Friday, December 26th, 2025
Literary trust and fans offer fateha at Poet Parveen Shakir grave in Islamabad
Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, DEC 26 /DNA/ – Poets, writers, former colleagues and members of the Parveen Shakir Trust (PST) under leadership of Chairperson of the trust Mrs Parveen Qadir Agha observed on Friday (Dec 26, 2025) 31st death anniversary of their dear colleague and Pakistan’s prominent poet Parveen Shakir who breathed her last on Dec 26, 1994 in a car accident. They gathered at her grave to offer ‘Fateha’ and pay respects to the departed poet.A contingent of the Pakistan Customs led by Assistant Collector (AC) Shazra Saeed also joinedRead More
Malaysia court finds ex-PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial
Najib has been charged with four counts of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering News Desk KUALA LUMPUR: Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could have significant political repercussions. The judge had yet to deliver the full verdict and sentencing. Malaysia and US investigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund Najib co-founded in 2009 while in office. MoreRead More
KP CM Sohail Afridi reaches Lahore to partake in political activities
LAHORE, DEC 26: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi arrived in Lahore on Friday for a three-day visit, during which he is expected to hold a series of political meetings. The KP chief minister, accompanied by a delegation, entered the city after crossing the Ravi Toll Plaza, marking his formal entry into the provincial capital. He is scheduled to visit the Punjab Assembly and meet the party’s parliamentary members in the province. Meanwhile, sources said that the Punjab Assembly secretariat has approved CM Afridi and his delegation’s entry intoRead More
Pakistan demarches UK over threats to Field Marshal at PTI protest in Bradford
ISLAMABAD, DEC 26: The Foreign Office said on Friday it had issued a demarche to the United Kingdom’s envoy in Islamabad over threats made against Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir during a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest outside the Pakistani consulate in Bradford. FO spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi, confirming Geo News’ report, said UK Acting Head of Mission Matt Cannell was handed the demarche — a protest registered through diplomatic channels — over the former ruling party’s event abroad. In a video uploaded by the “UKPTIOFFICIAL” account,Read More
Pakistan rolls out red carpet for UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
RAWALPINDI, DEC 26: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, accompanied by a high-level delegation, arrived in Islamabad on Friday on an official visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The UAE president was received by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir along with a number of ministers and senior officials upon his arrival at Nur Khan airbase. As the president’s aircraft entered Pakistani airspace, it was escorted by a formationRead More
14 injured in Japan after stabbing, liquid spray attack: emergency official
TOKYO, DEC 26: Fourteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, an emergency services official said on Friday. “Fourteen people are subject to transportation by emergency services,” Tomoharu Sugiyama, a firefighting department official in the city of Mishima, in Shizuoka region, told AFP. He said a call was received at about 4.30 pm (0730 GMT) from a nearby rubber factory saying “five or six people were stabbed by someone” and that a “spray-like liquid” had alsoRead More