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♦ Finance Minister briefs IMF team on economic reforms on 2nd day of talks: Muhammad Aurangzeb also informs visitors of economic reforms

♦ Nawaz Sharif nods to inclusion of 12 new ministers in Punjab Cabinet

♦ LHC seeks report over 'misuse' of national kitty by CM Maryam: Justice Farooq Haider directs Punjab Chief Secretary to submit report in two weeks: Female petitioner alleges CM violates SC orders by using exchequer for personal protection:

♦ Sindh govt orders seizure of Customs 'legalised' tampered vehicles: Excise Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla accuses Customs officers of engaging in illegal activities of legalising tampered vehicles: Customs officers also assaulted Excise personnel

♦ Court rejects bail pleas of 22 PTI workers in Nov 26 protest case

♦ LHC CJ approves appointment of 33 new civil judges

♦ ECP has failed to discharge its duties, alleges Barrister Gohar: Akbar S. Babar accuses PTI of being involved in illegal activities; Member ECP says PTI’s intra-party polls are ‘controversial’

♦ Terrorists torch Iran-bound LPG tankers, police van on Gwadar Highway: Gunmen also storms police checkpoint near Makola area between Pasni and Ormara and loot

♦ 200 passengers stuck at Islamabad Airport after AirBlue flight delayed

♦ Lahore Board’s annual matric exams begin

♦ Punjab IGP gives house worth Rs13.5m to martyred cop’s family

♦ Persistent snowfall closes educational institutions in AJK cities, Abbottabad, Galyat  

♦ 8-hour operation douses fire at Food Panda warehouse in Karachi

♦ Train derails at Wazirabad Railway Station

♦ Arab leaders gather to hash out alternative to Trump's Gaza plan

♦ Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after Zelensky clash

♦ Trump says Canada and Mexico cannot avert tariffs, hikes China levy