ISLAMABAD (News92world News) – Clouds, rain, snowfall, cold weather, that is what different cities of Pakistan have witnessed in last 24 hours and the intensity of cold increased due to rain in parts of country. Clouds in Lahore started to drizzle in the evening which made the smoky atmosphere clear and weather more cold.

In Islamabad and Rawalpindi, it rained a bit in some areas, and more in others. It also hailed in Sialkot, drizzled in Darya Khan, Quaidabad and Kasur.

Meanwhile, snowfall has also blanketed Murree after which tourists came in large number to enjoy the weather. Many cars were stuck as well due to blockage of roads.

Mountains and trees in Galyat, Malam Jabba and Thandiani also remained under the veil of snow.

Neelam Valley was covered with six to eight feet of snow and Leepa was enveloped with five. The ground connection of some areas of Azad Kashmir was also cut-off due to land sliding.

The clouds and cold wind in Karachi made the weather as well as the moods of people pleasant, and brought winter with them.

The met office has predicted drizzle in Karachi in next 24 hours, rain in Islamabad and upper Punjab, and fog in plain areas.

(Published by: Dunyanews)

BAHAWALPUR (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday visited Victoria Hospital and met the victims of Lodhran train crash that killed 9 people including eight children. The minister pledged to ensure justice to the bereaved families and announced Rs15 lac for the families of the deceased and Rs3 lac for the injured.

He said that three suspects have been arrested from whom investigation is underway however, the signal was functional and the incident took place due to negligence of railway crossing worker.

He also revealed that proposal regarding the mental and psychological tests of drivers and assistant drivers with provision of mobile phones to them is under consideration.

The incident took place when a school rickshaw was trying to pass through Jalalpur’s open railway crossing and struck by train due to negligence of railway employee.

The eye witnesses said that train collided with the vehicle in the presence of railway worker who didn’t close the gates.

Sources told that the mishap had occurred due to no communication system at the crossing. 

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Police officers have geared up the search of minor maid Tayyab, who was subjected to torture at additional session judge’s house, and arrested her parental aunt. According to details, Special Investigation Team (SIT) has detained victim’s aunt Pathani Bibi for further interrogation. On the other hand, four parties have surfaced claiming to be Tayyaba’s family after which two of them have given their blood samples at PIMS Hospital for DNA test.

The child was reportedly employed by an additional session judge in Islamabad and initially told police she’d fallen down the stairs and burnt her hands by accident, Pakistani media reported.

But in a later statement she said that she was beaten and that her hands were burned on the stove by the judge’s wife, reports have said, citing police.

Authorities then placed the girl into a women’s shelter.

But on Tuesday the child’s father told authorities he forgave the judge and his wife, and that his daughter’s story was untrue, so no charges were brought.

The girl’s parents were then reported to have taken her from the women’s shelter and disappeared with her.

The widely-publicised images of her injuries caught the attention of the Supreme Court, which issued a motion initiating a legal case.

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar demanded the child be found and a full investigation held by next Wednesday.

Earlier, Supreme Court (SC) had sought complete investigation report over Tayyaba torture case in three days.

Granting time to additional session judge’s wife Maheen Zafar, the court had ordered to submit reply till Wednesday.

DIG Police Islamabad had been directed to constitute a high level investigating committee and to present the minor maidservant and her real parents in next hearing. 

PINDI BHATTIAN (Awesome News) – Unknown parents left an infant on road in severe cold in Pindi Bhattian’s Hamza Town on Wednesday. The helpless child was bitten by dogs who avulsed the baby’s nose. Police have transferred the child to Allied Hospital Faisalabad in critical condition where doctors are trying to save infant’s life. There are wounds on the face of baby as well as on the body.

After 12 years with Fox News, Megyn Kelly is moving on and up to host several shows at NBC. In a broad multiyear deal with the broadcast network, Kelly will anchor an NBC News program on Sunday evening, host an hour-long daily daytime news talk show, and become a mainstay in special political news events.

The new gig means that Kelly will also raise her salary from the previously reported $10 million to $12 million range at Fox to likely between $15 million and $20 million at NBC, according to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

So where does that place Kelly's paycheck versus the salaries of other big TV hosts?

In October, Variety released estimated numbers for the salaries of a range of TV actors and personalities. The estimates are based on surveys of actors, executives, attorneys, agents, and other representatives.

Here's how Kelly's likely salary ranks among those of other superstar TV hosts ...

Pakistani idol Fawad Khan, whose name keeps popping up in local TV and film industry and Bollywood frequently, is rarely photographed with his family. Official photographers and paparazzi have rather always dogged his path, snapping pictures of him with other celebrities.

But a picture started making rounds on the Internet on Wednesday, depicting the Humsafar actor with his wife Sadaf and son Ayaan, and treating fans with a burst of love.

The photograph shows Khan with one arm wrapped around Sadaf’s shoulders, and his other hand holding Ayaan’s. His son, on the other hand, seems to be interested in something beyond the camera lens.

However, Elayna – their daughter – is nowhere to be seen.

Khan, who has made a strong name in TV and movies alike, has professed his love for Sadaf time and again. The duo has two kids – Elayna and Ayaan.

2016 has been a year like no other. We were blown away by the breathtaking pictures we have seen day in and day out from our amazing followers on Instagram. In the last week of the year, we asked our followers to send their top shot along with the reason why they chose it; their words provide the captions that accompany their photos below.

