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♦ COAS lays stress on unity and interfaith harmony; Says the enemy is out to create rifts; Religious, ethnic, and political weaknesses are being exploited; We have to be united and firm; propaganda must be countered; national problems need the right approach, shows up at a Christmas ceremony in Rawalpindi

♦ Bilawal Bhutto makes a big announcement; Says 17 ministries will be shut and the saved Rs300b will be spent on public welfare; workers and farmers will be given subsidies; the poor will get 300 units of free electricity; Solar and wind power projects will be installed; PPP government will double the salaries

♦ Asif Zardari urges PTI to work hard; says the party came to  power without hard work previously; Chief Justice has said that elections will be held; After the elections, the PPP will form the government

♦ Ex-defence minister Khattak claims that the bat symbol was offered but he refused; ECP rejects claims; Khattak says  many friends are independent candidates in PTI and they will join us after the election; KP share will be taken from the centre

♦ Electioneeign in full swing; 28, 626 nomination papers submitted; 7,713 papers submitted for general seats, 459 for women's seats and 150 for minority seats

♦ Scrutiny of nomination papers is in progress; Candidates appeared in RO offices in different cities; verification process to continue till December 30; Election symbols will be given on January 13

♦ Punjab CM opens LDA sports complex; Project hits snag for years; the complex has swimming pools, gym, tennis, basketball court; CM took the first membership by paying 5 lakhs rupees; Mohsin Naqvi played badminton, tennis and snooker

♦ Pipeline fire in Rawalpindi put out after 5-hours struggle, the reason for the fire is oil theft, says commissioner

♦ Nation marks the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah; tributes paid to Quaid-e-Azam;  change of the guards' ceremony at the mausoleum of Jinnah; President, Governor, and Chief Minister of Sindh visit the tomb; National flag hoisted at Ziarat residence

♦ Mian Nawaz Sharif turns 74; Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and other family members greet Nawaz on birthday

♦ Merry Christmas to the Christians; like around the world, Xmas is being celebrated across Pakistan; Prayers for prosperity; a special prayer service at Vatican City; calls for a ceasefire in Gaza

♦ Punjab CM greets Christians at an event in Lahore; cuts the Xmas cake;  says  we are all united under one flag

♦ Israel's aggression in Gaza continues; 200 attacks in one day, 250 martyred; toll hits 21,000; Israeli prime minister shocked by the attacks of Hamas; We are paying a heavy price, Netanyahu

♦ Renowned actor Nisar Qadri passed away; Funeral held in Chaklala;

♦ Pakistan squad announced for Test; Sarfraz Ahmed out, Muhammad Rizwan in; Khurram was replaced by Mir Hamza, Hasan Ali replaces Faheem; Pak Players gave Christmas gifts to Australian counterparts