♦ Shaista Pervaiz Malik of PML-N takes lead in NA-133; Full coverage of NA-133 from the first vote to the count, exclusively on 24NewsHD TV channel

♦ Steering Committee prepares agenda for PDM summit meeting; agrees on a long march, resignations to send govt home

♦ Opposition intensifies line-up against Sindh Local Bodies Act; MQM Pakistan delegation meets PML-N leaders

♦ Six more arrested as Lankan manager’s wife pleads for justice; police say 124 so far arrested over lynching case; the body of Priyantha Diyawadana Kumara shifted to Lahore

♦ PM Imran Khan announces award (Tamgha-e-Shujaat) for Malik Adnan who tried to save Sri Lankan Manager Priyantha Diyawadana

♦ Fawad Chaudhry has said the entire nation bowed its head in shame over the Sialkot tragedy

♦ Indian security forces shot dead 14 civilians in Nagaland

♦ OGRA will take up the plea filed by Sui Southern Gas tomorrow

♦ Gas crisis intensifies in Karachi; gas missing in Lyari for a month

♦ The colours of Sindhi culture were scattered everywhere; traditional dance to cultural songs by children and adults

♦ In connection with the Sindhi Culture Day, a car rally held in Islamabad

♦ Mercury drops as several upper areas of the country receive rain

♦ Rain disrupts the second day of play in the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh

♦ 50th Martyrdom Day of Major Muhammad Akram who narrated the story of bravery in the 1971 war

♦ In Myanmar, forces stormed into antimilitary protesters, killing five and wounding several; the army also arrested 15 protesters; in the past 10 months, 1,300 people have died in protests against the military coup

♦  US, West flay Taliban over reported 'summary killings' of ex-security forces

♦  Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 13

♦ Eileen Ash, the oldest-ever Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Saturday; Ash, a right-arm seam bowler, who made her Test debut against Australia in 1937, represented England seven times either side of World War II, retiring in 1949

♦ When winter came, oranges also began to appear on the market; oranges grown in Mardan is a choice of the entire country; juicy oranges attract buyers

♦ Real Madrid's success continues without interruption in the Spanish league; first place in the league with the more stable position after winning Sociedad 2-0; competition between Paris Saint-Germain and Orleans was equal

♦ The biochemist became a bloodthirsty monster trying to cure; a new clip of Hollywood science fiction film "Morbius" released; the film is full of dramatic scenes, and will be shown in theatres as of 21 January