From the thousands of entries we received through #AwesomePakistan.net TopShot2016, here are some of the best pictures of the year — curated from photographers on our Instagram account.

'Sufi musician' by @rollingstone16:

"Taking a walk near Badshahi Masjid, on the food street I saw this artist singing a sufi number I can't recall but I totally found it mesmerizing. I kept thinking of so many artists that do not get exposure and they are just left to entertain people on the streets."

'Karachi's downtown' by @mystapaki:

"I chose this particular image of mine as my top shot for the entire year because through this particular image I was able to capture the feel (sounds, smells and general chaos) of this particular area deep in Karachi's downtown area. This alleyway is a microcosmic representation of the day to day hustle bustle one experiences in Karachi where multiple parallel worlds coexist with one another simultaneously. The light coming from a skylight in the alley adds an extra amount of oomph to my picture."

'A light from heaven' by @farooqsuhail:

"This shot was taken on our way to Rama valley Astore. I have not done anything special to take that shot, I just got lucky that I witnessed the most beautiful moment"

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Leg-spinner Yasir Shah couldn’t stop giggling as the national anthem played out at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. When the Green Shirts lined up for the anthem ahead of the third and final Test against Australia, they were in for a surprise when the opera-style version of the anthem started playing. While the other team members were able to hide their smiles, Yasir couldn’t control his grin.

In a trading update, Next said the weak pound would result in prices of its garments rising by up to five percent in its financial year to January 2018.

"In the year ahead we face a number of inflationary pressures in our cost base," Next said in a statement.

British annual inflation is at the highest level in more than two years as a slide in sterling to multi-year lows against the dollar and euro following the Brexit vote in June has lifted the cost of raw materials imported by Britain.

"We may see a further squeeze in general spending as inflation begins to erode real earnings growth," Next added.

The group did, however, note that its overseas sales would be boosted this year by the currency's weakness making the UK's exported goods more price-competitive for foreign buyers.

Following a weak Christmas trading period, Next said pre-tax profits would be slightly lower than expected for the year to January 2017.

They could tumble by as much as 14 percent in the year to January 2018, but may fall by only two percent, it said in further guidance Wednesday.

Next added that "in the light of the exceptional levels of uncertainty in the clothing sector and with little visibility of the approach the UK government will be taking to Brexit", the company had decided to bring forward the announcement of dividend payments to shareholders through the use of surplus cash.

- Sliding shares -

However traders did not take kindly to the overall trading update, sending shares in Next crashing 11 percent to £42.43 in morning trades on London's benchmark FTSE 100 index, which was flat.

Shares in Marks and Spencer shed 4.5 percent and Associated British Foods slid 4.0 percent compared with Tuesday's closing values.

"Across the UK market, investors need to start to face up to the additional challenges associated with the long and tortuous Brexit process," Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at stockbroker Interactive Investor, said in reaction to the share price movements.

"So far, this has mainly involved winners and losers from a weak pound. As 2017 unfolds, however, the effects are likely to be felt more widely across the UK economy. Sectoral volatility across the UK markets is therefore likely to remain high in the weeks and months ahead," O'Keeffe added.

Less than three months before the UK is due to trigger its departure negotiations from the European Union, further uncertainty has been added to the Brexit process after Britain's ambassador to the EU resigned Tuesday.

Ivan Rogers, a highly-regarded diplomat who had been due to end his four-year stint in October, stepped down as London prepares to invoke Article 50, which starts a two-year countdown to Britain leaving the bloc.

ANKARA: (News 92 World Report) Turkey on Wednesday warned that planned Syrian peace talks co-sponsored by Russia were at risk, calling on the Damascus regime of President Bashar al-Assad to halt violations of a ceasefire. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Iran, the main backer of Assad along with Russia, must put pressure on allied militias to abide by the truce that is to form the basis for a ceasefire.

If the truce is properly observed, he said the peace talks would start on January 23 in Kazakhstan's capital Astana under the auspices of Turkey and Russia.

"If we do not stop the increasing violations, the Astana process could fail. After the ceasefire, we see violations," Cavusoglu told the state-run Anadolu news agency in an interview.

"When we look at who commits these violations, it is Hezbollah, in particular Shiite groups and the regime," he added, referring to the powerful Lebanese Shiite movement supporting Damascus.

Last month, a process sponsored by regime ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey saw the start of a truce which is meant to lead to negotiations in Astana this month.

But earlier this week, the process was already under threat after a dozen Syrian rebel factions suspended talks on negotiations accusing Assad of violating the four-day-old ceasefire.

Cavusoglu called on Iran to "put pressure on Shiite militias and the regime" to stop such violations.

The deal, brokered by Turkey and Russia, saw a ceasefire begin late December and the "main forces of the armed opposition" sign a document expressing a readiness to start peace talks.

While Moscow is Assad's most powerful ally, Turkey has repeatedly called for Assad to go. But as the countries continue their warming relationship, they have been working together closely on Syria.

Moscow and Ankara are guarantors of the talks and the ceasefire but Tehran, conspicuously, is not.

Cavusoglu also said Russian officials would be coming to Turkey on January 9 and 10 to discuss the Astana process.

More than 310,000 people have been killed and millions forced to flee their homes since the conflict broke out in March 2011.