» Protesters torch media offices and cultural landmarks: Student leader’s killing triggers unrest in Bangladesh ahead of elections
20/12/25 05:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government urged people on Friday to resist violence as soldiers and police fanned out across Dhaka and other cities following protests over the killing of a popular youth leader, sparking fears of more unrest...
» US suspends green card lottery
20/12/25 06:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW YORK: The Trump administration announced on Thursday it will suspend a green card lottery that allowed a man believed to be behind both a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor into the United States. C...
» Pakistanis among nearly 540 migrants rescued off Crete
20/12/25 07:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ATHENS: Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued early Friday south of the island of Crete, the Greek coastguard said. The 539 would-be asylum seekers were rescued by a patrol vessel of EU border agency Frontex near the...
» 35 women cricketers to attend skills and fitness camp in Karachi
20/12/25 05:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: A total of 35 women cricketers will take part in a four-week skills and fitness camp, set to commence in Karachi from 21st December, as part of preparations for upcoming international series. The players, who recently featured in...
» UAE Ambassador meets president
20/12/25 07:09 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan, Salem Mohammed Salem Al Bawab Al Zaabi, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday. The President welcomed the newly appointed Ambassador and conveyed bes...
» President to visit Iraq from 20th
20/12/25 06:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, President of the Republic of Iraq, the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, will undertake an official visit to the Republic of Iraq from 20 to 24 December 2025. The ...
» Digital ecosystems: Pivotal role of public–private collaboration highlighted
20/12/25 06:28 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Information Technology at the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) Zarar Hasham Khan on Thursday highlighted the pivotal role of public–private collaboration in building secure, resilient ...
» EU audit mission: Minister seeks help of fisheries-related agencies
20/12/25 06:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Muhammad Ali Malkani stated that for the upcoming European Union audit mission, all preparations must be completed, and all fisheries-related agencies must fully cooperate. To enha...
» Edible oil sector: Indonesian CG for enhancing cooperation
20/12/25 06:51 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Indonesian Consul General in Karachi, Madzaker M.A., has emphasised that enhancing bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Indonesia, particularly in the edible oil sector has become an urgent necessity, as strong partnership...
» ECP seeks wealth statements of MPs
20/12/25 07:41 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has asked the lawmakers—parliamentarians and provincial assemblies’ members—to submit their annual wealth statements, and those of their spouses and dependant children, for the previous fiscal year, latest b...
» Dar briefed over strategies to enhance IT exports
20/12/25 07:02 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review and accelerate Pakistan’s exports of information technology (IT) services, with a focus on expanding global...
» Customs Quetta seizes nine NCP vehicles, smuggled goods
20/12/25 07:42 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Collectorate of Enforcement Quetta successfully seized nine (09) Non-Custom-Paid (NCP) vehicles along with smuggled goods, including assorted brand of cigarettes, gutka, Chinese salt, a...
» Aleem Khan, Palwasha trade barbs as Senate body moot adjourned
20/12/25 07:42 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Friday witnessed an exchange of harsh words between the Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan and Senator Palwasha Khan of Pakistan People Party (PPP) as a resu...
» Main Line-1: ADB official, Abbasi discuss upgradation
20/12/25 07:05 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Leah Gutierrez, along with her team, called on the Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, Friday. The meeting focused on detailed discussions regarding t...
» The Weather
20/12/25 07:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (December 19, 2025) and the forecast for Saturday (December 20, 2025) ================================================================== CITIES TODAY TOMORROW ========================================...
» ATC acquits Qureshi
20/12/25 07:42 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday acquitted PTI leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi after the prosecution failed to prove the charges against him in connection with a case to vandalism at the entrance ga...
» EPA makes e-FOAS mandatory for environmental approvals
20/12/25 07:42 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: In a major administrative decision aimed at strengthening transparency, legal enforceability and record protection, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Punjab has made it mandatory to issue all environmental approvals, labo...
» Foreign players’ registration opens for HBL-PSL-11
20/12/25 07:42 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced that the foreign player registration window for the 11th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) is now officially open. As the league enters a historic new era of expan...
» Punjab to enact tough law against land grabbing
20/12/25 07:43 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Punjab government has started preparing a stringent legislation against land grabbers and individuals involved in plot fraud. The development came during a meeting that was chaired by Punjab Housing Minister Bilal Yasin on Fr...
» Two draft bills submitted before Punjab Assembly
20/12/25 07:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Two significant draft bills were presented before the Punjab Assembly on Friday during a session marked by parliamentary debate and procedural concerns. The Film Development Authority Punjab 2025 bill and the draft amendment bill...