» Bangladesh sets first post-uprising polls for February 12
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DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold national polls on February 12, the electoral commission announced Thursday, the country’s first vote since a student-led uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina last year. A referendum on a landma...
» Austrian lower house passes headscarf ban for under-14s in schools
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VIENNA: Austria’s lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools for girls under 14 despite uncertainty over whether the legislation will be ruled unconstitutional as a previous ban was five years ago.
» Iranian satellites to be launched from Russia on 28th
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DUBAI: Three Iranian satellites will be carried to space aboard Russia’s Soyuz launcher from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on December 28, Iran’s Nour news agency reported on Thursday. The devices will be used in agriculture, natural resource...
» UN to meet Sudan’s warring parties in Geneva
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RIYADH: United Nations officials are to meet with Sudan’s warring parties in Geneva, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya in Riyadh on Thursday, without disclosing a date for the discussions. “We will be h...
» Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as Person of the Year
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NEW YORK: Time magazine named the “Architects of AI” as its Person of the Year on Thursday, highlighting the US tech titans whose work on the cutting-edge technology is transforming humanity. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, OpenAI’s Sam Altman an...
» U-19 target strong start as ACC Asia Cup starts today
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LAHORE: Pakistan Under-19 are all set for the ACC U19 Asia Cup challenge when they play their opening match of the tournament against Malaysia on Friday (today) at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Pakistan, who are placed in Group ‘A’ of the...
» Punjab progressing steadily on path of development: Azma
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LAHORE: Under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Punjab is progressing steadily on the path of development. Provincial Minister for Information and Culture, Azma Bokhari, said this during a meeting with Division...
» ‘Apni Chhat- Apna Ghar’ programme: Over 120,000 individuals received loans so far
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LAHORE: The Punjab Housing Minister Bilal Yasin on Thursday revealed that over 120,000 individuals have so far received loans amounting to more than Rs 150 billion under the ‘Apni Chhat- Apna Ghar’ program of the Punjab Government. Curre...
» ‘NAB to promote anti-corruption awareness among youth’
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ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lt Gen Nazir Ahmad (Retd) on Thursday said that the anti-graft body will continue its efforts across the country to promote awareness and transparency among the youth. Speaking...
» Mountains guarantee ecological balance: CM Maryam
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LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that mountains are greatly being affected by climate change, which requires immediate steps for their protection. In her message on ‘International Mountain Day,’ she said that mounta...
» Customs Quetta seizes smuggled diesel, prime movers worth Rs190m
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ISLAMABAD: Customs Enforcement Quetta has seized 275,000 litres of smuggled diesel and two prime movers, together valued at Rs. 190 million, in two major anti-smuggling operations conducted in and around the city. A total of 11 diesel-la...
» Aleema defends IK, dismisses critics as ‘cowards’
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ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, strongly defended her brother on Thursday, dismissing his critics as “cowards” and reiterating her family’s determination to continue their political fight de...
» Development of paramedic education, training: SIUT, Edhi Foundation to collaborate
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KARACHI: The SIUT signed an MoU with the Edhi Foundation on Thursday to collaborate for development of paramedic education and training. The event took place at the Aga Hasan Abedi auditorium. Dr Syed Adibul Hasan Rizvi signed the MoU on...
» Two female teachers shot dead in Charsadda
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PESHAWAR: A tragic incident of firing took place in the jurisdictions of Police Station Parang, district Charsadda where two female teachers were brutally attacked while on their way to duty. When the female teachers reached near the gra...
» Türkiye team meets Jam Kamal
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ISLAMABAD: A delegation from Türkiye, led by Ahmet Khan, Group CEO and Honorary Investment Counsellor of Pakistan in Türkiye, called on Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, on Thursday. The delegation comprised senior professio...
» Case against KP CM, Shehar Naz: hearing on Tuesday
12/12/25 04:14 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has refixed the hearing on the coming Tuesday in a case against Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi, and Shehar Naz Omar Ayub Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidate for a recen...
» NHP, NFC Award: CM says Centre owes massive amount of money to KP
12/12/25 04:14 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Suhail Afridi said, federal government owes over Rs.2200 billion to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in head of net hydel profit (NHP) and another unpaid amount of Rs.1375 billion under National Fin...
» JI says will stage sit-in against e-challans on 13th
12/12/25 04:14 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar Khan has announced a sit-in on Saturday, December 13, at Numaish Chowrangi to protest against what he described as “the deadly dumper and tanker mafia and the issuance of unjust e-c...
» ATC cancels bail of Aleema, confiscates surety bonds
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RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday confiscated surety bonds and cancelled bail of the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan in a case registered against her in co...
» PTI distances itself from remarks made by IK’s sisters
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday distanced itself from recent remarks made by the sisters of its jailed founding chairman, Imran Khan, clarifying that their statements reflect personal views rather than the party’s o...