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Beneath Pak-US thaw lies a complex reality shaped by history, personalities, shifting global alignments

Analysts caution against jumping to conclusions as ties rely on ‘personal relationship'.

Updated 28 Dec, 2025 08:39am

Pakistan Bar Council demands recall of Punjab property protection law

Warns provincial govt against implementing "illegal aspirations of land mafias".

Updated 28 Dec, 2025 08:56am

Italy offers over 10,000 jobs to Pakistani workers

Pakistani workers to be provided employment in various sectors, including ship breaking, hospitality, healthcare and agriculture.

Published 28 Dec, 2025 05:04am

PMD forecasts rain, snowfall in most parts of country from tomorrow

Warns of road closures and slippery conditions in northern areas from Dec 30 to Jan 2.

Published 28 Dec, 2025 08:14am

Thailand, Cambodia agree to truce after weeks of clashes

Pact halts troop movement, promises return of captured soldiers; UN, China welcome step following breakdown of October ceasefire.

Updated 28 Dec, 2025 08:02am

Bilawal urges greater role for provinces as solution to Centre’s financial woes

President Zardari warns against looking at Pakistan with an evil eye, urges unity over division in message on Benazir’s 18th death anniversary.

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 10:21pm

Former SBP governor Dr Shamshad Akhtar passes away

Akhtar took over as the 14th governor of SBP in 2006, becoming the first woman to hold the position; also served as caretaker finmin.

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:52pm

‘No connection with party’: PTI distances itself from UK protester as party faces backlash

PTI strongly condemns Punjab govt for the treatment of KP CM Sohail Afridi; Akram says visit turned into an exercise in political vendetta and hate-driven politics by provincial govt.

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 10:22pm

KP CM Afridi doubts government’s talks offer, says efforts underway to start PTI street movement

Visits residences of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry, others.

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 10:58pm

Pakistan rejects attempts to ‘undermine Somalia’s sovereignty’ after Israel’s Somaliland recognition

FO rejects steps aimed at displacing Palestinians after its MoFA noted that Israel “previously used the name Somaliland as a destination” for deporting Palestinians.

Published 27 Dec, 2025 06:19pm

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Mercosur Leaders Meet in Brazil Ahead of EU Trade Deal Signing

Cambodian Students Struggle to Attend School Amid Ongoing Border Clashes

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Pakistan, UAE hold ‘substantive talks’ during President Al Nahyan’s first official visit to Pakistan

Two leaders reiterate their determination to continue to work together to advance the shared objective of peace, stability, and sustainable development, according to a statement.

Pakistan , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 11:50pm

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Hope we can avoid unnecessary politicisation: Ahsan Iqbal on speculation about disruption of his ARY News interview

During the interview, which was broadcast live, a man was suddenly heard saying, "Shut this", following which Iqbal's video call was disconnected.

Pakistan , Published 26 Dec, 2025 11:49am

Hope we can avoid unnecessary politicisation: Ahsan Iqbal on speculation about disruption of his ARY News interview

Pakistan emerges as main recipient of Chinese combat aircraft

Pentagon report says Beijing has strengthened its position as major arms supplier.

Newspaper , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:48am

Pakistan emerges as main recipient of Chinese combat aircraft

Pakistan summons UK high commissioner after ‘provocative’ Bradford demonstration

Statements made against military and civilian leadership at protest in Bradford; State ministers say “head of armed forces was threatened” while referring to a video from protest.

Pakistan , Updated 27 Dec, 2025 03:36am

Pakistan summons UK high commissioner after ‘provocative’ Bradford demonstration

LHC CJ overturns DC-led committees’ decisions on property possession in 10 Punjab districts

Says commissioners and DCs have no authority to remove or restore possessions of properties on their own.

