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♦  US dollar value skyrocketing; Rupee value down; For the first time in the country's history, dollar price hits Rs255; value go up by Rs24♦ 54 a day; Gold price too up by Rs4,900;  per tola price is Rs195,500 

♦ Important meeting at Prime Minister House; Asif Zardari and Fazlur Rehman meeting with Shehbaz Sharif; PM briefs the allies about the IMF programme 

♦ President of PML-Q is Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain; Chaudhry Shujaat cannot be removed; Davis Road meeting is fake and illegal, says Chaudhary Salik; Drama will be exposed at a ripe time, says Tariq Bashir; Plot concocted to make Parvez Elahi president through so-called elections

♦ Parvez Ealhi remarks on the arrest of Fawad Chaudhry; says a couple of Imran’s close aides were arrested; Had he (Fawad) been caught earlier, things would have been fine, People close to Imran Khan damaged the party

♦ 4 offices used by the Chief Minister of Punjab shut; Usman Buzdar and Parvez’s additional security called back; Police van was taken back from Moonis Elahi; Protocol of Aslam Iqbal, Raja Basharat, Yasmin Rashid is also over

♦ Punjab caretaker cabinet takes oath; Javed Akram, Bilal Afzal, SM Tanveer, Ibrahim Murad, Tamkunat Karim, Dr Jamal, Mansoor Qadir, Wahab Riaz, Syed Azfar Ali and Nasim Sadiq included in the cabinet

♦ Election Commission threat case; Fawad Chaudhary records statement; Say he did not make a statement at anyone's request; Did not try to create chaos

♦ PTI conducted a systematic campaign against the Election Commission; Imran Khan hurled theats at courts, says PML-N leader Malik Ahmad Khan; Parvez broke up the assembly on Imran's intervention

♦ Arrest of Fawad Chaudhary is the result of the misdeeds; Imran facing the consequences of his wrongdoings; Economic conditions difficult but there will be no default, says Nasir Shah; Will legislate to reduce street crime in Karachi

♦ PTI wants to influence decisions by increasing pressure, says Javed Latif; If this happens, each party will set up its own court, Imran Khan is playing with the national economy

♦ Anti-drug op on the cards  in Punjab;  concern over the use of drugs in educational institutions raised; there is a need to build 2 drug rehab centres;  one be set up in the jail; Drug trafficking out of question, says CM 

♦ After cars, motorcycles prices too up; Rs25,000 increase in Suzuki motorcycle price; 

♦ Agreement with Russia, low-price oil will start coming in March; says minister; All commercial deals will be signed in March, An LNG contract will be signed from Moscow for next winter

♦ Sindh Government's decision to run bus service for women to reduce problems confronting the folk;  Service will start from February 1, says Sharjeel Memon

♦ The case of leaking Dr Aamir Liaquat's videos; Karachi court indicts Daniya Shah; Accused denies wrongdoing;, hearing adjourned till February 2

♦ Most of country is in the grip of severe cold; People face difficulties due to snowfall in Dir; roads blocked; life at standstill in upper areas; 

The temperature in Kalat dropped to minus eleven; Kalam minus 8, Parachinar and Quetta minus seven; lull in rain and snowfall in Kotli 

♦ Kashmiris observe Black Day on Indian Republic Day; Anti-India protests and rallies in various areas

♦ Attempt to stop the film made on Modi, US gives stance; 

America highlights the importance of freedom of expression in the world, says US State Department; There are concerns over the actions taken in India against the film, BBC documentary questions Modi's intentions in the Gujarat riots

♦ Maharaja Ranjit Singh's mansion is a valuable asset of Punjabi history; the historical mansion in Gujranwala is a tourist attraction; negligence on part of admin leaves the mansion in a shambles

♦ Babur Azam continues receiving honour;  wins the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award for the second time in a row; 

♦ Paris Fashion Week in full swing; Various brands introduce spring collections; Models grace ramp