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♦ India came out behind another terrorism in Pakistan; Main accused Samiul Haq of Johar Town Lahore blast 2021 has been arrsted from Balochistan, turned out to be an agent of RAW. Additional IG CTD Punjab Imran Masood says first role in the investigation was Peter David. Sajjad Hussain, Zia and Eid Gul were included in accused person. Eid Gul kept explosive material in the car. His wife was also involved in the incident.

♦ Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah says Pakistan has decided to present the Indian terror attacks before the international community and UN; Claims India is behind the terrorist attack on chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed in Lahore last year; Says their mosques, imambargahs, important buildings, and gatherings have been targeted and Kulbhushan Yadav is clear proof of India’s terrorist activities in Pakistan

♦ PM Shehbaz lays foundation stone of Rs370b Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway; Completion of this project will link Karachi to Khyber via motorway; Says road infrastructure to boost national economy; PM directs authorities to complete the public-private project within 30 months; 

♦ Sindh CM says previous govt’s apathy delayed M-6 construction; The 306-km-long M-6 will be completed with Rs307 billion;. The M-6 portion will complete the North-South Motorway Corridor, also known as the Karachi-Peshawar motorway, and will interconnect major cities of the country;The M-6 motorway will comprise 306 kilometers in length and there will be 15 interchanges and 243 underpasses in Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway. The motorway will lead to Sukkur via Mutiyari, Nowshehro Feroz and Kherpur.

♦ Paving the way for early start of work on Reko diq project; The federal cabinet approved the important project; Chilean company was allowed to pay the dues. Emergency approval was taken from the Federal Cabinet through circulation summary. Petroleum Division gave detailed briefing on project.

♦ Govt coalition in danger as JUI, BNP stage walkout from cabinet over Reko Diq Project;BNP mulls leaving the coalition government; Govt forms committee to address reservations of coalition partners; Cabinet approves multi-billion dollars Reko Diq project deal and clearance of liabilities of Chilean firm 

♦ IHC approves 14-day protective bail of Suleman Shehbaz; Directs Suleman Shehbaz to appear before the relevant court within two weeks; Ordered National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investigation AGency (FIA) not to arrest Shehbaz Sharif

♦ PM's son Suleman Shehbaz vows to chase Imran Khan in corruption cases; Says Imran Khan created drama regarding cipher; Says former prime minister Imran Khan has no faith and belief;Says Shahzad Akbar used to bring Daily Mail correspondent David Rose to NAB cells during the period when PML-N leaders were in detention

♦ Kh Saad lambastes Imran for bringing country on verge of default; Says PTI left after destroying institutions

♦ ECP summons Imran Khan on Jan 3 in contempt case; Faisal Chaudhry, counsel for Imran and Fawad Ch, told the bench that the PTI chairman was still unable to travel

♦ Justice Siddique seeks early SC hearing of his challenge to removal; The deposed judge requested the apex court to fix hearing of his case in the first week of January 2023. 

♦ Bilawal desires enhanced Pak, Indonesia cooperation in diverse fields; Says they had signed an MoU for setting up a joint ministerial commission between the two countries

♦ ADB has approved 554 million dollars in funds for the flood victims; 5 million dollars in the fund has been provided by Japan; The flood-affected infrastructure will be constructed

♦ Sindh announces winter vacations in schools and colleges; Educational institutions will remain closed from December 22 to December 31; Schools and colleges will now be reopened on January 2 (Monday), 2023

♦ Minor Afghan girl’s rapist, killer arrested in Karachi