♦ Levy on petrol jumps to Rs55 per liter: Govt hikes levy on petrol by Rs5 per liter: No change in levy on high speed diesel

♦ Federal budget for 2023-24 comes into effect: Tax on people drawing monthly salary of Rs200,000 upped by 2.5%: Advance income tax on people selling immoveable properties also hiked

♦ Animal slaughtering continues on the third day of Eid ul Adha: Punjab CM thumbs up cleanliness operation during Eid days

♦ Manzoor Wassan foresees ‘split’ between Imran Khan, his wife

♦ Bilawal Bhutto to leave for Japan on four-day visit

♦ Alibaba founder Jack Ma makes surprise visit to Pakistan

♦ Four people rescued during alleged encounter between police and robbers in Shikarpur

♦ Man dies in Karachi explosion caused by gas leakage

♦ Violent protests continue on fourth day in France

♦ India denies visas to Afghan students darkening their future

♦ 11,000 Hajis get sick due to searing heat, says Saudi Arabia

♦ US report faults crisis management in Afghan evacuations: Senior Biden officials ‘had not made clear decisions’ about which at-risk Afghans to assist

♦ Shaheen Afridi bamboozles rivals by taking four wickets in first over in T20 Blast

♦ Azam Khan grabs attractive package for playing for Caribbean Premier League