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♦ Great move by Jiyalas for Karachi; PPP delegation reaches the office of Jamaat-e-Islami; assures JI of removing reservations; Saeed Ghani, Hafiz Naeem agreed to continue talks; Naeem raises concerns at election results; Ghani says PPP to accept ECP decision

♦ If public mandate was not accepted, workers won’t sit idle; says Aajiz Dhamrah; In the past, PPP's mandate was stolen in Karachi

♦ PTI leader Ali Zaidi, Bilal and others booked for riots during local body elections, terrorism charges also levelled; a case of assault on a woman official also registered

♦ Parliamentary body to appoint caretaker CM; Aslam Iqbal, Raja Basharat, and Hashim Jawan to represent PTI; Opposition will be represented by Malik Ahmed, Hasan Murtaza, Nadeem Kamran; Speaker calls committee meeting at 3 o'clock tomorrow

♦ Nawaz Sharif chairs a meeting in London; Maryam Nawaz, Rana Sanaullah, and Javed Lateef are among the participants; Maryam Nawaz will reach Lahore on January 29

♦ There is no disagreement with anyone in the party, says Shahid Khaqan Abbasi; says no desire to be the prime minister

 ♦ National Assembly speaker says resignations accepted after the due course; Many members of PTI contacted and said they’re still thinking about the matter;

♦ Government adamant on stopping the return of PTI to the National Assembly; Tomorrow's meeting postponed to prevent the return of PTI members; Meeting rescheduled for next week

♦ Ahsan Iqbal says if reserves are not increased, the entire tax will be spent on debt repayment; Steps have to be taken to reduce dependence on other countries; Aid and loans cannot last long, and political stability will have to be brought

♦ America wants to see Pakistan in a better economic position; the US Department of State is aware of Pakistan's economic challenges; US supports Pakistan wherever possible

♦ Bilawal Bhutto meets Managing Director Operations of World Bank; duo reviews Pakistan's relations with the World Bank; Appreciates $2b pledge

♦ Reports of fund suspension are baseless, says World Bank; The Board appreciates the exchange of proposals for consideration; Board approval dates for all funds are clear

♦ price of white meat in Lahore goes up; Chicken meat price up by Rs33 per kg; eggs prices remained unchanged

♦ Prime Minister of New Zealand steps down; General elections in New Zealand will be held in October

♦ Severe cold wave in Afghanistan; More than 70 thousand cattle died in different provinces; Thousands of people waiting for aid

♦ Intermittent snowfall in upper parts; Hundreds of vehicles got stuck in North Balochistan; New spell of snowfall in Ziarat continues; 2 youths were hit by an avalanche in Naltar; body of a young man was recovered, search for the other underway

♦ Meteorological Department forecasts rains in most parts of the country from January 21 to 25; rainfall in Islamabad, Lahore, Sahiwal, and in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

♦ Tribute to legend footballer in Argentina; corns grown in a row to make a picture of Messi

♦ 10,000 employees are expected to be laid off from Microsoft; Decision was made due to the economic issues in the sector

♦ 4 years have passed since Manu Bhai passed away;

♦ Famous singer Mehnaz Begums remembered on 10th anniversary