BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Business Recorder helps its readers by compiling what it sees as important updates from the previous day to save your valuable time and effort.

Here are the top stories you should read to start your day:

• Pakistan bans New Year celebrations in solidarity with Gaza

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• KSE-100 gains nearly 2% as investors cherry-pick holdings

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• Army top brass says ‘requisite and necessary support’ will be offered to ECP for elections

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• Pakistan’s central bank reserves increase $852mn, now stand at $7.75bn

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• Inter-bank: rupee records 12th successive gain against US dollar

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• Gold price per tola jumps Rs2,200 in Pakistan

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• TPL REIT Fund I completes first funding round

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• Solar panel imports: PCA South uncovers another money laundering offence

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• Imported coal-based projects: ECC okays settlement of issues with PQEPCL

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• FD Outlook misreports FBR collection data

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• WAPDA employees: PHC suspends notification to end free electricity

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• Cipher case: IHC halts Imran Khan’s trial till Jan 11

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• Court sends Shah Mahmood Qureshi on 14-day judicial remand

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• PTI’s Khadija Shah gets bail in May 9 mayhem case

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