» NCCIA officer Sarfaraz Chaudhry's resignation accepted amid Ducky Bhai row
17/12/25 22:10 from GEO TV - Pakistan
YouTuber Saadur Rehman alias Ducky Bhai in undated photo. — Facebook/@duckybhaivlogsNCCIA confirms acceptance of senior officers' resignations.Assistant Director Shoaib Riaz among officers who resigned.Asma Majeed decides to join N...

» Goods transporters end strike after 'successful talks' with authorities
17/12/25 21:45 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This representational image shows trucks parked in rows. —The News/FileTruck stands to be built in all cities: Punjab minister.Says FIRs against transporters have been abolished. Murtaza Wahab hails transporters for peaceful protes...

» Elderly man dies after falling into nullah in Karachi's Korangi
17/12/25 21:01 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This screengrab from a CCTV footage shows elderly man walking alongside his bicycle before falling into a nullah near Korangi's Kababddi Ground, Karachi. — YouTube/Geo News KARACHI: An elderly man lost his life after falling into a...

» Aga Khan Foundation, Denmark partner on climate-resilient agriculture in GB, Chitral
17/12/25 19:25 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Representatives from the Aga Khan Foundation and the Embassy of Denmark in Islamabad pose for a photo during the signing ceremony on December 17, 2025. — The Aga Khan Foundation The Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan and the Embassy of ...

» Pakistan Navy's fourth Hangor class submarine Ghazi launched
17/12/25 19:12 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistani and Chinese naval officials pose for a group photo at the the launch of the Pakistan Navy’s fourth Hango-class submarine, Ghazi, in Wuhan, China on December 17. — Facebook/screengrab/ISPRAll four Chinese-built subma...

» Bondi Beach attack: FATF asked to examine Indian links to terrorist outfits
17/12/25 18:36 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A man walks along the promenade at Bondi Beach, while looking at a floral tribute to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. — Reuter...

» Two new academic groups proposed at matric level nationwide
17/12/25 18:08 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Students solving question papers during the annual examination of HSC at Hayat Girl’s High School in Hyderabad. — APP/File Two new academic groups are proposed to be introduced at the matriculation level across the country, w...

» Justice Jahangiri says IHC CJ suggested he tender post-dated resignation
17/12/25 18:11 from GEO TV - Pakistan
IHC Justice Tariq Jahangiri and IHC Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar. — IHC websiteIHC CJ acknowledged tremendous pressure: Justice Jahangiri.Justice Jahangiri seeks CJ's recusal from degree case bench.Says chief justice no longer eligi...

» Terrorism case registered against Imran Khan's sisters, 400 others
17/12/25 18:15 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Aleema Khan, Imran Khan’s sister, gestures during protest outside Rawalpindi's Adiala jail on December 17, 2025. — Facebook/ PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Case also invokes Section 120 of Pakistan Penal Code. 14 suspects present bef...

» Thousands of Pakistanis deported for begging from multiple countries, NA committee told
17/12/25 18:59 from GEO TV - Pakistan
An undated image of people standing at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. — AFP/FileRiyadh deports 24,000, Pakistanis this year: FIA. UAE sent back 6,000, Azerbaijan deported 2,500 Pakistani citizens.Pakistan's passport r...

» 'Hostile countries' launched campaign to malign Pakistan after Bondi shooting: Tarar
17/12/25 16:01 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Federal Minister for Information Ataullah Tarar addresses foreign media on December 17, 2025. Screengrab via Geo NewsBondi Beach shooting very sad, highly condemnable incident: Tarar.Pakistan expresses solidarity with people, govt of Aus...

» Pakistan, Russia strategic partners in Eurasia, says Senator Mushahid Hussain
17/12/25 14:14 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Senator Mushahid Hussain speaks at Pakistan-Russia Euroasian Forum 2025. — Picture by event organisers Pakistan and Russia are strategic partners in Eurasia, Senator Mushahid Hussain said in Moscow, where he announced the establish...

» Attention moves from Adiala to Kot Lakhpat in a low-key step toward reconciliation
17/12/25 14:01 from GEO TV - Pakistan
PTI leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Imran Khan . — AFP/File Fawad Chaudhry, Imran Ismail among those pushing reconciliation.Committee on National Dialogue has influential overseas Pakistanis.Overseas Pakistanis willing to invest u...

» Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft until January 24
17/12/25 13:11 from GEO TV - Pakistan
An IndiGo Airlines aircraft flies low as it prepares to land in Mumbai, India, on October 22, 2025. — ReutersNo Indian airlines allowed to enter Pakistan airspace.Pakistan first imposed airspace ban on April 24, 2025.Restriction to...

