Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025
Royal Bahrain naval chief meets Pakistani counterpart
ISLAMABAD, DEC 23 /DNA/ – Commander of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force, Rear Admiral Ahmed Mohamed Ebrahim Al Bin Ali, visited Naval Headquarters, Islamabad and called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf. Upon arrival, the dignitary was received by the CNS. A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Navy presented Guard of Honour to Commander of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force. Later, the dignitary laid floral wreath at Shuhada Monument to pay homage to the martyrs of Pakistan Navy. He was then introduced to the Principal StaffRead More
CDA auctions Islamabad plots worth Rs14.8bn in two days
ISLAMABAD, DEC 23 /DNA/ – The auction process for residential and commercial plots in the Federal Capital, Islamabad, organized by the Capital Development Authority (CDA), continued on the second day at the Jinnah Convention Centre. A total of PKR 14.809 billion worth of plots have been auctioned in the first two days of the auction. The process is being supervised by the Chairman of the Auction Committee, Member Finance Tahir Naeem, and the members of the Auction Committee. According to details, on the second day of the public auction, PlotRead More
PIA privatisation: Arif Habib consortium wins bid with Rs135bn offer
ISLAMABAD, DEC 23: The Arif Habib Corporation Limited–led consortium acquired a majority stake in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with the highest bid of Rs135 billion for the privatisation process of the national flag carrier. Arif Habib raisd its bid from Rs135 billion to Rs121 billion after the Lucky Cement Limited–led consortium increased its earlier bid of Rs101.5 billion to Rs134 billion in the second round of the open-bidding. The first round saw a Privatisation Commission official opening the bids in the country’s second televised attempt to privatise the national airliner.Read More
Field Marshal Asim Munir outlines Pak’s complex, multi-domain security challenges
RAWALPINDI, DEC 23 /DNA/ – Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, COAS & CDF, visited the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad today, where he was briefed by panel of civil and military participants of ongoing National Security and War Course on their academic perspective about challenges to national security and imperatives for overcoming them. In his interaction, the Field Marshal outlined the complex and evolving global, regional and internal security environment, emphasizing that the country faces broad and persistent challenges. He noted that these challenges span conventional, sub-conventional,Read More
Governor condemns attack on police mobile in Karak
The Governor expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of precious lives and paid rich tribute to the martyred police officials, acknowledging their sacrifices for the protection of public life and property. Governor Faisal Karim Kundi termed the attack as a highly condemnable, inhuman and cowardly act, saying that those who target law enforcement personnel performing their duty deserve no leniency. He emphasized that police personnel are on the frontline in maintaining peace and security, and attacks on them are attacks on peace itself. The Governor further stated thatRead More
Japanese ambassador opens new eye surgery centre in Havelian
ISLAMABAD, DEC 23: /DNA/ – Akamatsu Shuichi, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on Tuesday, 23rd December 2025, inaugurated a project for the construction of eyecare facility in Tehsil Havelian, District Abbottabad. The project was implemented by Lok Sudhar Association, a non-governmental organization working to improve the essential eyecare services for underserved communities in Havelian. The Government of Japan, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Program, had provided financial assistance of 51,407 USD which was allocated in 2024 for the construction for eyecare facility and provision ofRead More

