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♦ IHC orders holding LG election in Islamabad tomorrow; Applications of PTI and Jamaat-e-Islami accepted; Notification of postponement of local body elections suspended; Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir delivered the verdict

♦ Court order is not enforceable, says Rana Sanaullah; It will take 5 months to conduct the election; Immediate arrangements for thousands of polling stations are not possible; Rangers and FC will need to be called

♦ PM Those who challenge Pakistan will get an answer with force; National interests will not be compromised; Will increase with iron determination against terrorism; Agreed on speeding up operations against terrorists; The meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, civil and military leadership participated; A detailed review of the country's economy and law and order; It was decided to reconvene the meeting of the Security Committee on January 2

♦ Terrorist attack on a police check post in DIK ; The terrorists attacked from three sides with heavy weapons;  police retaliated vigorously,

♦ Foreign citizens can move freely, says IG Islamabad; Senior officials answered the questions of various ambassadors; Diplomats described the briefing as satisfactory

♦ Rumors spread about the jails of Sindh; says Sharjeel Memon; Afghan children are not imprisoned in any jail; 129 Afghan women imprisoned; Afghan prisoners will be deported according to law

♦ A delegation of traders met DG Rangers; Discuss the law and order situation in Karachi; The business community is the backbone of the economy, says DG; Peaceful conditions are the guarantee of economic development

♦ MQM factions agree to merge; Mutahidda Pakistan will be led by Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui; Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal along with 5 new deputy conveners; The announcement of the merger of the factions is expected before the local elections; A joint meeting will be held next week under the leadership of Governor Sindh; Farooq Sattar says Afaq Ahmed in contact

♦ Political activities in Punjab capital; meeting of the PML-N parliamentary party has been called in the first week of January over a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister; PML-N members tasked to reach Lahore by January 2

♦ Soon we will have a government in Punjab, says Rana Tanveer;  Majority of Tehreek-e-Insaf members do not want to resign, Imran Khan is a liar and a fraud, federal minister

Gilgit and KP police are on security duty at Zaman Park

♦ Protest of contractual teachers in Lahore for regularization; march towards Imran's residence;

Barriers were placed, and armoured vehicles and water cannons taken to the spot ; Traffic jam on Canal Road, queues of vehicles

♦ Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto met Prime Minister; Meeting discuss Geneva conference; The prime minister was briefed about the preparations for the conference;

♦ Energy Saving Policy; Proposal to fix business hours from 8 am to 8 pm; Import of fuel should be reduced; Work from home three days a week; the Speed limit on highways should be reduced by 10 km/h; Do not drive vehicles on Sundays in big cities

♦ Court takes up smog case; Orders creating an app for checking pollution; polluting factories to be demolished;

Angry at the violation of Justice Shahid Karim Oneway

The warden keeps gossiping, the CTO is ordered to take action

♦ Snowfall in the hilly areas of the country; Up to two feet of snow; Roads including Murree Road in Abbottabad closed, tourists confined in hotels

♦ First Test between Pakistan and New Zealand draws; Babar declared the first innings 15 overs before the end of the match; Aggressive play by Kiwis in pursuit of 138 runs; Low light came in the way of New Zealand's victory; The visiting team scored 77 runs off 45 balls

♦ Pele, the king of football, passed away; Legendary footballer suffering from colon cancer; Pele is the only player in history to win 3 World Cups; Scored 1281 goals in 1363 matches; made the record of 92 hat-tricks; FIFA called Pele the player of the century in 2000

♦ Pele showed all the skills 50 years ago; Stars pay tribute to Pele; Messi, Mbappe, Ronaldo

AR Rahman tweeted in honour of Pele

♦ Indian wicketkeeper sustain injuries in a car crash; Tragedy took place while coming from Uttarakhand to New Delhi

♦Nominations for Men's Test Cricketer of the Year; Ben Stokes, Bear Stokes, Usman Khawaja, and Rabada on the list

♦ Brazilian family on world tour reaches Karachi; Tourist arrived in Karachi with his 3 daughters; Young girls who come to Karachi by bicycle are very happy