Pakistan for Monday, December 29, 2025

• Karachi-Dhaka direct flights likely to start in January
• Punjab govt notifies Lahore’s biggest festival
• Netanyahu meets Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran
• Eight-year-old dies in Karachi’s Korangi after falling into uncovered manhole
• Bangladesh’s Gen-Z party faces revolt over religious alliance, risking its future
• 'Drone attack' on Putin residence puts peace in peril
• Major martyred while leading IBO in Bajaur
• Imran, Bibi challenge Toshakhana-II conviction
• Afridi writes to Maryam over 'hostile treatment'
• Faiz Hameed files appeal against military court sentence
• Senate panel urges faster FPSC recruitment
• Weaponisation of water not acceptable: Sherry
• Road closures feared amid snowfall forecast in northern areas
• PTI plans policy of ‘resistance and talks’
• Pakistan expresses concern over minority persecution in India
• NA Secretariat seeks details on Omar Ayub
• Dar reaffirms Pak support for China
• SC gets tough on obscene online content
• PTI halts candidate nominations for Islamabad LG polls
• Major martyred, 5 terrorists killed during IBO in KP’s Bajaur: ISPR
• Trump, Netanyahu meet in Florida to discuss Gaza, Iran
• Meat-loving Argentines shun beef as inflation bites
• 3 Turkish police, six IS militants killed
• Hamas says Israel killed spokesman in August
• Somali president to visit Turkey
• US pledges $2b for UN
• Thai army accuses Cambodia of truce breach
• BLA’s suicide plot foiled, minor rescued
• Hyderabad police step up security for New Year celebrations
• Government cancels wheat orders
• Rajab Butt assaulted by lawyers
• Eighth International ICT Conference kicks off at Mehran University
• Concerns over drugs, corruption in open court
• Tailor brutally attacked, thrown into drain
• Hamas confirms death of spokesman Abu Obeida, says he was killed by Israel in August
• Businessmen asked to invest in maritime zone
• Textile exports may fall in 2026
• Oil prices rise as tensions flare in Yemen
• CCP reviews competition in insurance, gold sectors
• Industry against pricing 5G in dollars
• India claims $30b from Reliance, BP
• PSX beats property, dollar
• PCBF opens Hangzhou sub-branch
• PM to review comprehensive SME plan
• Record Rs2tr raised via Sukuk in 2025
• Karachi-Dhaka flights likely from January, says Pakistan’s high commissioner
• Helmet exemption for Sikhs yet to be notified
• LAC honours legacy of iconic Urdu scholar
• PMA criticises tax ‘intrusion’
• Treasury, opp lock horns over K-P CM’s visit
• Report on ruckus during Afridi's assembly visit ready
• 76k drug suspects held in year
• Couple dies after sudden illness in Faisalabad
• Road safety drive launched
• Rahim Yar Khan faces 20-day canal shutdown
• Depalpur issues security plan for New Year’s night
• In letter to Maryam, KP CM expresses ‘deep concern’ over treatment meted out to him in Punjab
• Illegal massage centre busted in Sector F-7
• Restrictions cloud festive celebrations in Murree
• PTI founder Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi challenge Toshakhana 2 verdict in IHC
• Lahore DC gives formal go-ahead for 3-day Basant celebrations
• DPM Dar assures Sanjrani full support to achieve people centric development in Balochistan
• Police official martyred as terrorists open fire on vehicle in KP’s Lakki Marwat
• NA Secretariat writes fourth letter to opposition chief whip seeking details of cases involving Omar Ayub
• M-Tag deadline in 2 days: 1,379 vehicles registered in one day
• Bilawal credits 18th Amendment for improved health sector in Sindh
• Gold prices fall sharply in Pakistan amid global decline
• 17th Mir Punjabi Mela celebrates legacy of Ali Arshad Mir and Punjab’s cultural spirit
• LHC judge hears PTI-backed MPAs’ pleas against property protection law, says matter ‘should not be politicised’
• Bukhari urges PTI to stay within constitutional limits
• Appeal filed against ex-spymaster Faiz Hameed’s conviction by military court: lawyer
• Dense fog forces closure of key motorway sections in Punjab
• Senate Chairman Gilani urges nation to follow Quaid-e-Azam’s vision
• FBR suspends six officials for skipping sugar mill monitoring duties
• Westerly wave to hit Pakistan with rain, snow from Dec 30
• Pakistan urges action over violence against minorities in India
• Speaker says law enforcement agencies to probe chaos during KP CM’s visit to Punjab Assembly
• LHC halts DCs’ eviction orders under Punjab property law
• Pakistan expresses concern over persecution of minorities in India following reports of vandalism marring Christmas festivities
• Sherry Rehman warns against India’s ‘weaponisation of water’
• NDMA tells authorities to ensure preparedness ahead of expected cold wave
• YouTuber Rajab Butt physically assaulted at sessions court in Karachi
• ‘Weaponisation of water neither sane nor acceptable,’ Sherry says after India approves hydel project on Chenab
• Shaheen Chowk Underpass to open for traffic by Dec 31
• Bondi Beach attack hero says wanted to protect ‘innocent people’
• 2025 marks pivotal year for Pakistan’s international diplomacy
• China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy
• NCCIA issues New Year alert over online scams
• Mir Sarfraz Bugti named chief of Bugti tribes
• Kundi says KP security situation has ‘deteriorated significantly’
• PTI will use protests to push govt for talks: Afridi
• Muttahida groups in war of words over Dr Imran Farooq’s murder