♦ Dollar value going up Rs7.17; in interbank, Dollar reaches Rs262.60 and it hits Rs265 in open market
♦ Following dollar, gold price too increasing ; Rs7,000 per tola increase in a day; Gold price per tola hits Rs202,500; 10-gram gold price reaches Rs173,610
♦ Prices of pulses up by Rs120 per kg in a week; Weekly inflation rate exceeded 32 per cent; Ghee and oil prices up by Rs 15 per kg; Rice being sold at Rs350 per kg; Prices of essential items going beyond the reach
♦ There will be an agreement with IMF this month, says PM, We will get out of the problems; The journey is definitely difficult but not impossible
♦ The dream of Pakistan's development and prosperity will come true, says Finance Minister; Our team is working day and night, I believe Pakistan will develop, and we will bring in betterment before the election
♦ Imran Khan takes swipe at Ishaq Dar; Increase in value of the dollar will bring storm; Petrol will increase by 50 rupees per liter
♦ 50 personnel of KP police on the security of Bani Gala returned; Punjab Home Department's letter to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Officers and workers posted in Zaman Park were asked to call back
♦ PTI leader Fawad Ch transferred to Adiala Jail; medical examination conducted; Fawad is kept separately from other prisoners
♦ Ali Amin Ganda on NAB radar; Bureaue seeks details of family assets
♦ Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi's meeting with Governor Punjab; Discussion on ensuring the conduct of transparent elections; Says will play a constitutional role in the framework of the Election Commission; Law and order first priority
♦ Mohsin Naqvi's appointment as Caretaker Chief Minister challenged; Request to stop the CM from working; notification to make Raja Riaz opposition leader is also a challenge
♦ By-elections in 33 constituencies of National Assembly on March 16, says ECP; Candidates will be able to submit nomination papers from February 6 to 8; PDM's announcement of not participating in polls
♦ Money laundering case; FIA gives clean chit to Jahangir Tareen, Ali Tareen; Written order of application for dismissal of the case issued; No evidence of money laundering found
♦ Deaths due to harmful factory fumes in Kemari; 16 of a family died due to toxic gases; protest against building factories in residential areas; Demand to ensure safety steps; Health Department confirms 18 deaths in 1 month
♦ Punjab Chief Minister's surprise visit to Mayo Hospital; Inquires after Maryam who was burnt; Girl broke into tears while telling the terrible tale; Mohsin Naqvi pledges to bring to book culprits; CM will personally supervise the proceedings.
♦ Citizens concerned about electricity outage in Karachi; Protest at Korangi Road Kalapul, queues of vehicles; Protester complained they have been without electricity for 2 days
♦ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurates Green Line Express train; Prime Minister went inside the carriages of the train and inspected it; Green Line train will run from Islamabad to Karachi
♦ Successful rescue operation of the Pakistan Army; 4 dead bodies buried in the snow were retreived;
♦ Intense cold wave to stay; Snowfall continues intermittently in the upper regions; Snowfall on hills of Kashmir, Gilgit, KP, roads blocked;
♦ Egyptian archaeologists discover a 43-century-old mummy in a newly discovered tomb near Cairo; The mummy belongs to a man named Hekaships
♦ Musical show in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia; Kafi Khalil's performance with other singers; Abida Hussain and local singer Salim Rafiq received a standing ovation
♦ New trailer of superhero film Shazim