♦ Political activities begin after election date announcement; former president Asif Zardari and ex-PM Nawaz Sharif contact; Two leaders agreed on a joint effort for the sake of the state; Asif Ali Zardari congratulates Nawaz on return; resolve to provide people with relief; meeting to be held soon party chiefs is likely soon

♦ Former PM Nawaz in action; Announces making Pakistan an Asian Tiger soon; asks party members to brace for the battle of the ballot; Nawaz  decided to contact all political parties; Senior leaders including Ishaq Dar given the task t; dialogue with every political party including PTI

♦ Shehbaz Sharif and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui have a telephone talk; a 3-member delegation of MQM will meet Nawaz Sharif tomorrow

♦ Next prime minister will not be from Lahore, foresees PPP chairman; Says Sindh's by-elections just trailers; February 8 will be the day of victory of PPP; Bilawal Bhutto alleges rigging proved false

♦ Maryam Aurangzeb asks opponents to campaign for elections instead of complaining of a level-playing field; Says prosperity to be brought to the country again; promises relief from inflation; cut in power tariff; Farmers would get fertilizers at controlled rates

♦ One party is afraid of contesting elections, says Sharjeel Memon; Everyone has seen the result of the by-election;

People's Party will make a clean sweep in the next election

♦ Intelligence-based operation in Khyber Agency; 3 terrorists killed, 3 injured; Four soldiers including Lt-Col Muhammad Hassan Haider embrace martyrdom; Forces stand firm on anti-terror resolve

♦ Political leadership pays homage to sacrifices made by security forces; PM show sympathy with the families of martyrs; Asif Zardari; Bilawal Bhutto; and Mohsin Naqvi condemned the firing on forces

♦ Foreign weapons were used in the Mianwali Airbase attack; American-made weapons recovered from the terrorists killed in the attack; US-made weapons were also used in the Zhob attack; These weapons are readily available in Afghanistan

♦ One month of Israel's brutalities; Gaza devastated; heavy bombardment makes buildings piles of rubble; Death toll reaches 10,000; United Nations fail to rein in Israeli; Shelters, hospitals are being bombarded; Israeli attack on Children's Hospital; Telephone and internet facilities suspended

♦ Call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza; A letter from American celebs to US President; Artists including Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lopez condemn the massacre

♦ PCB fact-finding committee could not complete the investigation; the five-member committee to submit the report to the chairman; the body may also summon Inzamamul Haq

♦ Cricket World Cup; Lankan batsman out without playing a ball; Mathew arrives on the field with a broken helmet; field umpire did not let him play; Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan's appeal; The umpire declared out on the basis of timeout; Within 2 minutes the next batter has to face the ball