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♦ Blow to PTI as NA speaker approves resignations of remaining 43 MNAs: Summary forwarded to Election Commission of Pakistan for denotifying them

♦ ECP meets today to mull over holding elections in Punjab, KP

♦ Prime Minister Shehbaz summons a cabinet meeting to discuss the country’s political and economic situation: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will brief the cabinet about the economic situation and Minister of Energy Khurram Dastgir brief about the nationwide electricity breakdown

♦ Power supply still not fully restored across Pakistan: Several Karachi and many rural areas are still without electricity: K-Electric says power supply is being restored gradually: 12-hour outages due to 900MW power shortfall in Lahore

♦ Minister suspects ‘foreign hand’ as power supply fully restored: Says there will be limited load management during next two days: Low chances of hacking of system through internet

♦ US ready to help Pakistan deal with national grid collapse: State Department spokesman says any talks between Pakistan and India is a matter for those two countries

♦ Verdict in LNG reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reserved

♦ SC turns down plea against Shehbaz, Saad’s production orders

♦ Verdict reserved on Imran’s plea in female judge threat case: Prosecutor pleads for issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for PTI chief

♦ MQM team to meet PM over sealed offices issue

♦ Ex-SSP Rao Anwar, 16 others acquitted in Naqeebullah murder case

♦ Rain, snowfall spell enters fourth day in AJK: Snowfall continues in Dir Upper too: Link roads closed due to snowfall: Temperature falls below freezing point: People confined to houses

♦ Shadab Khan announces Nikah with Saqlain Mushtaq's daughter