• The advisor informed that these funds are now with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and will soon be disbursed to the relevant exporters.

• “I wish them success and urge our young entrepreneurs to emulate this," he said.

• He will inaugurate the Kamyab Jawab Programme.
• The PM will be briefed about development projects in Waziristan.

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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting said that the government will investigate all names that surfaced in the London High Court judgment. Fawad Chaudhary said initially the accountability bureau had given a list of 200 individuals that needed to be probed.

• The Mayor highlighted that this objective could be facilitated by existing sister-city ties between Qingdao and Karachi.

• The Bureau filed the reference in an accountability court of Islamabad.
• The Chief Minister is facing charges of misusing the power in the disbursement of funds for energy-related projects in Sindh.

• With the appointment of former Lieutenant General, now both Islamabad and Riyadh will be having each other’s ambassadors in their respective capitals from the armed forces.
• Raja Ali Ejaz was on his first ambassadorial posting and had been the envoy for about two years.

• The imports during December 2020 increased by 6.03 percent in December 2020 when compared to the imports of $777.977mn in November 2020.

• The 11-party opposition alliance aka Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is gearing up to protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) later in the day.
• The Interior Minister called on PM Imran and briefed him about the security arrangements ahead of PDM’s protest in the federal capital.

• The education minister said exams would be held in May this year.
• Students of class 9 till 12 returned to their schools on Monday after nearly two months.

• The senior-most health official in the country confirmed that the government would be placing an order from more than one international supplier within this quarter.
• Last week, the DRAP approved two COVID-19 vaccines – the Chinese manufactured Sinopharm, and the Oxford-AstraZeneca – for emergency.

• “It is conclusively established that Nawaz Sharif lied to the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the nation,” Umar tweeted.
• Prime Minister Imran Khan had formed a five-member committee over the Broadsheet issue and directed his team to present the entire case before the masses.

• The warning from the minister came just a day after reopening of educational institutes in the province.
• Classes for students of grades nine to 12 started across the country on Monday after a hiatus of nearly two months.

• On Monday, the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) released a report that stated that Pakistan's Prosperity Index continues to follow an upward trend, reaching an all-time high of 116.3 in November 2020.
• Despite inflationary pressures and the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, over a 12-month period improvements in trade volume and output of large-scale manufacturing coupled with a modest increase in private sector lending led to an uptick in economic prosperity.

• Out of six reform areas acknowledged in the 2020 report, the highest improvement of 58 points has been made in “starting a business” indicator.

• The quantum decision held Pakistan and NAB responsible of paying $21.58 million plus interest to the Broadsheet LLC as damages
• UK judge says the anti-graft body made a deliberate decision ignoring economic harm to Broadsheet

• 58 people died across the country during the last 24 hours.
• 1800 people also tested positive for COVID-19.

• Pakistan’s listed E&P companies are likely to record a 8 percent YoY and 13pc QoQ decline in their profits during the second quarter of FY21.

• We suggest that Pakistan implement our recommendation by withdrawing the anti-dumping measures it has imposed on BOPP film from the United Arab Emirates, says WTO.

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• The provincial assembly seat fell vacant after PPP leader Syed Ali Mardan Shah died of a cardiac arrest on January 19, 2019.
• The votes were cast in the Umerkot by-polls on a total of 128 polling stations as voting continued for the entire day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan approved use of the vaccine for emergency across Pakistan. The decision was taken in meetings held between January 14 and 18 after reviewing vaccine results data submitted by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

• Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Ali Zaidi, Amir Liaquat Hussain, Dr Fehmida Mirza, Mohsin Dawar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui are also included among the 48 members suspended from the National Assembly.
• From total 1195 lawmakers, 1131 have submitted their declarations of assets, ECP stated.

• Pakistan reiterates support and solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against any threats to its security and territorial integrity, the Spokesperson maintained.

• The committee would include Fawad Chaudhry, Shireen Mazari, Babar Awan and Shehzad Akbar.
• PM Imran said that the matter should be put before the masses in detail and all facts in the case before the London court should be made public.

• The IMF report on streamlining business regulations states, Pakistan is among the countries that have reduced the time it takes to deal with construction permits and also to obtain a new electricity connection.

• The vehicles would be allowed to be parked at the Convention Centre, while the commuters coming from the GT Road and Motorway would be diverted to the Sringar Highway.
• 11-party opposition alliance has announced to stage a protest outside the commission tomorrow.

• On Sunday, three civilians including a man and two children were injured when a military projectile launched by the Houthi militants hit the border villages in Al-Ardha governorate of Jazan.