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♦ KP apex chairs decide to demolish all bunkers in Kurram: CM Gandapur chairs Apex Committee meeting in Peshawar which was also attended by Interior Minister, Peshawar Corps Commander, chief secretary, IGP and key cabinet members: Mohsin Naqvi assures Federation’s full support

♦ Sharia judge urges CJP to look into affairs of International Islamic University

♦ Six convicts handed life terms for murdering JUI leader: Convicts were also sentenced 7 years terms for weapons charges, besides heavy fines / Maulana Rashid Soomro demands death sentences for convicts, announces plan to move Sindh HC

♦ Mohsin Naqvi, CM Gandapur mull peace measures for troubled Kurram: Interior Minister pledges full support for peace in KP; Says Kurram peace a priority; Lauds martyrs of war on terror

♦ Pakistan missile programme is 'emerging threat', says US: National Security Deputy Adviser John Feiner says they have repeatedly raised concerns about missile programme with Islamabad

♦ Fazlur Rehman’s high-stakes meeting with PM on Madaris Bill today: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Rana Sanaullah, Attorney General for Pakistan, Kamran Murtaza, Ghafoor Haidri to attand luncheon meeting

♦ Gujrat Kickbacks Case: Pervaiz Elahi summoned for indictment on Jan 7: Accountability Court indicts other six accused including Muhammad Khan Bhatti present in the courtroom

♦ Eight former bar presidents challenge 26th Amendment in SC

♦ ECP issues victory notification of PPP MPA from PB 21 after recount

♦ PM, PCB chief commend Pakistan ODI series win against South Africa

♦ Share prices take U-turn at Pakistan Stock Exchange

♦ US diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers

♦ 180kg heroin seized in ANF operation in Quetta: Force also recovers 348kg drugs worth Rs420 million in seven operations; five arrested

♦ Bangladesh completes sweep of three T20s over West Indies

♦ Educational institutions to remain closed in Parachinar

♦ Boiler blast death toll rises to five in Muridke

♦ Man commits suicide after killing wife, daughter in Fort Abbas

♦ Sri Lanka navy rescues boat of 100 Rohingya refugees

♦ No winter camps during vacations in Punjab schools

♦ Early signs suggest Trump 2.0 will be bringing the chaos back

♦ UN members seek ICJ opinion on Israel aid obligations to Palestinians

♦ US lawmakers reject Republican bill to avert government shutdown