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♦ Finance minister says efforts under way to further lower inflation, lessen tax burden on masses

♦ Imran Khan to be briefed on PTI-govt talks progress today

♦ Passport backlog in the country fully cleared, declares Interior Minister: Mohsin Naqvi inaugurates state-of-the-art Immigration and Passport Office in Islamabad

♦ 'Operation Goldsmith' recruits behind Pakistan’s destabilisation: Kh Asif: Labels Imran Khan as Israel’s asset; Says “Our only priority is Pakistan”

♦ Bushra Bibi granted interim bail until January 13 in PTI protest case

♦ Share prices take a breather at Pakistan Stock Exchange

♦ Upper areas shiver as nighttime temperatures recordded well below zero

♦ No school in Lahore to hold winter camps, warns CEO Education

♦ Pakistan to bat first against South Africa in Test series opener

♦ Ex-cop, son shot dead in Lakki Marwat

♦ Policeman shot dead inside his Noshehra Kalan house

♦ Two tourists die after car plunges into Neelum River

♦ Australia's top order fires to take charge of 4th Test against India

♦ Flights delayed after Japan Airlines reports cyberattack

♦ Israeli strike on media broadcast truck kills five in Gaza: Hamas, Israel trade blame over delay in Gaza ceasefire

♦ Syrians protest after video of attack on Alawite shrine

♦ Mass jailbreak in Mozambique amid post-election unrest

♦ India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival

♦ South Korea's opposition moves to impeach acting president

♦ Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival