♦ KPK Ministers citing the reason of inflation in PTI defeat; PM Imran Khan has admitted that the selection of wrong candidates was the reason for the defeat; Says now I will monitor the party strategy myself; Says PTI will emerge with more strength
♦ Maryam Nawaz says if Imran Khan has a little bit of respect, so it’s better for him to say goodbye; Maryam Nawaz lashes out at PM Khan and says whoever has so many decisions against oneself, goes away; Imran Khan himself was overwhelmed by the burden of his performance; Says no power in the world can support him; Maryam advises PM Khan to wear the helmet on PTI ticket and go towards the people; Says Fazlur Rehman's victory is our victory
♦ Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry says it is very unfortunate that Fazlur Rehman came to power; Says entire KP was disappointed with the victory of JUI; Says JUI is in favour of religiously violent policy; Says this victory will bring down Pakistan; Says we look at Maryam Nawaz with difficulty and she talks on irrelevant things
♦ JUI won the first phase of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local body elections; Mayor Amir Ghani who was elected from Hangu City also joined JUI; Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif contacted Maulana Fazlur Rehman; Shehbaz congrats Fazl on JUI victory in the local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Say people buried the change brought up by Imran Niazi
♦ PPP leader Saeed Ghani bashes PTI; Says the party is done and dusted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Says the people took revenge through the power of vote; Says seeing the performance of incompetent rulers, the candidates were punished
♦ IHC has disposed of the disqualification petition of Prime Minister Imran Khan; The petitioner withdrew his petition, which he filed in 2018; Imran Khan admitted Tyrian as a daughter in US court but did not mention him in nomination papers, he was not honest and trustworthy because of hiding his daughter; The petitioner was a candidate of Justice and Democratic Party in 2018; He later joined PTI; After which he filed a miscellaneous petition to withdraw the petition.
♦ Former President Asif Ali Zardari gave the good news to the ‘Jiyalas’; Says that the government snatched jobs from the people and inflated prices; Says the day is not far away when the ‘Niazi’ government will end on its own
♦ Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-ul-Haq made it clear and says the party will not ally with any political party in future; In his exclusive interview to 24NewsHD TV, Siraj-ul-Haq announced that the party will contest the elections alone; Says will the party will eliminate the status quo in any case
♦ Maryam Aurangzeb alleged that Imran Khan had asked David Rose to plant the story against Shehbaz Sharif; Aurangzeb lashes out at Shahzad Akbar; Says Shahzad Akbar used to sit every day waving the paper; Says if there was so much evidence, he would have given it to the British reporter, why he did not present it; Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability replied that there is all evidence against Shehbaz Sharif, an indictment is being filed; Says I challenged Shehbaz Sharif is to call me in any court
♦ Holidays in Punjab schools to be held in two phases; Schools in 24 districts including Lahore, Kasur, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Sahiwal, Multan, Sargodha and Sialkot will be closed from December 23 to January 6; Holidays from in 12 districts including Mianwali, Attock, Jhelum, Muzaffargarh, Bhakkar and Rawalpindi will start from January 3 to January 13; The notification will be presented in the Lahore High Court; Colleges and universities in Lahore will remain closed from December 23 to January 6
♦ Business will go on with full swing; Shopkeepers can open shop whenever they want and close; The big tension of businessmen has ended; 24 hours business has been allowed across Punjab; Retail, dairy shops, barbers, mechanics, bakeries, hotel owners are allowed to open or close shop whenever they want; Markets will also be open 24 hours; Citizens have to wear a mask
♦ Internet service in Pakistan affected due to cable failure in Africa; SEA-ME-WE 4 cable was cut which reduced internet speeds by 1 terabyte; Internet service is likely to be further affected during rush hour; PTCL continues to transfer internet traffic to other channels
♦ Justice Abdul Aziz's remarks in hearing on government appeal against the acquittal of accused in Sahiwal tragedy; Says we cried when we saw the stories told on TV; later they say that we did not know anything; Says You give false testimony and throw dirt on the court; Notice issued to plaintiff Jalil for giving false testimony in trial court; The court also issued notices to other witnesses for concealing the facts; The hearing was adjourned till January 17
♦ Video of alleged encounter surfaced in Mehran Town, Karachi; Police also reached the spot and exchanged fire with the accused; A passerby was shot while getting off the bus; Injured citizen Wasif later succumbed to his injuries
♦ Aerial firing of youths in Faisalabad; The area resounded with the crackling of bullets; Children and passersby kept running for their lives; CPO took action as three accused arrested
♦ Women seems to be insecure in Punjab; Record increase in the incidents of violence, rape, acid attack, kidnapping and other crimes; More than 7,000 cases registered in 11 months; 481 women victims of sexual violence in Lahore alone; At least 66 women were killed in Rawalpindi, 42 in Gujranwala and 41 in Sargodha
♦ Hematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi was buried in Karachi; Funeral prayers were offered on Tipu Sultan Road; He was being treated at the hospital for brain haemorrhage; During the first wave of coronavirus, Dr Tahir Shamsi introduced treatment from plasma and bone marrow transplant in the country in 1995; Received Lifetime Achievement Award from the USA in 2016
♦ Appointment of DG NAB Islamabad challenged in Lahore High Court; The appointment of DG NAB Islamabad was against merit; Jamil Ahmad does not meet the required qualifications, position in the petition
♦ Pakistan conducted a successful test-firing of an enhanced range version of the indigenously developed Babur Cruise Missile 1B; According to an ISPR statement posted on its website, Tuesday’s missile launch was witnessed by Lieutenant General Nadeem Zaki Manj; The President, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Services Chiefs have also congratulated the scientists and engineers on the conduct of the successful launch
♦ Sikh community stands firm against India's inhumane treatment; Voting for Khalistan referendum in the UK is complete; Punjab Referendum Commission will announce the results later; Sikh leaders say India is trying to suppress the Sikh liberation movement by force
♦ Handmade pottery in Pasrur caught the spotlight of foreign countries; Vase, bird’s nest and decorating piece are proof of craftsman's skill; The pottery industry is verge of destruction in the recent time
♦ Pakistan's champion boxers Usman Wazir and Asif Hazara return home with victories; Usman Wazir won the Middle East Boxing Championship title; Asif Hazara won the Asian Boxing Federation title.
♦ “The Witcher: Blood Origin” set to released next in 2022; the series is the first live-action spinoff of the streaming platform’s “The Witcher”