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♦ Ball is now in Pakistan’s court after Geneva moot success, says Shehbaz: Prime Minister says climate conference’s positive outcome reflects world’s trust in Pakistan: Promises to spend aid money in most transparent way: Vows third party validation process: Resolves no effort will be spared to achieve reconstruction targets: Thanks UNSG for forcefully pleading Pakistan’s case: Appreciates support announced by friendly countries at moot: Bilawal says success of conference shows Pakistan not isolated: Dar reveals $8.7bn of pledges are project loans; says three years’ timeframe set for the reconstruction phase; reiterates Pakistan not facing threat of default

♦ King Salman bin Abdul Aziz chairs meeting of Saudi cabinet. Saudi King expresses full solidarity with Pakistan and also reiterates determination to restore and rehabilitate flood victims. He was also briefed regarding the Geneva conference. 

♦ PM Shahbaz to visit UAE tomorrow 

♦ Supreme Court takes notice of AGP’s appointment, resignation: Seeks record on Jan 17: Regrets non-cooperation from deputy attorney general

♦ LHC to hear plea against Pervaiz Elahi’s denotification as Punjab CM daily: Court pledges to decide the case on merit

♦ Rana Sanaullah has announced to support 179 members in Punjab. Interior Minister also claimed to win big in the run-off election in Punjab Assembly.  

♦ GHQ declines to deploy Army, Rangers at Sindh polling stations: Interior Ministry says Army, Rangers will act only as quick response force

♦ The Election Commission has completed the delimitation work and released the provisional list. The objections can be raised till January 23 and the final list of the Union Council will be released in February.

♦ Ogra hikes gas tariff by 74 percent: New rates will be effective from July 1

♦ Fatal vehicle-fuel tanker smash claims five lives in Quetta

♦ Two brothers among four shot dead in Malakwal

♦ CTD arrests four terror suspects in Peshawar