Pakistan

KARACHI: Pakistan has granted permission to Biman Bangladesh Airlines to operate direct flights, ARY News reported on Friday, citing well-informed sources. According to sources within the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan, approval has been given for direct flights between Dhaka and Karachi.  Following formal government clearance, the Director General of the CAA authorised the commencement of these direct operations….

Democrat Zohran Mamdani became New York City’s mayor on Thursday, vowing during a public swearing-in ceremony on the steps of City Hall to enact an aggressive agenda aimed at making the nation’s largest city more affordable for working people. Mamdani, a member of his party’s left-wing democratic socialist faction, was elected last November in a prominent victory that could influence…

GAMBIA: گیمبیا کے شمال مغربی علاقے میں ایک کشتی کے الٹنے کے نتیجے میں سات افراد کی لاشیں برآمد اور 96 افراد کو زندہ بچا لیا گیا، جو ممکنہ طور پر 200 سے زائد تارکین وطن لے کر جا رہی تھی۔ گیمبیا کے محکمہ دفاع کے مطابق لاپتہ افراد کی تلاشی اور بازیابی کا عمل ابھی بھی جاری ہے۔ یہ واقعہ…

کراچی: شہر قائد میں سرجانی ٹاؤن پولیس نے کنیز فاطمہ سوسائٹی کے قریب ایک مبینہ پولیس مقابلے کے دوران ایک ڈاکو کو زخمی حالت میں گرفتار کر لیا۔ پولیس کے مطابق زخمی ملزم کو عباسی شہید اسپتال منتقل کیا گیا، جہاں اس کی شناخت محمد ناصر کے نام سے کی گئی۔ گرفتار ملزم سے ایک پستول، موبائل فون، کیش رقم…

KUWAIT CITY: By the end of 2025, the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT) had permanently or temporarily barred a total of 11 companies from participating in public tenders and removed them from the official register. The companies operate in various sectors, including engineering, contracting, general trading, and food supplies. The penalties were imposed in accordance with applicable laws and…

سالِ نو کا پہلا سُپر مون جلد ہی نمودار ہونے والا ہے۔ جنوری کی تیسری تاریخ کو پورا چاند طلوع ہوگا اور آسمان پر غیرمعمولی طور پر بڑا دکھائی دے گا۔ یہ گزشتہ مہینوں میں نظر آنے والے سپر مونز کے سلسلے کا آخری چاند ہوگا، جس کا آغاز گزشتہ اکتوبر میں ہوا تھا۔ سائنس دانوں کے مطابق سپر مون…

Shares of Indian tobacco companies slumped on Thursday after the government imposed a new tax on cigarettes, making them costlier for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world’s most populous country. ITC (ITC.NS) maker of Gold Flake and the market leader, fell 9.2%, while Godfrey Phillips India (GDFR.NS), opens new tab, the distributor of Marlboro in the country, tanked…

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea said on Thursday it had received an order levying a penalty of 6.38 billion rupees (nearly $71 million), for alleged “short payment” of taxes. The order, issued by a goods and services tax authority, comes a day after the Indian government granted the debt-saddled firm a partial moratorium on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, disappointing…

In 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) navigated a tumultuous landscape marked by institutional adoption, regulatory shifts, and macroeconomic pressures. While the cryptocurrency industry celebrated wins like record ETF inflows and increased mainstream integration, Bitcoin’s price told a story of volatility and overall decline in many currencies. Ending the year on a flat to negative note, BTC’s performance varied significantly across major world…

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday registered a case regarding the illegal occupation of the Cotton Exchange Building located on Karachi’s I.I. Chundrigar Road, ARY News reported. Meanwhile, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab has written to the FIA requesting that the building be handed over to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). In response, the Director of the FIA Karachi…