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Pakistan, Indonesia set to discuss defense, investments as President Prabowo arrives in Islamabad

  • Indonesian leader lands in Pakistan on first presidential visit since 2018
  • Delegation-level talks, MoUs, high-level meetings scheduled in Islamabad
video By Waseem Abbasi ·

Pakistan police arrest 12 suspected militants in operations across Punjab

  • CTD says suspects linked to RAW were planning attacks on sensitive sites and worship places
  • Raids in Lahore, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur yielded explosives, IEDs, detonators, weapons
By Hasaan Ali Khan ·

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Santas on camels lead Christmas rally in Pakistani capital 

  • Hundreds join year-end procession in the capital, chanting and marching in festive dress
  • Christians make up only 1.37% of Pakistan’s population, according to the 2023 census
By AFP ·

IMF Executive Board to review $1.2 billion loan disbursement for Pakistan today

  • Pakistan, IMF reached a Staff-Level Agreement in October for second review of $7 billion Extended Fund, climate fund program
  • Economists view IMF bailout packages as essential for cash-strapped Pakistan grappling with a prolonged macroeconomic crisis
By Shahjahan Khurram ·

Najran farmers find sugarcane cultivation viable, promising lucrative economic returns

  • Mountain regions in Najran have a temperate climate and abundant water resources, suitable for sugarcane production
By Arab News ·

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Syria’s Sharaa calls for united efforts to rebuild a year after Assad’s ouster

  • Sharaa’s Islamist-led alliance launched a lightning offensive in late November last year, taking the capital Damascus on December 8
By AFP ·

Global leaders commit $1.9 billion to eradicate polio amid funding cuts

  • Budget of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is expected to take a 30 percent cut in 2026
By Reuters ·

Accelerating growth boosts investor confidence

  • Startups attract fresh capital to scale AI, health tech, and infrastructure
By Nour El-Shaeri ·

Rooney says Salah ‘destroying his Liverpool legacy’

  • The Egypt forward said on Saturday he felt like he had been ‘thrown under the bus’ by Liverpool
  • He was left on the bench for the third consecutive game in a 3-3 draw at Leeds and not even introduced as a substitute
By AFP ·