♦ Fire breaks out in Attock Refinery pipeline after a blast in Rawalpindi: Blaze engulfs oil line, house, could not be brought under control so far
♦ Nation marks 147th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam with traditional zeal: PM stresses upon forging unity under Quaid’s guiding principles: PPP determined to make Pakistan a democratic, welfare state
♦ Christians celebrate Christmas with religious fervor: President, PM emphasise on spreading Hazrat Essa’s message of love, tolerance to reverse adverse situations being faced by humans due to religious intolerance
♦ Punjab CM reviews security arrangements for Christmas, Quaid Day
♦ Pakistan need to play positive brand of cricket, says captain Shan Masood: Maintains that one match is never a fair assessment: Says Rizwan is ready for Melbourne Test and Sarfaraz needs a break
♦ Punjab CM teaches DIG a lesson for ransacking hospital in Lahore
♦ Pakistan, UK courts tussle over siblings’ future in Sara Sharif murder case
♦ PMLN supremeo Nawaz Sharif celebrates his 76th birthday today
♦ Israel bombs Gazans on Christmas: Festivities scrapped at Bethlehem, revered as Jesus Christ’s birthplace: 50 Israeli strikes hit refugee camp in central Gaza
♦ Fog prevents several flights from landing at Lahore Airport
♦ Pakistan axe Sarfaraz, Faheem for second Australia Test: Nawaz to take gloves: Mir Hamza, Hassan Ali in contention for Khurram Shahzad’s place: Aussies unchanged for Boxing Day Test
♦ Australia skipper Cummins backs Usman Khawaja on Gaza views