Overview
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz approved an immediate halt to petrol and diesel vehicle purchases for government departments, allowing only electric or hybrid cars with field-duty exemptions.
- Lahore High Court issued a written order directing the DG NCCIA and the PTA chair to identify social‑media propagandists targeting judges and submit reports at the January 15 hearing.
- Punjab also tied new petrol‑station approvals to on‑site EV charging, issuing 170 NOCs that require installation of charging units before operations can begin.
- CTD Dera Ismail Khan said three wanted militants were killed in an intelligence‑based raid, with assault rifles, magazines and hand grenades recovered.
- FIA raided a PASCO warehouse in Faisalabad, reporting 200,000 kg of wheat missing, detaining four staffers and registering cases against seven over an alleged PKR 70 million theft, while the federal government signed an MoU at the Prime Minister’s House with World Liberty Financial and SC Financial Technologies on digital payments, signed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.