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Pakistan

Two Pakistan soldiers killed guarding Qatari hunting trip

QUETTA: Two Pakistan paramilitary soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb on Wednesday as they guarded members of...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:05pm

Europe

Russia says cargo ship blast was ‘terrorist attack’

MOSCOW: A “terrorist act” sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:38pm

South Asia

Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman claims

Islamabad accuses Kabul's Taliban authorities of harboring militant fighters, allowing them to strike on Pakistani soil with impunity

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:14pm

Pakistan

NDMA dispatches emergency medical supplies, evacuates patients from Parachinar

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday it had launched an emergency relief operation to...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

Pakistan

PM, President pay tribute as nation celebrates Quaid-e-Azam’s 148th birthday

Both leaders extend felicitations to Christians on Christmas Day

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

Middle East

Syria rescuers, activist say site outside Damascus believed to be mass grave

DAMASCUS: A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

Middle East

At least 8 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank refugee camp

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in raids on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:11pm

Sports

Babar, Abbas make it to Pakistan XI for first South Africa Test

Pakistan have included star batter Babar Azam and fast bowler Mohammad Abbas to their playing XI for the first Test...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:38pm

Stocks

Dubai hits over a decade high; Most Gulf equities end lower

Dubai’s benchmark share index jumped on Wednesday to its highest level in more than a decade, while most other...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 06:30pm

Middle East

Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:26pm

Middle East

Hamas says ‘new’ Israeli conditions delaying agreement on Gaza ceasefire

GAZA STRIP: Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of imposing “new conditions” that it said were delaying a ceasefire...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:21pm

PM Shehbaz says prosperity hinges upon protection of minorities’ rights

Published 25 Dec, 2024 05:30pm

Europe

Zelensky condemns Russian ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack on energy grid

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced an “inhumane” attack from Russia, which launched...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 04:59pm

World

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead

ASTANA: An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 04:35pm

Recorder headlines

Published 25 Dec, 2024 04:32pm

Pakistan

Security forces kill 13 terrorists in South Waziristan IBO: ISPR

Security forces killed 13 terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan district, the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 04:30pm

USA

Biden signs 50 bills into law, makes bald eagle the country’s official bird

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on Tuesday that include making the bald eagle the country’s...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:55pm

Life & Style

As India’s Bollywood shifts, stars and snappers click

MUMBAI: From riding pillion on zooming motorbikes to round-the-clock airport stakeouts, India’s celebrity-hunting...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 02:22pm

Right-sizing body presents suggestions

ISLAMABAD: A committee formed to oversee government’s right-sizing on Tuesday presented its recommendations to...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:03pm

Nepra refuses to treat cold storages as industrial consumers

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has refused to treat cold storages as industrial...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

Life & Style

Dutch discover rare 500-year old wooden shoe

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch are known worldwide for their wooden shoes, but the recent rare discovery of a 500-year-old one...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:25pm

Life & Style

Punters throng London’s historic Christmas meat auction

LONDON: Meat traders flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

Life & Style

Santa Claus global flight to deliver presents underway

Santa Claus took off early Christmas Eve aboard his reindeer-powered sleigh to deliver presents around the world....

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:14pm

Sports

Fire, M Gaston Gimenez agree to terminate contract

The Chicago Fire and midfielder Gaston Gimenez, who played for the club for the past five years, reached an...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:06pm

Mutual Funds

JGB yields inch down as reaction to BOJ governor’s comments muted

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields inched down on Wednesday as traders showed limited reaction to comments...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:12pm

Europe

Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas

LONDON: The Church of England’s second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:04pm

Business & Finance

IMF grants Egypt initial approval of $1.2bn fourth review

CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fourth...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:00pm

Foreign-funded power projects: Senate panel demands action against malpractice culprits

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, while expressing serious concerns over lack of...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:59am

Forex

Thai baht/US dollar little changed on Wednesday

BANGKOK: The Thai baht was little changed against the US dollar on Wednesday. By 0155 GMT, the baht was 0.15% higher...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:53am

Stocks

Japan’s Nikkei inches down, trading muted before Wall Street holiday

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average inched down on Wednesday as investors avoided active bets with Wall Street...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:51am

Forex

China’s yuan nears 13-month low in holiday-thinned trading

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan slipped and traded near a 13-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by broad...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am

Renewable energy: Projects get Nepra exemption

Authority amends its law to exempt renewable energy projects to be established by foreign countries under Inter Governmental Commercial Transactions (IGCT) Act, 2022

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am

Business & Finance

Bank of Korea plans to cut interest rates further next year

South Korea’s central bank said on Wednesday it plans to cut its benchmark interest rate further next year amid...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:48am

