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Flood-ravaged Pakistan seeks ‘new lifeline’ at Geneva conference: Shehbaz Sharif calls for sustained global plan to rebuild country: Tells Geneva conference business as usual for the country is a far cry: Seeks international support: Bilawal calls floods a climate disaster of monumental scale; says 33m people affected by floods and 9m more people pushed to the brink of poverty: UN urges massive investments' for Pakistan flood recovery; UNSG says country "doubly victimised" by climate change and a "morally bankrupt global financial system; says Pakistan urgently needs global help: France pledges $10m: Turkish president expresses readiness to help Pakistan in its reconstruction efforts: UNDP head describes floods as ‘cataclysmic event’
♦ ECP rules LG polls in Karachi and Hyderabad will be held on Jan 15: Announces reserved verdict: Rejects MQM request challenging the voters’ lists
Crucial Punjab Assembly session will start today: CM Pervaiz Elahi is due to take vote of confidence
♦ Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to bolster defence cooperation: Army Chief General Asim Munir holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince in his royal tent: Both leaders also resolve to cement bilateral ties
♦ Pakistan seeks billions for flood recovery, climate resilience: PM Shehbaz, FM Bilawal in Geneva for climate moot: French President Macron, Turkish President Erdogan, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will address conference in Geneva
♦ Spiders knit their webs in Dadu to shield flood affectees from onslaught of mosquitoes
♦ ECP disposes of plea against Ishaq Dar’s Senate seat
♦ Court hears actress Kubra Khan’s case against baseless allegations
♦ Snowfall leaves roads blocked, tourists stranded in AJK, KP: 12 PU students stranded in Kel Siri rescued: Link roads blocked, tourist places closed due to snowfall in Neelum Valley: Rawalakot and Lower Dir also receive heavy snowfall
♦ Spiders knit heavy webs to shield flood affectees in Dadu
♦ Brazil ex-president's supporters storm Congress, Supreme Court: Bolsonaro backers who refuse to accept leftist Lula's election victory broke through: Police wrest back seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters: Security chief sacked
♦ Pakistan win toss, send New Zealand in to bat in first ODI
♦ 27th death anniversary of legendary actor Sultan Rahi observed