Web archive - December 25, 2025

World

Bangladesh opposition leader Tarique Rahman returns from exile after 17 years

Huge crowds lined Dhaka airport route, waving flags and chanting as BNP leaders welcomed Rahman

World

Disinformation watchdog chief sues Trump administration over US entry ban

Imran Ahmed of CCDH was among five Europeans denied US visas over tech regulation roles

Pakistan

K-P hospitals overwhelmed amid seasonal influenza surge

Health department sends suspected H3N2 'super flu' samples to Islamabad as pediatric wards face severe overcrowding

Pakistan

PTI seeks extension in nomination papers deadline for Islamabad LG polls

Request follows Islamabad declaring a public holiday on Dec 26 ahead of UAE President’s visit

Pakistan

Fauji Fertilizer board approves joining Arif Habib-led consortium

Decision to become part of new PIA managemnt was made at a meeting held on Wednesday

World

Tajikistan calls on Afghanistan to apologize after border clash kills five

Three crossed into Tajikistan’s Khatlon region, resisted border guards, and planned an armed attack

Pakistan

Achakzai, Senator Nasir Abbas given mandate for talks, protest: K-P CM

PTI leader Asad Qaiser calls for observing 'Black Day' on February 8

World

Coastguard rescue 52 migrants off Greece, boy missing

UN says over 16,770 asylum seekers have arrived on Crete this year, highest in the Aegean Sea

Pakistan

34 arrested, including 15 foreigners, in Karachi cyber fraud crackdown

More than 10,000 foreign SIM cards, six illegal gateway exchange setups recovered from suspects

Technology

China says 700 generative AI models filed as tech breakthroughs accelerate

CAC says HarmonyOS devices topped 1.19 billion in 2021-25 as embodied AI moves toward industry.