» Justice Jahangiri moves FCC against IHC order in fake degree case
17/12/25 12:11 from GEO TV - Pakistan
IHC's Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. — IHC website/FilePetitioner maintains petition against his degree not admissible.Justice Jahangiri was earlier barred by IHC from judicial duties.IHC's barring order was suspended SC's Consti...

» Imran's sons claim father facing 'awful conditions in death cell,' hint at Pakistan visit soon
17/12/25 12:53 from GEO TV - Pakistan
PTI founder Imran Khan's sons Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan speak during an interview with Sky News. — Sky News Jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan's sons have claimed that their father is imprisoned in Adiala jail&rs...

» E-challan: Traffic top cop says citizens using fake number plates should be sent to jail
17/12/25 11:32 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Traffic police staff issuing challan to people riding bikes without a helmet in Karachi.— PPITraffic accidents dropped by 50% after e-challan system: DIG.Adds Motorists started using counterfeit plates to avoid fines.Large-scale ca...

» 3.3-magnitude earthquake hits Balochistan's Panjgur
17/12/25 02:53 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Picture showing a Richter Scale reading of a earthquake. — Reuters/File Epicentre was about 85km north of Panjgur district.Some panicked residents moved outdoors as precaution.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage...

» Kashmir 'never was and never will be' part of India, Pakistan tells UN Security Council
17/12/25 02:43 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Gul Qaiser Sarwani, Counsellor and Political Coordinator at Pakistan Mission, responds to the Indian representative at the UNSC Open Debate on Leadership for Peace on December 15, 2025. — X/PakistanUN_NYSarwani urges India to end o...

» Two-year-old dies after falling into sewage pit in Layyah
16/12/25 20:44 from GEO TV - Pakistan
This still taken from a video shows two-year-old boy who died after falling into an open sewage pit in Layyah district. — YouTube/Geo News/screengrab Toddler falls into pit while playing outside house, says father.Residents say vil...

» Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court

17/12/25 22:53 - BBC News - World

» Spain to open network of climate shelters

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» Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions in testimony to Congress

17/12/25 20:57 - BBC News - World

» Polar bear mother adopts cub in rarely documented case

17/12/25 20:55 - BBC News - World

» Warner Bros favours Netflix offer over $108bn Paramount bid

17/12/25 20:48 - BBC News - World

» Nato spending pledge is Trump's biggest foreign policy success, Rutte tells BBC

17/12/25 20:25 - BBC News - World

» Venezuela denounces Trump's order for ship blockade as 'warmongering threats'

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» Nick Reiner charged with murder of his parents Rob and Michele

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» US accused of using illegal workers at centre processing refugee claims in South Africa

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» Fallout and the secret of the perfect video game adaptation

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» What are the 'ghost ships' Venezuela is using to evade oil sanctions?

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» 'It's just a nightmare': Ten-year-old victim's mum speaks at Bondi memorial

17/12/25 15:23 - BBC News - World

» Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 counts of murder

17/12/25 14:46 - BBC News - World

» Shock as popular South African DJ shot dead in Johannesburg

17/12/25 13:33 - BBC News - World

» 'An unspeakable loss': Funeral takes place for rabbi killed in Bondi shooting

17/12/25 13:25 - BBC News - World

» F1's Kimi Antonelli goes incognito while go-karting

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» Who are the Bondi shooting victims?

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» BBC outside Rabbi Schlanger's funeral as mourners pay tribute

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» Mourners pay tribute to Rabbi Schlanger during funeral

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» Miss Finland's viral 'slanted-eyes' photo stirs racism firestorm

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» Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela

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» Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries

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» Trump's chief of staff disputes Vanity Fair story in which she criticises Vance and Musk

17/12/25 06:48 - BBC News - World

» Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick charged with murder in parents' deaths

17/12/25 06:00 - BBC News - World

» Jewish Australians on why Bondi is a 'sanctuary' for them

17/12/25 04:17 - BBC News - World

» Pakistan cargo transporters call off strike after increase in time for goods movement
17/12/25 23:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan’s cargo transporters – including those operating between Karachi seaports and factories nationwide – called off the wheel jam strike on Wednesday, stating that the government had agreed to address their demands including increas...

» India’s trade impasse with Trump keeps rupee in the cold
17/12/25 21:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI/SINGAPORE: No currency has been hit harder by U.S. tariffs than India’s rupee - and there may yet be more downside as investors pull out of the country until they see a trade deal struck with Washington. The rupee is among the wor...

» Fourth Hangor-class submarine GHAZI launched in China
17/12/25 22:01 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan Navy on Wednesday marked another milestone in its submarine modernisation programme with the launch of the fourth Hangor-class submarine, GHAZI, at Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, China. With the launch of GHAZI, all four Hangor-class ...

