» Court grants bail to suspects involved in attacking polio team in Karachi
21/12/24 17:30 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Police personnel injured and manhandled during the attack in Karachi's Korangi, on December 20, 2024, are pictured in this collage. — ReporterBail granted against surety bonds worth Rs10,000 each.Suspects refused to administer poli...

» Pakistan calls US official's assumption of hostile intent 'perplexing, illogical'
21/12/24 16:17 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch during an event in this undated image. — Instagram/@foreignofficepkFO says alleged threat perception raised by US official unfortunate."Pakistan has never had any ill-intention toward...

» Minister Asif wants 'engineers' of May 9 riots brought to justice
21/12/24 15:19 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is seen in this undated photo. — AFP/FileLaws' hands have so far reached collars of activists: AsifHe says justice should have been served swiftly like in US, UK.Minister laments heroisation of those w...

» Soldier martyred, 4 terrorists killed in Pak-Afghan border infiltration bid
21/12/24 15:10 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Martyred soldier Sepoy Amir Sohail Afridi. — ISPR/FileForces engage khwarij in Khyber district's Rajgal area.Thwart terrorists' bid to infiltrate Pak-Afghan border.Martyred soldier identified as Sepoy Amir Sohail Afridi. RAWALPINDI...

» Experts react to military courts sentences against May 9 rioters
21/12/24 14:03 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Supporter of former prime minister Imran Khan throw stones at a police vehicle during a protest after Khan's arrest, in Karachi, on May 9, 2023. — Reuters In a striking development, sentences have been awarded to 25 individuals who...

» Justice Mansoor Ali Shah opposes intelligence agencies' role in judges' appointment
21/12/24 12:51 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Supreme Court senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah. — SC website/FileShah suggests criteria for constitutional bench appointments.Criticises past ad hoc judicial bench formations.Judicial Commission meets to review pro...

» May 9 riots: Details of convicts, sentences by military courts
21/12/24 13:17 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Fire burns at Lahore's Jinnah House after being attacked by PTI supporters on May 9, 2023. — Reuters The May 9 riots saga witnessed a key development on Saturday with the Inter-Services Public Relations announcing the sentencing of...

» Military courts hand down punishments to 25 May 9 rioters: ISPR
21/12/24 11:56 from GEO TV - Pakistan
PTI party activists and supporters clash with police during a protest against the arrest of their leader, in Islamabad on May 10, 2023. — AFP ISPR says conviction of remaining accused to be declared shortly. "All convicts retain th...

» PTI, govt hold high-level backdoor meeting
21/12/24 11:11 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Volunteers for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf look on as they watch results on TV screens after the end of the polling during a general election at the party's main office in Islamabad, February 8, 2024. — ReutersPTI would require clear ...

» ATC grants Bushra Bibi interim bail in 32 cases
21/12/24 11:12 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Bushra Bibi, former first lady and wife of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, speaks in a video message, November 21, 2024. — Screengrab via X/@PTIofficial RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has granted interim bai...

» Parachinar's main road shut for 74 days as govt vows to dismantle bunkers
21/12/24 10:52 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Men walk past a market closed by traders during a strike against attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on November 22, 2024. — AFPDeputy commissioner says efforts to resolve issue ar...

» 'Nawaz might be open for negotiations with Imran'
21/12/24 10:54 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A collage showing PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and PTI founder Imran Khan. — AFP/FileGovt, establishment recognise PTI's importance as a popular party.Although latter favours talks, PM Shehbaz's govt remains cautious.Both sides ope...

» Man booked for 'harassing' polio worker in Karachi
21/12/24 08:55 from GEO TV - Pakistan
A lady health worker administering polio drops to a child during anti-polio campaign in Karachi, on December 18, 2024. — APPCase registered under CrPC Sections 294 and 509.Incident takes place at a flat in city's Surjani Town.Pakis...

