♦ 20 people killed in different road accidents in Punjab, Sindh cities: 10 persons die at Fateh Jang after their bus overturns; Seven perish in Kandiaro in bus’s collision with tractor trolley; Three labourers lose their lives in Wazirabad after run over by tractor trolley
♦ Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100: Biden declares January 9 national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter
♦ PM Shehbaz offers condolences over Jimmy Carter’s passing: Honours former US President for advocacy in global peace
♦ LHC mandates re-registration of schools across Punjab: All schools to be registered in a month; The court orders strict rules for schools without transport facilities; Education officials face contempt over negligence; Schools Education Department Secretary Khalid Nazir Wattoo calls meeting of big school chains tomorrow
♦ Punjab jails to go solar: Major energy shift approved: Home Secretary okays scheme for 44 prisons in province; Rs2.3 bn allocated for solars
♦ FIA expels its 18 officials, personnel from Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot districts: SHC accepts FIA officials’ plea for immediate hearing of Greece boat tragedy case
♦ MDCAT retake exam begins today for AJK, GB, and Islamabad students: Rohit, Kohli fall as India 33-3 chasing 340 against Australia
♦ Journalist Progressive Alliance wins big in Lahore Press Club elections: Arshad Insari re-elected president for 13th time, Zahid Abid as Secretary
♦ Blinding fog returns to Punjab; motorways sealed for safety: Cities witness foggy skies and freezing nights; Lahore breathes wasier with improved AQI
♦ PIA Employees Union referendum to be held tomorrow
♦ Virtual women police save girl from rapist in Lahore
♦ FIA offloads Karachi women en route to Saudi Arabia for begging
♦ Syria's leader says elections could take 4 years: Al Arabiya interview
♦ Gaza under fire: Hospitals, schools hit in savage Israeli strikes
♦ Indian Punjab shuts down in solidarity with protesting farmers
♦ Indian workers replace Palestinians in Israel's building sector