• JCSC reviewed the country's coronavirus situation and lauded NCOC for its efforts.
• Top officials discussed the Army's operational preparedness, regional security, Kashmir, and forces' fight against terrorism.

• He urged Pakistan and Jordan to sign a free trade agreement to remove trade barriers and boost trade volume.

• Pakistan has yet to secure substantive volumes of vaccines from any companies and it only this month launched a vaccination drive with 500,000 shots of Sinopharm’s vaccine donated by China.
• Pakistan is still largely reliant on the GAVI/WHO COVAX vaccine initiative that is aiming to provide shots to poorer nations.

• Babar cruise missile is capable of engaging targets at land and sea with high precision, ISPR said.
• President Dr. Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated the participating troops on successfully conducting the training launch of the missile.

• Ziyad Parekh and Raza Naqvi founded the startup in 2019, which became the first fintech company to have graduated from the Y Combinator in the 2020 batch.
• “We feel well-positioned with the right partners backing us to help build on the increasing volume of digital payments as well as work with other Pakistani fintechs to further our vision," says Parekh.

• In a recent interview, Dr. Moeed Yusuf, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security and Strategic Policy Planning, stated that the government's primary goal is to ensure that there is peace in the region.
• Yusuf articulated that "Prime Minister's number one goal for the region is peace with everybody", adding that Pakistan's goal of attaining economic security is not possible without peace in the region.

• Earlier, US State Department welcomed the resumption of 4G mobile internet in 'India's Jammu & Kashmir'.
• “I want to be very clear, there has been no change in US policy in the region,” said State Department spokesperson Ned Price.

• "Pakistan reiterates its full support and solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against any threats to its security and territorial integrity," FO added.
• Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said that four Houthi drones were used in the attack.

• “Under the revised policy exporters may invest up to 10% of average annual exports of last 3 years or $100,000, whichever is higher, to establish subsidiaries/branch offices abroad,” it added.

• "We welcome Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's assurance given in Sri Lankan Parliament today allowing Muslims to bury those who died from COVID19," Imran Khan tweeted.
• Sri Lanka had restricted its population to incinerate all those who die out of the coronavirus so the viral spread in the midst of the pandemic can be reduced.

• Schools are free to teach any additional material or even additional subjects," says the Minister.
• The single national curriculum is set to be implemented across the country from the next academic year, due to begin in August 2021.

• The men in green will take on Proteas in the three-match T20I series here at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore from tomorrow (Thursday).

• UAE’s first mission to Mars reached the red planet and entered orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month, 494 million km journey.

The successful Mars mission was a testament to the vision of the UAE leadership, and pride for its people, as well as Muslim Ummah, said FO.

The organistaion has served 340,000 patients till date through the network of its 33 e-health clinics across Pakistan, and the mobile application. “The government of Balochistan appreciates the effort of Sehat Kahani in bringing this much needed innovation to our region; this will help many patients from underserved areas to be able to access quality healthcare."

• The national seminar was organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis (ISSRA) at National Defence University (NDU).
• “The recommendations and suggestions given during the seminar will also help in improving national strategy against the pandemic,” Nadeem Raza said.

• The workers chanted slogans and held placards outside the office of the DS at the Cantt station.
• Pakistan Railways has decided to sack 83 employees from the department in a bid to reduce loses.

• The hosts have won just one of their last eight Twenty20 series, with victory coming against lowly Zimbabwe.
• South Africa will be led by wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen, who hopes his newcomers will grab their opportunity.

• The vaccination of those who register in this category will start in March," Asad Umar tweeted.
• On February 3, Pakistan began its vaccination drive with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.

• Iqbal’s legal representative stated before the court that his client was sacked from service by PIA and arrested on charges of having obtained the job on a bogus degree.
• The counsel pleaded with the bench to grant his client post-arrest bail and order his release.

• James M. Lindsay, a senior vice president at the Council for Foreign Relations said that the Biden administration is hopeful of finding ways to improve relations with Pakistan.

• The minister said the circular debt included Rs 600 billion owed to independent power producers and Rs 700 billion to the public sector generation companies.

• As per PTA, the authority has received 369 complaints from users regarding blocking/suspension of their Twitter accounts.
• After analysis, PTA reported 280 valid accounts/ handles ostensibly suspended for posting in support of the rights of people of IOJ&K.

• Qureshi briefed his Chilean counterpart of efforts being made by Pakistan to locate them, including a number of search flights by Pakistan Army Aviation helicopters amid challenging weather conditions.
• Sadpara, Snorri and Mohr lost contact with the base camp on Friday and were reported missing on Saturday.

• The Ambassador said Iran has emphatically extended the hand of peace and friendship to all free and right-seeking nations in the region and beyond.

• The SAPM said that a report will be presented to the prime minister after carrying out a thorough investigation into the matter.
• In the video, stacks of currency can be seen sitting atop a table in front of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PTI MPAs.

• Khan will be briefed about the development work carried out in the port city under the Karachi package.
• The Premier is expected to announce a announce a special package for Sindh districts.

• Special secretary Zafar Iqbal has been named as returning officer, while Shamshad Khan, Shahid Iqbal, Asif Ali Yaseen, Waqas Ahmed, Atif Rahim, Kashif Abbas and Tabassum Javed will perform duties as polling officers for the upper house election in Islamabad.
• ECP will announce the schedule of the Senate election on February 11.

• Pakistan earned a hard-fought 95-run victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Monday to claim the two-match series 2-0.
• "The ultimate goal is to be number one in Tests and top three in other formats," Misbah told reporters on a video call Tuesday.

• Qureshi said that when before the opposition parties were demanding open voting for senate elections they are now opposing it for political scoring.