» FIA books travel agent for using Umrah pilgrims for drug smuggling
21/12/24 09:44 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Representational image of packets containing drugs. — AFP/File Umrah pilgrims lodged complaints after their relatives' arrest in Saudi. Unaware of illicit contents, Umrah pilgrims agreed to carry packages. Suspect shares video mess...

» Sanaullah hints at 'progress' in potential talks with PTI amid looming 'civil disobedience' deadline
20/12/24 23:28 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leader Rana Sanaullah addresses a press conference. — APP/FileNA speaker contacted PM, progress likely in day or two: Sana."Al-Qadir Trust case's decision won't derail negotiation process."Engagements s...

» Water supply to Karachi areas 'resumes' as main line repaired
20/12/24 23:10 from GEO TV - Pakistan
View of incomplete construction work of drinking water pipeline located on University Road in Karachi on December 18, 2024. — PPI A sigh of relief for Karachiites facing scarcity of water for weeks as the main pipeline on Universit...

» Top court judge irked over institutions' 'involvement in political engineering'
20/12/24 18:37 from GEO TV - Pakistan
These file photos show Supreme Court’s Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan and Justice Athar Minallah. — Supreme Court websiteInstitutions busy chasing political opponents: Justice Minallah.Justice Malik s...

» Fazl expects 'good news' soon as PM orders swift resolution of madrassa bill controversy
20/12/24 17:55 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman speaking to journalists after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Prime Minister's Office in Islamabad, Decemeber 20, 2024. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo NewsFazl "reiterate...

» ATC rejects Imran Khan, other PTI leaders' acquittal pleas in GHQ attack case
20/12/24 17:48 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Former prime minister Imran Khan , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi. — AFP/FileATC says acquittal pleas became infructuous after indictment. Court also dismisses pleas of four accused to go abroad.A total...

» Greek boat tragedy: PM orders 'stern action' against FIA officials involved in human trafficking
20/12/24 18:28 from GEO TV - Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pictured addressing a meeting regarding prevention of human trafficking in Islamabad on December 20, 2024. — Radio PakistanPM instructs authorities to finish human trafficking probe.5 Pakistanis identi...

» Five dead, more than 200 injured in car attack on German Christmas market

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» Inside the abandoned homes of Assad's ruthless enforcers

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» Four dead, dozens injured in car attack on German Christmas market

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» Jogging memories: Why some Nigerians in London set up their own running club

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» Two dead, dozens injured in car attack on German Christmas market

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» 'We have to be more bold': Syria's musicians await future under new Islamist leaders

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» US avoids government shutdown after bill passes

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» Faced with turmoil, a defiant Trudeau hangs on - for now

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» Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on Kyiv

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» Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial

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» Warriors, water and a white horse: Photos of the week

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» The drug-trafficking Rio gangsters who see themselves as God's 'soldiers of crime'

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» US House votes to avert government shutdown

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» Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prison

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» Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service

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» One woman's 56-year fight to free her innocent brother from death sentence

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» Video shows arrest of German Christmas market attack suspect

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» Is the US government going to shut down? What happens if it does

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» Eight sentenced in France for actions that led to teacher beheading

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» Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid German plant closures

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» Many injured in car attack on German Christmas market

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» Car driven into crowd at German Christmas market, reports say

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» Ros Atkins On... Four reasons why the relationship between the UK and China is strained

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» Italy's deputy PM Salvini cleared in kidnap trial of migrants blocked at sea

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» US scraps $10m bounty for arrest of Syria's new leader Sharaa

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» Sherry Rehman urges stakeholders to incentivise EV buyers to overcome climate change impacts
21/12/24 18:05 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Senator and Chairperson, Standing Committee on Climate Change, Sherry Rehman warned on Saturday the transport-born pollution may double over the next 10-year in Pakistan, stressing upon the stakeholders to incentivise the electric vehicl...

