Today’s outlook: New Year’s Eve, Khawaja Asif appears before court

Here are the news stories we are following today (Thursday):

  • National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser will decide whether to accept the resignations tendered by PML-N MNAs.
  • Authorized branches of the State Bank of Pakistan and National Bank of Pakistan have extended their banking hours till 9pm today to collect duties and taxes.
  • Restaurants and business centres in Karachi will close at 8pm on December 31 to limit New Year’s Eve traffic jams.
  • The Karachi police have set up a helpline for residents to report aerial firing on New Year’s Eve.
  • PML-N MNA Khawaja Asif will appear before a Lahore accountability court two days after being arrested by NAB. He’s accused of owning assets more than his income.
  • The federal cabinet is likely to okay the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s call for increasing petrol prices by Rs3.12 per litre.
  • ICYMI: A historic Hindu temple was set ablaze in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district on Wednesday, residents and the police said. Click here to read the full story.


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