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♦ Anti-terrorism court rejects Imran Khan’s bail application: IHC bars banking court from issuing any order on Imran’s bail plea in foreign funding case till Feb 22: ECP directs Imran to submit reply in case of his removal as party chairman
♦ Govt levies Rs115 billion new taxes ahead of mini-budget: Raises GST from 17% to 18%, increases federal excise duty on cigarettes with immediate effect

♦ Air tickets to cost more now
♦ 15 PML-N federal ministers decide to work without salaries

♦ Pakistani rupee hammers US dollar hard: Goes up by Rs2.34, being traded at Rs265

♦ Banking court orders Imran Khan to appear before it today: Rejects PTI chief’s plea for exemption from appearance: Judge bans media coverage of case

♦ CJP directs ECP to act upon LHC’s Punjab Assembly polls order: Dismisses appeals of dissident PTI members after declaring them ineffective

♦ NAB summons Buzdar with property details, sources of income
♦ SC rejects appeals filed against reinstatement of Fauji Fertilizer’s employees
♦ Punjab CM decides to remove DPO Nankana after inquiry into mob lynching: Directs action against other accused: Caretaker govt stops process of recruitment, posting of 549 officers, officials in newly-created districts: Orders making functional all model graveyards in province: Abolishes service charges at graveyards for the poor
♦ New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000: UN appeals for nearly $400 million for Syria quake victims
♦ Gwadar port authority spends Rs100 million on refreshments
♦ Refugee from Taliban offers virtual tours of her homeland
♦ First female Hindu assistant commissioner assumes charge in Hassanabdal
♦ Big blow to Multan Sultans as Dahani ruled out of PSL 8
♦ Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators to clash in third PSL 8 match today