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♦ Military courts award jail sentences to 25 convicts of May 9 vandalism: ISPR statement says verdicts of remaining accused will be announced shortly: All convicts retain the right to appeal and other legal recourses

♦ Khawaja Asif calls for arrest of May 9 riots masterminds

♦ Soldier martyred, 4 Khwarij killed in gunbattle at Pak-Afghan border: PM Shehbaz, interior minister commend security forces for eliminating four terrorists

♦ Kurram is very sensitive issue, won’t allow it to be politicized: Naqvi: Interior Minister meets Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Sherpao to brief him about law and order in KP especially Kurram / Naqvi says Govt will take all out steps for restoring peace in Kurram

♦ Pakistan waives off duties on imports from Azerbaijan under new trade agreement

♦ Justice Mansoor opposes intelligence agencies’ role in judges’ appointments: Supreme Court senior judge says it is imperative to determine competency of judges based on measurable standards: Judicial Commission is dominated by members from Executive: Writes letter to JCP secretary hours before Judicial Commission meeting

♦ Bushra Bibi surrenders before ATC in Rawalpindi, gets bail in 32 cases

♦ Good news about PIA privatization soon, says minister

♦ PTI’s Omar Ayub says govt not serious in talks

♦ Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Bahria Town CEO

♦ PTI MNA storms WAPDA office in Nowshera

♦ FC seizes IED manufacturing factory in Kharan

♦ HEC to conduct law admission test on January 12, 2025

♦ Mohsin Naqvi pays surprise visit to Lahore passport office

♦ Balochistan govt begins free treatment of cancer patients

♦ FJMU’s Annual International Scientific Conference-2024 concludes

♦ 962 women killed in domestic violence, honour cases during 2024 in Punjab: 389 killed in domestic violence, 191 for honour, 551 women were butchered in abduction and other incidents

♦ Bitter cold grips country as temperature in Skardu drops to -12 degrees Celsius: Minimum temperature in Gilgit recorded at -8, in Astore, Quetta and Kalat -6, Islamabad 0 degrees Celsius

♦ 14 injured after Israel hit by Yemen-launched missile

♦ Israeli air attack kills seven children from one Gaza family: Sweden doubles aid to Gaza, but ends UNRWA funding

♦ Saudi doctor barrels SUV through German market crowd, two dead

♦ US President Biden authorizes $571 million in military aid to Taiwan

♦ US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting