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Amid challenges, Christmas celebrations highlight hope, constitutional promises for Pakistan’s Christians
The Rev. Nadeem Kamran, Bishop of the Lahore Diocese, addresses the first government-sponsored Christmas rally organized by the Punjab provincial government in Lahore on Dec. 14, 2025. -
World Vision reports severe drought, flooding, and food shortages in Middle East and Afghanistan
BIBLICAL accounts of families crossing lands to escape food shortages found contemporary echoes in 2025, with hundreds of thousands of people in the Middle East and Afghanistan displaced by drought and hunger, World Vision reports.
Iraq is…
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Pakistan initiates comprehensive reforms in public sector accounting system – RADIO PAKISTAN
- Pakistan initiates comprehensive reforms in public sector accounting system RADIO PAKISTAN
- Pakistan initiates transition to accrual-based accounting Business Recorder
- FinMin Aurangzeb inaugurates data analytics centre to boost audit…
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2025 marks decisive reset in Pakistan-US ties: Washington Times
Paper says Trump drops “India First,” elevates Pakistan after May conflict reshapes Washington’s South Asia strategy
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meet US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington…
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Luxembourg government spent almost €3m on flights last year
Luxembourg government ministries and officials spent almost €3 million on air travel last year, according to figures released on Friday, with spending highest in the foreign affairs, finance and economy ministries.
The state spent around €2.89…
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PTI protests against 17-Year sentence to Imran Khan in Toshakhana
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers are holding rallies in various parts of the country, in protest against the court’s verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for 17 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana-II…
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Punjab Announces Another Holiday After 25 December
The Punjab government has announced public holidays on December 25 and 26 to mark Quaid-e-Azam Day and Boxing Day, respectively, according to an official notification reported by 24NewsHD.
December 25 will be observed as a province-wide public…
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Winter Holidays 2025-26 for Punjab Colleges, Universities announced
The Punjab government has announced winter holidays for public and private sector colleges and higher educational institutions from Tuesday, December 23.
According to a notification issued by the Higher Education Department (HED) on Monday,…
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Pakistan’s 660MW coal plant shows overcapacity: IEEFA
Pakistan’s 660MW Jamshoro coal-fired power plant has been operating at 6pc capacity since its commissioning in May, underscoring weak electricity demand and broader structural challenges in the country’s power sector, according to think tank the…
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Pakistan rolls out 24/7 digital monitoring system to speed up passport processing
A representational image of the Pakistani passport. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) has launched a Digital Integrated Dashboard to monitor passport applications,…
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