectations of a deal restoring Russian oil flows to global markets...