Politics
Local Government Elections
LG elections in Karachi and Hyderabad are to be held tomorrow, decided ECP. ECP rejects the Sindh government’s ruling.
PTI and Jamaat-e-Islami are happy with ECP’s decision regarding LG elections. PPP is also ready for the polls tomorrow.
Punjab Assembly Dissolution & Governor Punjab’s Role
Governor Punjab Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman tweeted:
KP Assembly Dissolution
CM KPK Mahmood Khan to announce the dissolution of the KP assembly whenever Imran Khan directs him.
He also said that it might be his last speech as CM KPK. He has asked for the names of the caretaker government in KPK.
Imran Khan
Imran Khan called a meeting for the discussion regarding the caretaker government in Punjab. Names for the caretaker government in Punjab were discussed in the meeting. The vote of Confidence of the PM was also discussed.
PMLN Meeting:
Nawaz Sharif has told his party members that he is not coming to Pakistan immediately. He also directed his party members to prepare for the elections.
PTI
5 PMLN MNAs are in contact with PTI, claims PTI. Matters have been settled with 4 of them, claims PTI.
Vote Of Confidence
PTI is going to ask President Arif Alvi to ask the PM to take a Vote of Confidence from the National Assembly of Pakistan. PTI claims that PM Shahbaz Sharif won’t be able to get a vote of confidence from the National Assembly.
Shahid Aslam
Court approves two-day physical remand of the BOL NEWS Journalist Shahid Aslam. He was arrested by FIA.
COAS Gen. Asim Munir
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone today with the new Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Gen. Asim Munir.
Secretary Austin congratulated Gen. Munir on his appointment as Chief of Army Staff and discussed areas of mutual interest as well as recent regional developments.
Peshawar Attack
Namaz-e-Janaza of the Martyrs in Peshawar Police Station attack offered in Peshawar today. 3 Martyrs included DSP Sardar Hussain and 2 other police officers.
Sports
Tennis
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has announced her retirement from tennis. She announced her retirement in an emotional social media post.
Cricket
New Zealand defeated Pakistan in ODI series by 2-1
Bangladesh women’s U19 team has defeated the Australian women’s U19 team in ICC Women’s Under 19 World Cup.
Indian Squad For The BORDER GAVASKAR Trophy
India has announced the squad for the first two test matches of the BORDER-GAVASKAR Trophy. The members of the Indian squad include:
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, S Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Weather
The weather remained cold all over Pakistan today. There was snowfall in the hilly areas of KP, GB, and Balochistan.