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- Sindh police chief orders inquiry into alleged shooting of traffic policeman in Karachi IGP Kaleem Imam wants immediate report on steps taken by police.
- PM Khan makes it to Foreign Policy magazine’s 2019 Global Thinkers list Premier shares spotlight with other world leaders including Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, Jacinda Ardern and others.
- ‘Exemplary punishment to be given to those found guilty in Sahiwal incident,’ PM assures nation Says he will review the entire structure of Punjab police upon return from Qatar.
- China’s economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018 Slowdown comes on the back of massive debt, US trade war, shows official data.
- Israeli bombardment in Syria kills 11: monitor Bombardment hits Iranian, Syrian targets around Damascus, as well as near military airport to south of capital.
- PPP to launch Sindh-wide drive to safeguard provincial autonomy, NFC Award: Khuhro Khuhro intends to meet opposition lawmakers in Sindh and “discuss issues threadbare”.
- Rain turns Karachi weather pleasant Met Office’s Karachi director Abdul Rasheed says current spell will continue today.
- 300 huts in Karachi destroyed in ‘mysterious’ fire Fire department and police rule out possibility of sabotage but residents claim builder mafia may be behind it.
- PMA asks govt to withdraw PMDC ordinance If passed by parliament, the ordinance will damage council, medical education and health delivery system, PMA secretary.
- Police team ‘taken hostage by gamblers’ in Bahawalnagar Suspected gamblers called accomplices following police raid and kidnapped and tortured officials for hours.
- Higher manufacturing loans show the sector is struggling In Pakistan, the government keeps switching gears from central bank borrowing to commercial bank borrowing.
- Efforts on to improve business environment: Alvi President Arif Alvi says measures to strengthen bondage between Pakistan and Malaysia are being taken.
- Couple caught in crossfire between police, suspects in Karachi JPMC’s Dr Seemin Jamali says woman, who is pregnant, is in serious condition while man is stable.
- Protesters vow to start movement over GB’s political status People taking part in demonstrations in Skardu, Islamabad and Karachi reject Supreme Court verdict.
- PSO in dire straits as launch of Rs200bn bond delayed Finance ministry and consortium of six banks agreed to launch Sukuk Bond by mid-Jan to bail out power sector entities.
- Politicians welcome CJP’s call for dialogue Chief Justice Khosa calls for holding “intra-institutional dialogue aimed at framing a charter of governance”.
- US senator wants Trump to meet PM Khan Lindsey Graham says US and Pakistan are now in “strategic partnership”.
- Family members of man killed in Sahiwal ‘encounter’ end protest after talks with police The protesters had demanded that the law minister step down and the chief justice take notice of the matter.
- NGOs vow to rearrange Peshawar women’s cycle rally soon Say leaders of religio-political parties to be taken into confidence.
- 3 gunned down in lawyer’s chambers at Pakpattan court One man injured in firing inside lawyer’s chambers while hearing of murder case was underway.
- Fake accounts case referred to NAB Rawalpindi The same officer who was part of JIT in Panama Papers case will supervise the matter against Zardari, Malik Riaz.
- Welfare foundation accused of running commercial school on seminary land Last summer, Peira informed CDA that Al-Huda International School was operating on land allotted for free.
- Victims’ relatives, neighbours in Lahore vent their spleen against CTD Relatives of men killed in CTD encounter deny link of deceased with proscribed organisation.
- Charged parking fee collection not KDA’s job: KMC KDA DG says body has every right to auction charged parking sites to schemes not transferred to KMC for administration.
- PIA launches international flights from Sialkot International Airport The national carrier will run direct passenger flights between Paris, Barcelona and Sialkot once a week.
- Turkish Maarif Foundation schools to reduce tuition fee by 20% without laying off teaching staff All TMF students will be exempt from tuition fees of state universities whilst pursuing higher education in Turkey.
- CPEC scope to be widened, says Bakhtiar Planning minister says Pakistan will reinforce economic growth to get out of low income countries’ group.
- Chinese firms concerned over Gwadar Master Plan approval delay Plan, that was completed in Dec 2018, is with planning department, says official.
- Who cares about the potato crisis? The government appears oblivious to the plight of growers.
- US withdrawal to drag neighbours back into Afghan war, warns report Report argues that Afghanistan’s neighbours, including Pakistan, have a history of backing various ethnic groups.
- PM Khan leaves for Doha on two-day official visit PM to meet Qatar’s emir and premier, discuss matters of mutual interest and export of labour to Gulf state.
- US senator Graham says he’ll ask Trump to meet Pakistan, Afghan leaders “I think they will hit it off” if they meet as they have “similar personalities”, says US senator of Trump and PM Khan.
- South Africa will learn from defeat, says du Plessis Proteas given timely reminder of how much work lies ahead before the World Cup in May.
- Atletico Madrid shoot for football future in cricket-mad Pakistan Marginal govt support, poor infrastructure and a troubled history with FIFA must be overcome.
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