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A joint investigation report of Bahauddin Zakariya University and NUST University has said that the polluted air coming from India formed the toxic smog in Lahore, Samaa TV reported. The report said the city's air was not clean for a single day in 2020, therefore the number of asthma and heart patients has increased. Pakistan has taken up the matter with India but did not get a response and without some intervention from across the border, the problem cannot be tackled, the report said.

Leader of the Opposition in the Pak National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said the PTI govt "has broken all records of corruption in the last 20 years. Among the Asia-Pacific region, Pakistan has unfortunately been ranked as the 5th most corrupt country."

The prices have surged from 95.24 PKR per litre to 147.83 PKR per litre as of January 15, 2022, an increase of 52.59 PKR in the per litre tariff of this commodity. During the last 10 years or 120 months between January 16, 2012 and January 16, 2022 or the period when PPP, PML-N and PTI had all called the shots, the petrol prices have surged by 65 per cent

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reiterated that the whole of South Asia has become hostage to the Kashmir issue. Imran also added that he saw no scope of holding any meaningful dialogue with the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government because of its "religious nationalism". Khan also said several problems like climate change can be effectively tackled only if India and Pakistan agree to work together. 

In an obvious reference to recent incidents of infiltration and an occasional ceasefire violation on the LoC, Lt General Pandey said: "The army is ready to deal with any situation on the LoC and the hinterland.

"We have witnessed yet another attempt today by the delegation of Pakistan to exploit a UN platform for hate speech against India, even as it continues to foment a 'culture of violence' at home and across its borders," Vidisha Maitra, a First Secretary at India's UN mission told the General Assembly on Tuesday.

A long-range maritime patrol aircraft, the 'Sea Sultan' has been inducted into the Pakistan Navy as part of its ongoing modernization program. The Sea Sultan is a twin-engine modified Embraer Lineage 1000 jet procured to replace its fleet of long-range Lockheed Martin manufactured P-3 Orion spy planes.

"There has been an indication that Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e Taiba and Jaishe-e Mohammad have stepped up their efforts to push ultras into Jammu and Kashmir soon after the Taliban took over Afghanistan", a source in the security setup said.

For the first time, a footage of a terror launch pad with active terrorists visible has been accessed. The proof shows that Pakistan is using the time to wage a proxy war against India .Intelligence sources said that in the garb of a ceasefire agreement, Pakistan has been increasing the number of terrorists in the launch pads near the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB).

After facing an avalanche of charges that he used his offices to help his family set up several off-shore businesses, Bajwa was forced to resign from the post as the Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan. But he continued to enjoy the high position of chairman, CPEC. According to Pakistani sources, these reports alarmed the Chinese leadership, which sought Bajwa's replacement for CPEC.