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Privatised – at last

The agonising ordeal of offloading PIA is finally at an end, as a consortium led by business tycoon Arif Habib has secured a 75% stake for Rs135 billion, after a protracted bidding war with another interested party. After haemorrhaging billions for decades as a state-owned enterprise due to mismanagement and political interference, the national flag […]

Pakistan

TTAP agrees to dialogue with government, calls for new charter

Says dialogue can only move forward on the basis of legitimate demands and constitutional principles Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan leaders are seen at a meeting chaired by coalition head Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. SCREENGRAB Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) has agreed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for dialogue with the government, while urging the […]

Pakistan

Sindh launches digital system to track medicines, prevent illegal sales in public hospitals

Sindh Health Minister Dr Pechuho says an MoU has been signed with NADRA to allow online registration of home births KARACHI: The Sindh government has started digitising medicines in public hospitals to prevent their illegal sale, with the digital system already launched at Civil Hospital Karachi to enable effective tracking, said Sindh Health Minister Dr […]

World

Zelensky says new 20-point plan could freeze front line, create demilitarised zones

Zelensky concedes some points in plan he dislikes as Kyiv moves away from US-backed peace proposal with Russia This handout photograph taken on December 23, 2025 and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office on December 24, 2025 shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with journalists in Kyiv. Photo: AFP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky […]

News Story Sports

Salford rugby league: Ryan Brierley returns as new chief executive of phoenix club | Rugby League News

Ryan Brierley has returned to Salford as the phoenix club’s new chief executive. Former club captain Brierley was sold to Oldham as Salford Red Devils desperately tried to raise funds throughout their ill-fated 2025 campaign. The 33-year-old lifelong Salford supporter has brought his playing career at Oldham to an end to step into the role […]

Pakistan

UN expert flags ‘serious risk’ to Bushra Bibi’s well-being

UN Special Rapporteur says conditions fall far below minimum international standards Former first lady Bushra Bibi. PHOTO: FILE A United Nations expert has warned that the condition of Bushra Bibi Khan, the wife of former prime minister Imran Khan, who is under detention, could pose a serious risk to her physical and mental well-being, urging […]