♦ 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