Real Estate

China to focus on stabilising housing market in 2025, housing regulator says

BEIJING: Efforts will continue in 2025 to stabilize and prevent further declines in China’s real estate market,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:47am

Asia

South Korea’s Yoon defies second agency summons over martial law

GWACHEON: South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:45am

Technology

China’s Xiaomi kicks off EV charging partnerships with Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng

BEIJING: Chinese upstart electric vehicle maker Xiaomi announced partnerships on Wednesday with local EV specialists...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:43am

Stocks

China stocks edge down, dragged by small-cap shares; HK market closed

SHANGHAI: China stocks edged down on Wednesday, dragged by small-cap shares, as thematic concept sectors pulled...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:41am

Business & Finance

Toyota global production down for 10th month despite rising sales

TOKYO: Toyota Motor’s global production decreased for a 10th straight month in November, the Japanese carmaker said...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:38am

Privatisation: CCoSOEs removes SRBC from strategic entities’ list

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) on Tuesday reiterated its decision to exclude...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:36am

Technology

SAIC says its EV brand IM Motors secures $1.3bn in Series B funding

BEIJING: China’s SAIC Motor said on Wednesday its EV brand IM Motors has completed a Series B fundraising round,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:36am

Sports

Brazilian midfielder Oscar returns to Sao Paulo

Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar will return to his former club Sao Paulo on a three-year contract, the Brazilian...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:31am

Asia

China, Japan foreign ministers meet in Beijing, seafood trade on agenda

BEIJING/TOKYO: Talks on seafood trade are expected to be on the agenda on Wednesday as Japan’s foreign minister...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:22am

Commodities

Dalian iron ore rangebound in thin trade, caution on China stimulus

BEIJING: Dalian iron ore futures consolidated in a tight range on Wednesday, as emerging hopes of more stimulus from...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:20am

Middle East

Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen, army says

CAIRO: Israel’s military intercepted a missile early on Wednesday that was launched from Yemen and crossed into...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:16am

Business & Finance

BOJ’s Ueda expects further progress in hitting price target next year

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank expects the economy to move closer to...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:04am

Business & Finance

Japan government to compile record $734bn budget for next fiscal year

TOKYO: Japan’s government plans to compile a record 115.5 trillion yen ($734.3 billion) budget for the fiscal year...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:01am

Business & Finance

Thai central bank announces bond issuance programme for 2025

BANGKOK: Thailand’s central bank on Wednesday announced a bond issuance programme for 2025, reducing the maximum...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:52am

Sports

Australia’s Head declared fit for Boxing Day Test v India

Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:48am

Europe

At least 3 people injured in Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv, mayor says

KYIV: At least three people were wounded in a massive Russian missile attack on Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:44am

Asia

Nippon Steel’s US Steel takeover plan has support in steelmaking areas, executive says

TOKYO: Japan’s Nippon Steel is seeing support for its proposal to acquire US Steel in the regions of the United...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:40am

Europe

Russian pipeline gas and LNG exports to Europe up 18-20% in 2024, Novak says

MOSCOW: Total exports of Russian gas to European countries in 2024 were 18-20% higher than last year, the Interfax...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:36am

World

Christmas fair promoter killed during celebration in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: The promoter of one of the largest Christmas fairs in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero was shot...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:33am

Quaid’s 148th birth anniversary today

LAHORE: The nation will celebrate the 148th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:38am

PM opens F-8 underpass

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated F-8 underpass, completed in record 42 days, to ease...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:36am

Appointment of judges: JCP announces updated regulations

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday announced its updated regulations about the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:29am

Aurangzeb throws light on people’s approach to tax obligations

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tuesday, disclosed that people are ready to pay more money (tax),...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:22am

US sanctions on 4 Pak entities unjustified: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the recent sanctions imposed by the US on four...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:18am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from December 24, 2024

Published 25 Dec, 2024 09:16am

Christmas: Maryam orders foolproof security across Punjab

LAHORE: “No lapse in the security of Christian brothers and sisters will be tolerated on Christmas Day,” said Chief...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:12am

Pakistan

ATC dismisses post-arrest bail of female TikToker

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday dismissed post-arrest bail of a woman TikToker Sara Khan who claimed to ...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 08:55am

Pakistan

SIC, too, challenges 26th amendment

ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) – a political party that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 08:54am

Supplements

The Quaid: A visionary leader

The 25th of December holds great significance for Pakistanis as it marks the birth anniversary of Muhammad Ali...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Supplements

Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

“We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Supplements

Honest and charismatic leadership of Jinnah

We are living in an age of paucity of honest leadership committed fully to the welfare of the common people. There...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Commodities

