♦ Punjab Assembly dissolution: All eyes on governor; governor awaiting PM nod; It is difficult for a pro-democracy person to dissolve the assembly, says Baligh; PM chairs a meeting at Model Town; mulling over caretaker setup and monitor
♦ Fawad Ch urges governor not to wait for 48 hours, dissolve the assembly immediately; Says Hamza Shehbaz has been contacted; Names will be asked for supervisor setup; Advice to dissolve Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has been prepared; President can also ask the Prime Minister to take a vote of confidence
♦ LG election in Karachi and Hyderabad will be held on January 15; Election Commission rejects Sindh government's notification; Instructions to deploy Army, and Rangers at highly sensitive stations; Sikandar Sultan asks Nisar Durrani to reach Karachi; Control room will be established in Election Commission Sindh for monitoring
♦ Elections cannot be held till the creation of new constituencies; MQM
Farogh Naseem says the power of ordinance rests with the governor; Faisal Sabzwari rejects allegation of running away from the election; Says no one can become the mayor of Karachi by putting up a banner
♦ Election Commission cannot reject notification, says Sharjeel Memon; Schools will remain closed tomorrow in Karachi and Hyderabad
♦ MQM active in Sindh; Emergency meeting under the chairmanship of Khalid Maqbool; called; Farooq, Kamal and Wasim Akhtar will tour parts of the city
♦ Flour crisis, people worried; Getting flour in KP and Punjab is a tough task for people; Citizens made queue for hours in the bitter cold; There is no shortage of wheat in the country, says Tariq Bashir Cheema; This is a provincial matter and the federal government has nothing to do with it; Balochistan’s demand fulfilled; More than 1.3 million tonne s of imported wheat has reached Pakistan
♦ Country in the grip of sewer cold wave; snowfall in Murree, Chitral, Shangala, Kohistan, Neelum valley, life at standstill; roads blocked Up to 7 feet of snowfall record in upper areas; Tourists trapped
♦ Industries have to be shifted out of Lahore to stem smog; Court says if all the projects are started together, what will happen to the city? No parking in restaurants across the city and restaurant owners demand business all night; Court order not to transfer CTO for 6 months
♦ Pakistan's first electric bus in Karachi; The electric bus will run from Malir Cantt to Defence View
♦ Prices of Toyota cars go up again; more than Rs 200,000 increase made
♦ Gold price raised by Rs5,000 in a single day; price of gold per tola increased to 186,100 rupees
♦ Great honour for Pakistan; Sherry Rahman is among the 50 most successful women in Asia by Forbes magazine
♦ Heist in Gulistan Johar; bandits broke electric lock; cut power connection; off CCTV cams; took away Rs 2.3million, 5,000 dollars, 40 tola gold; crime committed on January 11
♦ Toshakhana Hotel in Rawalpindi comes to the spotlight; the Owner's name is Imran Khan
♦ Third and decisive match between Pakistan and New Zealand; New Zealand batting continues in pursuit of 281 runs;
♦ FIFA Best Player Awards; Nominees shortlisted; Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez among nominees; Neymar's name among 14 shortlisted players
♦ Parking a car at narrow space a task now; a Korean company introducing a 90-degree turning car