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November 22, 2021 11:00 PM
◼️ IMF seems happy with PM Imran led government; praises government on electricity rates; IMF happy on tax hike
◼️ IMF deal or inflation; Govt readies bill to levy new taxes of Rs400 billion
◼️ Rs4.75/unit jolt for electricity consumers requested: K-Electric seeks 29 paisas increase per unit
◼️ Former CJP Saqib Nisar's alleged audio jitters; rebuttals and counter-accusations by government spokesmen and supporters; Saqib Nisar says in the alleged tape that Nawaz Sharif has to be punished for making Imran Khan's place; Maryam Nawaz also has to be punished
◼️ Leader of the opposition says Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz were targeted under the scheme, Miftah Ismail says Saqib Nisar's audio has been verified; Kamran Murtaza says that if the government has a problem then it should go for audio forensic again
◼️ Prime Minister Imran Khan convened a meeting of spokespersons and gave guidelines on the alleged tape of former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar
◼️ Opposition aims to give PTI-led government tough time; consultation on anti-government movement in PDM steering committee meeting; spokesman Hafiz Hamdullah says in meeting all options including shutter down were discussed
◼️ Buzdar government announces to keep Lahore educational institutions closed for three days in a week till January 15; all private offices within Lahore metropolitan area will also remain closed; the application will be valid from November 27 to January 15
◼️ Gas crisis deepens in the country; in different cities including Karachi and Lahore, pressure is low, people are forced to buy food from city hotels; prices of wood in Gujranwala goes up
◼️ Dengue fever intensifies, five more dies of virus People got dengue; three succumbs to disease in Karachi; two died in Lahore; Punjab reports 92 more cases of the killer mosquito
◼️ Group of terrorists, targeted a patrolling Party of security forces in the Panjgur area, along the Pakistan-Iran border; According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during a heavy exchange of fire, Sepoy Jalil Khan, a resident of DI Khan sacrificed his life fighting valiantly against terrorists.
◼️ Foreign ambassadors meet President Arif Alawi, nominees from Japan, Norway, Poland and Cambodia present credentials to president policies.
◼️ Pakistan whitewashed Bangladesh in the T20I series; in the third and final match of the series; Pakistan thumps Bengal Tigers by five wickets on a final ball thriller
◼️ Another stubbornness of the Modi government, IAF pilot Abhinandan awarded India’s third-highest medal “Vir Chakra”
◼️ In the US state of Wisconsin, the driver rammed the car into the participants of the Christmas parade; killing five people and injuring more than forty.
◼️ Restoring the colours of cinemas in Pakistan, the movie "Khel Khel Mein" won the hearts of viewers; fans say Pakistani movies are no less than other industries.
◼️ Hollywood film “Ghostbusters: After Life” scares up a North America box office lead; reaches number one with the business of 44 million