Gold prices fall sharply

KARACHI: Gold prices took a notable dip on Tuesday, mirroring a global slide as bullion rates edged closer to $2, ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:32am

Business & Finance

SOEs’ sell-off aimed at unburdening kitty: Aleem

ISLAMABAD. Federal Minister for Privatisation, Board of Investment and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan has said the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:31am

Energy

‘Power bureaucracy discouraging consumers of solar energy’

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:30am

Pakistan

3 Islamabad NA seats: ET postpones proceedings for indefinite period

ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal headed by a retired Lahore High Court (LHC) judge has postponed the proceedings...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:27am

Pakistan

May 9 violence: IK’s, others’ pleas seeking provision of CCTV footages rejected

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), hearing the General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case, on Tuesday, rejected...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:22am

Pakistan

Quaid-e-Azam Day, Christmas celebrations: ICT police finalise robust security plan

ISLAMABAD: The city police have devised a robust security plan to ensure strict security during Christmas and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:21am

Pakistan

NA Speaker pays tribute to Quaid-e-Azam

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq paid tribute to the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:19am

Pakistan

Winter vacation of IHC begins

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has commenced its two-week winter vacation, scheduled till January 8, ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:18am

Pakistan

IK will be released soon, ‘predicts’ Alvi

PESHAWAR: Former President and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday predicted that...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:17am

Pakistan

IK refuses to withdraw ‘civil disobedience’ call

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated ex-prime minister and founding chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:16am

Pakistan

JI to launch ‘farmers’ march’ today

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan has announced the launch of “Farmers’ March” starting from Mandi Bahauddin...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:14am

Pakistan

Disaster response centres: ADB recommends legislative framework, funding

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended to Pakistan for putting in place legislation, protocols...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:12am

Companies

Alibaba announces launch of trade assurance in country

ISLAMABAD: Alibaba. com, a leading global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, Tuesday announced the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:10am

Pakistan

Yet another polio case reported

ISLAMABAD: The country has registered the 65th wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2024, Pakistan Polio ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:08am

Pakistan

PHC seeks reply from ECP on Senate polls in KP

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to submit its...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:07am

Pakistan

Alhamra commemorates Quaid's birth anniversary

LAHORE: To honour the birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:06am

Pakistan

Ambassadors from present diplomatic credentials to President

ISLAMABAD: Ambassadors from Romania, Somalia, Nepal, Japan, and Bangladesh presented their diplomatic credentials to...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:05am

Energy

CCP highlights inefficiencies of state monopolies of Discos

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Tuesday highlighted the inefficiencies of state monopolies ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:49am

Agriculture and Allied

Crucial role of livestock in economy highlighted

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) Rana Tanveer Hussain highlighted the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:44am

Pakistan

Disqualification reference: ECP again asks PTI Senator to present arguments

ISLAMABAD: The electoral entity has once again asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Saifullah Abro to ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:43am

Pakistan

Inclusion of Sanam Javed name in PCL: LHC upholds registrar office objection, dismisses plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sustained an objection raised by the registrar office on the petition by ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:41am

Pakistan

Muzaffarabad motorway plan progress reviewed

ISLAMABAD: The 4th meeting of the Kashmir Committee was held under the chairmanship of Rana Qasim Noon, here on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:39am

Pakistan

NA Speaker congratulates Christian community

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq extended warm felicitation to the Christian community on the eve of...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:35am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to defuse prevailing tension

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to defuse prevailing tension, strengthen bilateral relations and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Pakistan

PFA continues operation against food outlets

LAHORE: In a recent operation against food hazards, the Punjab Food Authority disposed of over 1,000kg of diseased...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:31am

Industry

Pak-US trade volume crosses $7bn mark in 2023: FPCCI

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that U.S. is one of the few countries in the world with...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:29am

Letters

Modi wielding cricket as political weapon

It is heartening to note that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally announced the official fixtures ...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 07:23am

Opinion

The Dhaka debacle

The dismemberment of Pakistan on December 16, 1971, remains one of the most painful episodes in our chequered...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:20am

Editorials

Little chance for climate diplomacy

EDITORIAL: Hope that similar environmental and climate challenges might force rare Pak-India interaction and...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 07:13am

Opinion

Do new year resolves work?

Oh really, absolutely, frankly and actually. Well!!! These are some exclamations expressed about forming new year...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:10am

Editorials

Hybrid model

EDITORIAL: It’s no surprise that India was able to pull its weight and influence on the ICC (International Cricket...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 07:01am

Business & Finance

Wheat programme: Syngenta partners with Sindh govt

KARACHI: Syngenta Pakistan has partnered with the Sindh Government to launch a free herbicide initiative to enhance...