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

• PM Kakar orders ‘swift’ action against smuggling of commodities

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• Five policemen martyred in Bajaur blast

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• Kashan Hasan to be FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan CEO

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• Schools in Punjab to re-open from January 10: CM Naqvi

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• Supreme Court annuls lifetime disqualification for lawmakers

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• Pakistan rejects designation as ‘country of particular concern’ by US State Department

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• COAS Munir honoured with Bahrain’s top military award

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• Discos likely to be put under army’s microscope

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