Pakistan , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 09:23pm

LHC CJ overturns DC-led committees’ decisions on property possession in 10 Punjab districts

Interim bail of Imran, Bushra extended till Jan 27

Court directs ex-PM to appear at next hearing in person or via video link; lawyer again barred from meeting PTI founder to sign power of attorney.

Newspaper , Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:39am

Interim bail of Imran, Bushra extended till Jan 27

Security situation

As per statistics, 2025 is said to be the bloodiest year as far as casualties in terrorist incidents are concerned since 2015.

Newspaper , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:52am

Fauji Fertiliser Company joins winning consortium after PIA auction

Arif Habib says discussions under way to finalise the terms and conditions of the partnership.

Newspaper , Updated 25 Dec, 2025 12:28pm

Fauji Fertiliser Company joins winning consortium after PIA auction

First MBBS selection list for private medical colleges

4,350 MBBS seats available at 33 private medical colleges across Punjab, says UHS official.

Newspaper , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 10:12am

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Dhaka-Delhi rupture

Delhi should cooperate with Dhaka to trace Hadi’s killers, and should refrain from meddling in Bangladesh’s internal affairs and fanning communal fires.

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Afghan Taliban say doors open for talks to resolve issues

Taliban government continues to adhere to commitments made in the Doha Agreement to not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any country, says Haqqani.

World , Updated 27 Dec, 2025 07:10am

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LHC sets aside govt’s authority to render passports ‘inactive’

Also curbs powers to place names on passport control list for five years or more; Centre gets 30 days to revise rules.

Pakistan , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:45am

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Pakistan’s historic Murree brewery cheers export licence

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Pakistan , Published 25 Dec, 2025 06:30pm

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Paradise lost: Kashmir, orientalism, and the politics of belonging

Colonial travelogues and Hindu nationalist narratives have long cast Kashmiri Muslims as perpetual outsiders in their own land.

Blogs , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 12:57pm

Paradise lost: Kashmir, orientalism, and the politics of belonging

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US Representative Pramila Jayapal "outraged by Trump administration’s plan to denaturalise American citizens by the hundreds every single month."

World , Published 26 Dec, 2025 12:55pm

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KP CM Afridi leads PTI rally at Lahore’s Liberty Chowk

CM welcomed by Punjab information minister but warned against property damage; markets shuttered in Gulberg area.

, Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:17am

KP CM Afridi leads PTI rally at Lahore’s Liberty Chowk

Government borrowing reverses course

Govt’s borrowing from banks in first half of FY26 marks sharp reversal from last year’s pattern, with Rs672bn raised against net debt retirement during same period of FY25.

Newspaper , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:47am

PIA’s privatisation

It shows how politically and economically fraught privatisation of SOEs, especially entities like PIA and Pakistan Steel Mills, has been.

Newspaper , Updated 25 Dec, 2025 09:01am

High court judges likely to be reshuffled soon

Insiders say JCP will convene series of meetings next month; transfers have already been discussed informally among high court chief justices on sidelines of NJPMC moot.

Newspaper , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:35am

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‘Protest or parley?’: PTI grows weary of mixed signals

Punjab leadership says situation would have been different had "mature politicians" met Imran in jail; opposition alliance urges govt to create ‘favourable environment’ for talks, pins hopes on Nawaz.

Newspaper , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:33pm

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Tajikistan says 5 killed in armed clash on border with Afghanistan

Two Tajik border officers among those killed, according to state media; Afghanistan yet to comment on incident.

World , Published 26 Dec, 2025 12:29pm

Tajikistan says 5 killed in armed clash on border with Afghanistan

‘Failed’ economic model

The staggering number of talented individuals leaving Pakistan would trouble any serious policymaker.

Newspaper , Updated 27 Dec, 2025 09:03am

US launches Christmas Day strikes on IS targets in Nigeria

US Department of Defence's US Africa Command says “multiple ISIS terrorists” killed in attack in Sokoto state, conducted at Nigerian authorities' request.

World , Updated 26 Dec, 2025 06:21pm

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