» Gulf bourses fall ahead of US inflation data; Saudi hits 2-year low
17/12/25 21:34 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Gulf equities ended lower on Wednesday as investors stayed cautious ahead of more U.S. economic signals that could clarify the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook, after a closely watched jobs report delivered a mixed picture of the labour ...

» Pakistan IT exports jump 19% to $1.8bn in Jul-Nov
17/12/25 21:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan’s IT exports maintain healthy growth with a double-digit growth of 19% year-on-year (YoY) during the first five months (July-November) of the current financial year 2025-26 as compared to the same period the previous year. IT ex...

» Warner Bros Discovery board rejects rival bid from Paramount
17/12/25 21:17 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LOS ANGELES: Warner Bros Discovery’s board spurned Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid on Wednesday, calling the offer “illusory” as it accused the studio giant of misleading shareholders about its financing. Paramou...

» Netflix to add soccer video game based on FIFA World Cup next year
17/12/25 21:05 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Netflix on Wednesday said it will add a soccer simulation title to its gaming portfolio, as the streaming giant looks to leverage the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament to deepen its video game push. The soccer title will be developed and pu...

» Wall St inches up as investors eye policy outlook; Oracle slides
17/12/25 21:02 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Wall Street’s main indexes were slightly higher in volatile trading on Wednesday as investors searched for clues on the outlook for interest rates, while caution lingered following reports of funding hurdles for Oracle’s data center plan...

» Oracle data center plan hit as Blue Owl walks from $10 billion deal, source says
17/12/25 20:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Oracle’s largest data center partner, Blue Owl Capital, will not provide funding for a $10 billion deal to build its next facility, a source said on Wednesday, amid growing concerns about the cloud computing company’s rising debt and art...

» India’s parliament approves bill to raise foreign direct investment in insurance to 100%
17/12/25 20:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: India’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to raise foreign direct investment in the insurance sector to 100% from 74%, a move that will help insure more people in the world’s most populous country. The increase in the FD...

» Putin says Russia will ‘certainly’ achieve its goals in Ukraine
17/12/25 20:33 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Moscow would “certainly” achieve its goals in the offensive in Ukraine, including seizing the territories it claims are its own, amid a flurry of international diplomacy to end t...

» Finance minister inaugurates govt data analytics centre at AGP
17/12/25 20:31 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Finance and Revenue Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday inaugurated the Centre for Government Data Analytics at the Auditor-General of Pakistan (AGP), underscoring the need to adopt modern data analysis technologies, includi...

» US stocks mixed amid worries over lofty equity values
17/12/25 20:26 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks were mixed early Wednesday as markets weighed lingering questions about lofty equity valuations and monetary policy against seasonal trading dynamics. Analysts described a “buy-the-dip” tendency on Wall Stree...

» Karachi builders threaten shutdown, sit-in over alleged extortion calls
17/12/25 19:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Karachi’s builders and developers on Wednesday threatened to shut down their businesses and stage a sit-in outside Sindh Chief Minister’s House, alleging that they had been receiving extortion calls from foreign numbers, including those ...

» Pakistan players set to feature in entire BBL: Cricket Australia
17/12/25 19:46 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Cricket Australia (CA) has received assurances that Pakistan cricketers signed for the Big Bash League (BBL) will be available for the full duration of the tournament, despite a proposed T20I series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Janu...

» India bonds fall as investors trim positions with eye on supply-demand balance
17/12/25 18:02 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: Indian government bonds ended lower on Wednesday, as traders lightened positions ahead of the central bank’s debt purchase a day later and a Friday auction that will reshuffle the balance of supply and demand for debt. The benchm...

» India markets regulator’s board clears mutual fund fee revamp, defers conflict of interest framework
17/12/25 17:58 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: India’s markets regulator on Wednesday approved changes to mutual fund fee structures aimed at providing more transparency to investors, but deferred its decision on a new framework to manage conflicts of interest among its senio...

» CCP extends deadline for private schools to respond to show-cause notices
17/12/25 17:55 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted additional time to major private school systems to submit replies to show-cause notices issued over alleged anti-competitive practices, officials said on Wednesday. The notices rel...

» Sri Lanka shares end muted
17/12/25 17:09 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Sri Lankan shares closed little changed on Wednesday, as losses in utilities countered gains in IT stocks. The CSE All Share index shed 0.02% to 22,329.69. Royal Palms Beach Hotels was the top percentage gainer on the benchmark, rising 1...

» Sri Lanka forecasts 5% growth in 2026, aided by post-cyclone reconstruction
17/12/25 17:07 from Business Recorder - Latest News
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka expects its economy to expand by more than 5% next year, matching this year’s pace and significantly outstripping IMF projections, partly driven by reconstruction efforts following Cyclone Ditwah, a senior minister tol...