Pakistan for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

• Dhaka handshake chips at the freeze
• PM rolls out governance reforms under IMF lens
• Shehbaz, MBS reaffirm strong bilateral ties
• FO voices concern over Yemen violence
• Iranian envoy underlines importance of strengthening bilateral ties
• FDE Quality Education and Innovation Roadmap launched
• Pakistan’s investment environment, economic developments highlighted
• 204 govt services go online as E-Biz Portal expands
• Aleem Khan extends New Year greetings, reaffirms resolve for unity & peace
• Petrol price slashed by Rs10.28/litre
• NA speaker’s Dhaka visit sees rare Pak-India contact
• Any violation of territorial integrity to be met with decisive response: CDF
• Pakistan expresses solidarity with KSA, concerned over renewed violence in Yemen
• PM Shehbaz, MBS stress peace through dialogue, diplomacy
• Basant to be celebrated only in Lahore; no plans for festival in rest of Punjab: home department
• FBR misses tax target by Rs330b
• Power tariff likely to be cut by Rs0.72
• Wheat sowing in full swing
• Gold soars Rs184,000/tola in 2025
• SBP unveils Financial Inclusion Index
• Climate shocks agriculture
• Govt to set up Vaccine Fund
• PTCL-backed MergeCo eyes 5G rollout
• PSX ends historic year with modest fall
• New seaports planned to boost economy
• Petrol price slashed by Rs10.28, diesel by Rs8.57 for next fortnight
• PTCL completes acquisition of 100pc issued share capital of Telenor Pakistan and Orion Towers
• PM Shehbaz, Saudi Crown Prince discuss regional developments, stress peace through dialogue
• PTI finalises visitors’ list for New Year Jail meeting with party founder
• Framing the future
• The year Pakistan stopped waiting for recognition
• Asim hails his 'best and toughest year'
• Grace under pressure
• Paramount's mega-bid hits a wall at Warner Bros
• Performers cancel concerts over renaming of Kennedy center
• 'Ocean's 14' brings back original crew for ageing heist
• National leadership call for unity in 2026
• NADRA starts facial recognition verification
• CPNE unveils damning media freedom report
• JCP meets to shape judge appointments
• Dar to visit China for strategic talks
• Iran envoy calls for stronger ties
• IHC orders inquiry into 'forcible offloading'
• Treasury flags federal posting crisis
• Justice must be accessible in practice, not just in principle: CJP
• Will PTI get political space in 2026?
• In pictures: The most stunning fireworks from New Year’s Eve
• World begins to bid goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plunges
• PM Shehbaz stresses need for unity, harmony in Ummah during phone call with Saudi crown prince
• Port city welcomes rare chill
• Double-deckers roll out
• Metropolis treated as priority of govt: CM
• KWSC claims major gains despite challenges
• First winter shower brings cold snap to Hyd
• Over 12,000 children miss polio drops in 2025's final campaign
• SAU develops berry plant for saline soil
• North teases Lahoris with snow forecast
• Wagah silently pays for idiomatic chill
• 14 killed, 29 injured in Jhang road crash
• 'Community engagement to boost conservation'
• Philanthropist-funded neonatal unit lies idle at Nishtar
• Swindlers loot citizens
• Murders down by 28% in Vehari; claim police
• Man dies in house fire
• Split Basant policy sparks confusion
• Gentle rain ushers Islamabad into 2026
• Grand celebrations for ZAB's birthday
• School sealed for skipping holidays
• Why losing friends hurts in early adulthood
• Sindh govt appoints Karachi police chief Javed Akhtar Odho as acting IGP Sindh
• Pakistan expresses ‘complete solidarity’ with Saudi Arabia, reiterates support for ‘territorial integrity’ of Yemen
• CDF Munir warns of ‘firm and decisive’ response if Pakistan’s territorial integrity is violated
• N-25 highway to be completed in two years: Aleem Khan
• Traffic police issues New Year’s Eve plan for Karachi
• CUVAS Bahawalpur students observe Army firepower in educational field visit
• NA Speaker Sadiq, Indian FM Jaishankar shake hands in Dhaka in first high-level contact since May conflict
• Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral
• Double-decker buses introduced in Karachi, to be available to the public from tomorrow
• Aseefa Bhutto urges responsible New Year celebrations
• Karachi police, NCCIA issue alerts ahead of New Year
• Majority of Pakistanis optimistic about 2026: Gallup survey
• Snowy peaks and Silk Road secrets: a winter journey through Uzbekistan
• Dar to visit Beijing for strategic dialogue scheduled for Jan 4
• NA speaker offers condolences on Khaleda Zia’s death in Dhaka
• In tit-for-tat move, Mali and Burkina say they are restricting entry for US nationals
• Rules amended to legally recognise facial, iris scans as biometric identities
• Nadra introduces facial recognition for biometric verification
• Cold wave to intensify in Karachi from Jan 4-5: PMD
• Dense fog causes poor visibility, motorways closure in Punjab
• Lawyers booked for ‘assaulting SHO’ after case registered against roughing up of YouTuber Rajab Butt in Karachi
• First winter rain drenches parts of Karachi
• Decline in polio cases in Pakistan during 2025 even as 800,000 children missed in year’s last campaign
• Interior minister announces major welfare initiatives for police
• PTA warns against sharing illegal content on social media
• Doctors Without Borders expects to be barred from Gaza after missing Israel’s deadline for relief agencies
• Islamabad traffic plan issued for New Year’s Eve
• Connection between BRT Orange and Green lines inaugurated in Karachi
• Afghans returning from Iran, Pakistan face different challenges: UN report
• Govt launches first bond for skill development
• JCP likely to meet on 12th to confirm IHC judges
• Pakistan to enter 2026 as fifth-most populous country