♦ No review of ECP-demarcated constituencies after release of election schedule: SC: Apex court bench overturns BHC decision on two provincial constituencies: Justice Tariq Khosa wonders ‘why everyone wants to prolong the election issue’

♦ PICA enforced to prevent data theft, issuance of bogus passport

♦ ECP to issue nomination papers for Reserved Seats in assemblies tomorrow

♦ Quaid-e-Azam Day, Christman: Sindh announces two public holidays for Dec 25 and 26

♦ Israeli attacks kill 110 Palestinian civilians in north Gaza; Israel strikes near Hezbollah funeral in Lebanon: state media; Jewish forces accused of aiming at 'starving' Palestinians; UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire call: WHO denounces 'destruction' of Gaza hospital

♦ Afghanistan confirms arresting 40 TTP terrorists: Interior ministry spokesman says there are no militant groups operating from Afghanistan: Kabul would never allow its soil be used by armed factions to launch attacks against other countries

♦ ECP reserves verdict on pleas challenging PTI intra-party elections

♦ Bilawal says doors for talks with all parties open; PPP to launch massive development if comes into power: Zardari

♦ LHC rejects plea to halt PTI founder 's jail trial, adjourns hearing on Jan 22; Court orders Imran’s jail trial in illegal Nikah case too

♦ Imran Khan uses AI voice clone to campaign from jail

♦ Nawaz rues law-abiding PM was removed to bring ‘selected’; Muslim League-N supremo ridiculed his opponents during parliamentary board meeting: says Pakistan was developing in his tenure

♦ Bilawal will contest election from Larkana: PPP chairman will visit Lahore tomorrow

♦ LHC orders PTI lawyer Sher Afzal Marwat’s release

♦ Court accepts Fawad Ch’s bail plea, orders for his release

♦ Punjab, Sindh governors take up inter-provincial coordination

♦ CM Naqvi backs subsidies, easy loans for growers in meeting with SBP governor

♦ ‘Safe cities’, CM approves safe city project in 17 cities

♦ 129 government schools abolished in Lahore

♦ UHS unveils provisional merit list for private medical colleges

♦ Sarfraz Bugti joins PPP on Zardari’s “wish”;

♦ Salaries of State Bank officers increased by 30%

♦ Pakistani rupee starts week on positive note against US dollar in interbank

♦ Punjab de-silting drive from 26th; Canal cleanliness campaign being commenced after decade

♦ Pak receives $83m less external loans in five months: Report

♦ Mobile phone explodes in lawyer’s pocket in Islamabad

♦ Man kills self after killing woman in Islamabad

♦ Four dead in van-truck collision in Bahawalpur amid fog

♦ Three die as gas cylinder blast brings down building in Karachi

♦ Fire breaks out in mobile phone franchise office in Karachi

♦ Groom succumbs to heart attack during 'Doodh Pilai' ritual in Sialkot

♦ Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote

♦ Pakistan’s Fatima Sana signs for premier New Zealand T20 League

♦ Pakistan women defeat New Zealand in Super Over nail-biter

♦ Shadab Khan ruled out of Pakistan T20 series against New Zealand