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♦ Minister says govt ready to sit with Maulana Fazl for talks on Madaris Registration Bill: Azam Nazir Tarar says no bill is complete unless president consents to it

♦ MQM-P delegation to meet Maulana Fazl today

♦ Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says no talks with PTI with preconditions: Asks PTI to tone down its rhetoric to pave way for talks

♦ Sindh CM Murad calls for preferring country’s progress to putting people in prisons

♦ Donald Blome, Kristen Hawkins visit Gurdwara Dera Sahib: Hawkins says ready to provide all possible support to protect rights of minority community

♦ Islamabad court upholds non-bailable arrest warrants of KP CM Gandapur

♦ CJ Yahya Afridi to virtually join IIU trustees meeting in Riyadh

♦ Two hardened terrorists gunned-down in Dera Ghazi Khan

♦ Pakistan announces Playing XI for first ODI against South Africa

♦ Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praises Saudi Arabia for its support to Pakistan

♦ Dar leaves for Cairo to attend 11th D-8 Summit

♦ PML-N’s Azma Bukhari says security of Chinese in Punjab to be further tightened: Adds reception given to Punjab CM Maryam in China has left PTI stunned

♦ LHC says Imran Khan’s plea in PM Shehbaz defamation suit inadmissible for hearing

♦ Islamabad court extends interim bails of Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi till Jan 7

♦ No negotiations yet, says Omar Ayub: PTI leader denies Imran Khan summoning anyone to jail

♦ Abbottabad councils plan protest outside Adiala Jail against KP govt for funds

♦ ECP releases voter data for Punjab: Punjab’s voter base hits 75mn; 53% male and 47% female voters in Punjab; 7.16mn voters registered in Lahore 

♦ PBC urges 2% tax removal on low-margin export items: PBC asks FBR to nab tax evaders through digital tracking; Finance Minister Aurangzeb visits Pakistan Business Council, vows future tax relief amid IMF program focus: CTD busts Fitna-ul-Khawarij terrorist cell in Lahore: 16 terrorists arrested in 118 IBOs conducted across Punjab; Arms, explosives seized in raids

♦ Two cops embrace martyrdom in terror attack on checkpoint in Shangla: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemns Khawarijs; prays for early recovery of three injured policemen

♦ Cop killed, another wounded in crackdown on smugglers in Kharian

♦ Pakistan, South Africa set for thrilling ODI battle in Paarl today

♦ Over 2,21,000 e-challans issued in Lahore number plate crackdown

♦ Speedy oil tanker crushes four students in Gujrat

♦ Barani University Clash: Four students injured, three arrested in Rawalpindi

♦ US arrests two Iranians over role in deadly drone strike

♦ New Zealand crush England to send Southee out on a high

♦ Syria's Jolani says rebel factions will be 'disbanded'

♦ US strikes Huthi command and control facility in Yemen

♦ Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal

♦ Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction

♦ Beijing's foreign minister says China, US can achieve 'great things'