♦ Punjab Governor withdraws notification to remove Punjab CM: LHC informed CM Pervaiz Elahi has taken vote of confidence in PA: Lawyer for Punjab Assembly's speaker submits notification of trust vote in the court: Court says if governor’s order annulled, CM’s vote from House will be of no importance: "You have taken vote of confidence. Now it’s your assembly. Go and deal with your affairs"
♦ CM Parvez gets vote of confidence: Punjab Assembly speaker: Opposition cries foul, boycotts assembly session; PTI, PML-Q leaders exchange greetings
♦ PTI act is undemocratic and unconstitutional, says Sana
♦ PM Shehbaz Sharif lands in Abu Dhabi on two-day official visit of UAE
♦ US dollar hammers Pakistani rupee with 17th blow in a row
♦ Three terrorists of the banned organization were arrested after an encounter with the police in Etihad Town. According to SSP Kemari, the primary suspect of the gang is absconding abroad.
♦ PML-N wins reprieve from ECP on holding intra-party elections
♦ DRAP fixes prices of various life-saving drugs
♦ Snowfall, rain in AJK and KP disrupt normalcy of life: Several roads blocked due to heavy snowfall: People advised to avoid unnecessary travel
♦ Poet Ahmad Faraz is being celebrated on his 91st birth anniversary. He was born on January 12, 1931 in Kohat.