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♦ SC asks ECP to release election schedule tonight; Lahore High Court verdict on officers on election duty suspended; Contempt of court notice issued to PTI petitioner; No one can be allowed to derail democracy, but one person made such an attempt, court rules; LHC judge gave decision in extraordinary haste; With the decision, the process of the commission stopped in the whole of Pakistan

♦ Violation of the Supreme Court's order is misconduct, says CJP; Judge of Lahore High Court misconducted; judge has decided not only for Punjab but the whole country; I am surprised that such orders are being passed by the judiciary

♦ PTI wants to escape from elections, says Ahsan Iqbal; Chief Justice says election will be held on February 8, says Faisal Kundi

♦ I don't think the election will be delayed, says Punjab CM; Plan to build a new bridge on the pattern of Lahore Bridge in Garden Town Chowk; Our preparations for artificial rain are complete, A few clouds are needed

♦ In Justice Shaukat Siddiqui case, Former DG ISI Faiz Hameed, ex-CJ of IHC served notices; Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui took the alias of Faiz Hameed

♦ Army Chief General Asim Munir visits US; Holds meetings with US government and military officials;

♦ PM reiterates resolve to continue backing Kashmir; No court can decide the future of Kashmiris; Kashmir was never a part of India; Pakistan is ready to fight any kind of war; Attention should be paid to the settle Kashmir

♦ All terrorists who attacked the Tank police lines were killed, says ISPR; 3 policemen martyred while bravely fighting terrorists

♦ Israel's brutal bombardment, another 180 Palestinian martyrs; Toll hits 19,000; 85 athletes including 55 footballers were among the martyrs

♦ Second day of the Perth Test; Pakistan scores 132 runs for 2 wickets; Abdullah and Imam gave the team a 74-run start; Abdullah scored 42 runs and captain Shan Masood scored 30 runs; Australia scored 487 runs in the first innings

♦ Well done Aamir Jamal; takes 6 wickets in the first innings of the first Test; becomes 14th Pakistani to take 5 wickets on debut; Other Pakistanis to take 5 wickets in Australia

♦ Lahore High Court issues a major order in the smog case; Private offices ordered to work from home for 2 days; Nobody asked to close the business, Justice Shahid Karim

♦ T20 World Cup, Pak-India match will be held in New York; Texas and Florida also host World Cup events