Arif Habib Corporation Limited (AHCL) confirmed that a consortium led by it has emerged as the highest-ranked bidder in the privatisation process of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL), after submitting a bid of Rs135 billion for the step-wise acquisition of a 75 % equity stake. (Source)

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The flood disaster on the island of Sumatra has claimed 1,071 lives as of December 19, according to Abdul Muhari, Head of the Center for Disaster Data, Information, and Communication at Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). In disasters, women and children often become double victims due to structural vulnerabilities, including the neglect of women’s reproductive health needs.

Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar strongly condemned the incident in which Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulled down the hijab of a Muslim woman Nusrat Parveen at a government event, calling it 'extremely disturbing'. Dar described the incident as shameful, saying it highlighted the urgent need to safeguard minority rights and curb the rising tide of Islamophobia. [Tribune]