» Pakistan dismisses US official’s warning over missile programme as ‘unfounded’
21/12/24 18:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as unfounded and “devoid of rationality” assertions by a senior U.S. official that its missile programme could eventually pose a threat to the United States. Earlier this week, U...

» Drone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier
21/12/24 17:40 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MOSCOW: Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, as Moscow’s troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine. The drones damaged buildings in Ka...

» Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch
21/12/24 17:35 from Business Recorder - Latest News
RIYADH: Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight “fight of the century” on Saturday with multiple titles and both fighters’ place in history on the line. Usyk edged a split decision at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena in May, handin...

» At least 10 killed in Iran as bus falls into ravine: state TV
21/12/24 17:32 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TEHRAN: At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a bus plunged into a ravine in Iran’s western Lorestan province, state media reported. “Aid and rescue teams have been dispatched to the area,” Mohammad Ghadami, the provincial head...

» Ski great Vonn finishes 14th on World Cup return
21/12/24 17:30 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ST. MORITZ: US ski legend Lindsey Vonn made an impressive return to competitive action almost six years after her last race finishing 14th in the women’s World Cup super-G in St Moritz on Saturday. The 40-year-old American, who last race...

» Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 45,227
21/12/24 17:27 from Business Recorder - Latest News
GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday that at least 45,227 people have been killed during more than 14 months of war between Israel and Palestinian fighters. Gaza civilians Israeli troops held responsible for...

» Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured
21/12/24 17:24 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MAGDEBURG: A car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market killed five people and wounded more than 200, Saxony-Anhalt state premier Reiner Haseloff said on Saturday, updating the toll. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was with him to pay r...

» Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China
21/12/24 15:28 from Business Recorder - Latest News
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure. China accounted f...

» Soldier martyred as security forces foil infiltration attempt at Pak-Afghan border: ISPR
21/12/24 14:43 from Business Recorder - Latest News
At least one Pakistani soldier was martyred when terrorists attempted to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. “On night 19/20 December, movement of a group of khawarij, trying t...

» Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles
21/12/24 13:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: Honda and Nissan are considering producing vehicles in one another’s factories as part of their talks to deepen ties, news agency Kyodo reported on Saturday without citing sources. The report added that Honda will also consider su...

» Rival protests over South Korea’s impeached President Yoon held in Seoul
21/12/24 13:00 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SEOUL: Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred metres apart in Seoul on Saturday, a week after he was impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law. Yoon’...

» Ukraine says Russia attacked it with 113 drones overnight
21/12/24 16:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KYIV: Russia attacked Ukraine with 113 drones overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Saturday, adding that it downed 57 of them while 56 others failed to reach their targets – usually as a result of being jammed by electronic warfare sy...

» May 9 riots: 25 convicted by military courts, says ISPR
21/12/24 16:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Saturday that military courts have sentenced 25 civilians to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for their involvement in violent attacks on military installations during nationwide r...

» US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns
21/12/24 11:35 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: The US Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retirement payments to some retirees who draw public pensions - such as former police and firefighters - which critics warned will further weaken the...

» Russia says Kursk strike kills 5 after Moscow claims deadly Kyiv attack
21/12/24 11:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of launching deadly missile strikes, with Moscow saying at least five were killed by a missile strike on its Kursk border region after a dawn attack on Ukraine’s capital killed one ma...

» Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome
21/12/24 11:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SAN FRANCISCO: Google late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring the firm from making favorable treatment of its software a condition of licensing. Google filed a ...

» US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt
21/12/24 11:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt, which has become an increasingly close partner in mediating the Gaza crisis despite serious human rights conce...

» Israeli military says Yemen missile lands near Tel Aviv, 14 lightly injured
21/12/24 11:02 from Business Recorder - Latest News
CAIRO: The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, and the ambulance service said 14 people received mild injuries. Paramedics were treating 14 people with...

» US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
21/12/24 10:53 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The Democratic-controlled Sena...